Home Networking

Worried about internet security? Home network setup, and especially wireless setup, is the cornerstone of a worry free system.

Recently Rescue My Gadget conducted a physical survey of an Overland Park neighborhood to determine the number of home wireless networks that are unsecured.

Our survey found that over 75% of all wireless networks could be easily hacked within one minute by just about anyone with intermediate computer knowledge.  Remember, those were only the networks that could be detected from the road outside the home.

• Is your wireless network secure, are you sure?
• Need help configuring your wireless network?
• Want to use your laptop at home, but having trouble getting a connection?

Rescue My Gadget recommends three very basic steps that you can take yourself to minimize the risk of unwanted access to your home network:

1. Change your SSID.
2. Change your router name.
3. Change the default password.
4. Implement Wi-Fi encryption.

Check your router manual.  You can likely do this on your own.  If, not give Rescue My Gadget a call.

In addition to the measures listed above there are many others to assure that you have proper internet security. We setup wireless home networks one with one or many additional settings that we will discuss with you privately.