Security; Your Wireless Network; Increasing Security Levels - BT Business Total Broadband Fibre User Manual

Security

Your wireless network

Your Fibre Hub is already set up with the following:
a unique network name (SSID, or Security Set Identifier)
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a network encryption key (WEP, or Wired Equivalent Privacy) for added security
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wireless security (WEP 64-bit)
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Important: please make sure you have the strongest protection for your wireless
network. We strongly recommend that you upgrade your wireless security to
WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access), which is more secure, using a new passphrase.
You can increase the level of security for your wireless network in a number of ways
Select the best type of security that's supported by all your wireless devices.
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Some older wireless adapters and laptops are only compatible with WEP and
don't support WPA, while many newer devices can support WPA/WPA2.
As WPA is more secure, we recommend that you upgrade your security method
to WPA (or, better still, WPA2) if your wireless devices support it.
Wireless access cards can be used to support WPA/WPA2 on older devices.
Choose your own wireless security key/wireless network passphrase. The preset
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wireless security key is printed on the label on the bottom of your Fibre Hub.
We strongly recommend that you change this to a passphrase of your choosing.
Please note the following points about your new passphrase, which will help to
make it more secure:
it should include a mix of letters (upper and lower case), numbers and punctuation
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it should be unique
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it should not be easy for someone else to guess
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it should not be your company name, location etc
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