Cisco Systems WAP4410N Manual De Usuario

WAP4410N Wireless-N Access Point with Power Over Internet

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Wireless networks are easy to find. Hackers know that to join a wireless network, 
wireless networking products first listen for “beacon messages.” These messages 
can be easily decrypted and contain much of the network’s information, such as 
the network’s SSID (Service Set Identifier). 

Here are steps you can take to protect your network:

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Every wireless networking device stores network settings (for example, 
SSID and WEP keys) in its firmware.

Your network administrator is the only person who can change network 
settings. If a hacker gets a hold of the administrator’s password, the hacker, 
too, can change those settings. So, make it harder for a hacker to get that 
information. Change the administrator’s password regularly.

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Protecting your SSID.

Do the following to protect your SSID:

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Disable SSID broadcasting.

Most wireless networking devices give you the option of broadcasting 
the SSID. While this option may be more convenient, it allows anyone to 
log into your wireless network. This includes hackers. So, don’t 
broadcast the SSID.

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Make the SSID unique.

Wireless networking products come with a default SSID set by the 
factory. Hackers know these defaults and can check them against your 
network. Change your SSID to something unique and not something 
related to your company or the networking products you use.

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Change the SSID often.

Change your SSID regularly so that hackers who gain access to your 
wireless network will have to start from the beginning in trying to break 
in.