7 Important Features Your Wireless Router Has And You Should Be Using

Wireless security is the most important feature you could have. It almost seems like common sense–so much so that it probably doesn’t require much attention given that. However, for the wireless neophytes reading this, you should know that not all encryption was made equal.

Digging through your router settings, you’ve probably encountered a wireless security setting that let you choose between WEP, WPA, and WPA-2. WEP is the weakest of them all while WPA-2 is the strongest, but WPA-2 is slower and more resource intensive than WPA. Play around with WPA or WPA-2 on your network to see which one works best. For most homes, WPA-2 is the way to go.

Always keep tabs on your wireless router’s security. You wouldn’t want someone to hijack it, nor would you want strangers leeching your bandwidth or performing illegal activities by means of your network.

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