Wireless is Great, but How Do You Make It SAFE?

It's common nowadays to see people sitting in a park and computing, or at their local Starbucks, tapping away on their keyboards. At home, people are taking advantage of the freedom from cables and wires that a wireless network brings.
But along with that freedom come dangers. After all, wireless is really just radio waves, which don't just go between your laptop and your network, they go all over the place, just waiting to be plucked from the ether by someone with just the right device and bad intentions.
This Special Report covers home users. Small Businesses face increased risks that come with an increased number of users with increased access to the businesses' hardware.
The dangers fall into 2 categories - Data Security and Bandwidth Stealing both of which can be solved with the same steps.
At first there was only one provision for restricting wireless access, WEP (Wireless Equivalent Privacy). WEP, however, has many vulnerabilities
Now there's also WAP (Wireless Application Protocol), which is newer technology and more secure, if you follow the basic steps.

Features of a Wireless Router

  Most electronic gadgets are trying to adopt the wireless technology in order to give greater mobility to the user. Wires make movement difficult and the user is chained to his seat while working. With wireless technology the user can access the internet without the modem and connectivity of the cable. There is a built in DHCP server provided. The antenna is integrated into the system to support the different protocols.
It is light weight and easy to carry around. There is both speed and security assured for the user. The data transfer rate can be speeded up to 54Mbps. The firewall security takes care of all kinds of virus. The WPA PSK is another important feature which gives additional overall security to the system. There is also effective protection against the attack of hackers. This is a much needed security measure in the light of the increased and ever present threat of hacking for the internet user.