5 Reasons Why You Need a Wireless Network by Cassandra Stinchcombe
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks are one of the best inventions in history -- they really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? So, in the spirit of spreading the word, I'm going to... A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you are in your home, and makes it easy to synchronise the data on a laptop with a home computer. ... Well, wireless networking lets network connections be always-on, meaning that any of your computers can connect to the Internet whenever...

Connect to the Internet Through Wifi by James Hunt
Wifi known as Wireless Fidelity allows a user to connect to the internet without using network cabling. Whether it’s from your bedroom, couch, indoors or outdoors data can be sent and received within the range of a wireless base station. Wifi uses 802.11a or 802.11b technologies to provide a... Businesses no longer need to abandon current network infrastructures and start over, they can simply use this wireless technology to easily change the network and allow for rapid growth. ... Their speeds are very comparable to 10baseT networks and allow for easy network access.

Setting Up and Securing Your Wireless Network by Herman T. Lee
There are more and more individuals opting to work from home than ever before. The advantages to this are many including avoiding the morning and evening rush hours, being able to spend time with your kids and significant other, and doing everything on your own time. ... Setup the wireless access/router point via a wired client. ... Enable 128-bit Wired Equivalency Privacy (WEP) encryption on both your access point and network card. ... Setup your access point not to broadcast the SSID if available.

Wireless ADHOC Networks by Eric Meyer
Why and when would you want to install a wireless adhoc network ? Well you would want to install a wireless Ad HoC network when you do not have the equipment for a wired network; you lack a wireless router and want to share an internet connection, or a temporary meeting place where you need... The first type of set up will be if you do have an internet connection but you lack a wireless access point or a wireless router to share that connection. ... Because we will want everyone to share our wired Ethernet connection you will need to enable ICS (Internet Connection Sharing) on...

Secure Remote Access by Josh Riverside
The advancement of information technology and wireless communication has made our life simpler by making information available even from distant sources at the click of a mouse. With Remote Access technology, a user can access a computer located in a remote distance by gaining full control of... The threat of information leakage and illegal access and control of a system makes it important to ensure measures for Secure Remote Access and integrity of data. ... One of the most common methods of securing Remote Access is a virtual private network (VPN).

Wireless Networking - Router Vs Access Point by Eric Meyer
While planning for your wireless network you might be asking what is the difference between a router and an access point. You need to think of a router as more of a server because it performs many functions like a server. An access point only provides a portal for wireless client to connect to... The role of an access point on a LAN is to give the wireless user a door way to enter. ... The access points do have most of the same security features as a router such as WEP, WPA, 8021x and TKPI but they will not have the traffic cop functions like a router.

Reasons to Start a Wireless Network by Lee Asher
As far as I'm concerned, wireless networks would have to rank as one of the best inventions in history. They really are the best thing since sliced bread. I mean, really, bread is easy enough to cut yourself, but have you ever tried to wire up a network? ... A wireless network gives you access to your files wherever you are in your home, and makes it easy to synchronise the data on a laptop with a home computer. ... You can take laptops from room to room, and it doesn't matter -- they'll always have access.

E-mail Privacy Mythology by Tom Pitts
Many people believe that e-mail privacy is inherent and guaranteed, psychologically equating it with the postal system. E-mail systems were a crucial tool in creating the Internet, and actually predate the Internet in existence. While the ability to access your personal e-mail messages is... The e-mail message is perpetually exposed to unauthorized access as it travels along this unprotected Internet from the composer to the reader. ... When reading e-mail on someone else’s network, you must make sure your mail server supports SSL and use the encrypted access only.

Wireless is Great, but How Do You Make It SAFE? by Steve Freedman
It’s common nowadays to see people sitting in a park and computing, or at their local Starbucks, tapping away on their keyboards. At home, people are taking advantage of the freedom from cables and wires that a wireless network brings. But along with that freedom come dangers. ... All your wireless computers should use MAC Addressing MAC (Media Accessing Control NOT a MacIntosh computer) is an unique hardware address you should assign to your wireless computers so that your Wireless Access Point will only allow these specific computers to connect to your wireless network.

It's 12 Noon, Do You Know Who's Using Your Network? by Jason Frovich
The idea of reading email while lounging by the pool, text or instant messaging while doing the laundry, or lounging in the Jacuzzi listening to your MP3 collection is appealing to us all. Unfortunately, many, or even most, wireless units don't come with security features already functioning. ... You can usually find quite a bit of free information as to how to secure your network at the website of your router's manufacturer, or by doing a search in a search engine for a phrase like "secure home wireless." Beyond the truly malicious, there are also your neighbors who may find your network...