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Lock down your router.(broadband router secure from passwords to encryption)
Byline: Alan Stevens
Lock down your router
How to keep your broadband router secure, from passwords to encryption
I'm always being asked questions about network security, so in this month's column I decided to address some of the things you should and shouldn't do to keep your network secure. In particular, I'll be looking at how you can lock down your network router, for which I'll be using a Netgear DG834G and a Belkin N1 wireless router as examples, although the principles are the same, regardless of the hardware involved.
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