Secure a Wireless Access Point and Personal Firewall
This was a very straight forward lab. First thing I did was open a command prompt so I could do an ipconfig command and get my default gateway information:
Once this was completed I took the default gateway and entered it into my web browser which brought up the GUI for the routers controls:
Here I made sure to set the wifi password and I used WPA/WPA2 security as it’s the best available through this D-Link router.
From here it was time to check my Firewall and make sure it was turned on. I opened up the control panel and selected the Security Center. I then selected the Windows Firewall and ensured that it was fully turned on:
While I was only using the Windows Firewall, you should be aware that there are many other Third Party Firewalls available. The Windows Firewall from Windows Vista and newer OS’s is actually pretty decent, but it is also one of the most common so it will be one of the most attacked for weak spots. Getting a different Firewall is totally optional but, in my personal opinion, worth doing.
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