Please Do Not Disable SSID Broadcast
- • Do not disable the SSID Broadcast feature of your router. Unwanted intruders have tools that can easily get this information, therefore disabling your SSID Broadcast won’t increase security. Disabling SSID Broadcast makes it difficult for other devices/computers such as printers, TV, Wireless gaming consoles etc. to connect to your network. If you have SSID Broadcast disabled, intruders can use nefarious technology to pretend to be your router to gain access your computer.
Enabling MAC Address Filtering
- • If you want to go a step further in securing your network, there’s an additional way to only allow access to trusted devices. You have the option to enable MAC Address (Media Access Control) filtering on your router. The MAC Address is a unique identifier attached to the network adapter on your devices such as your laptop or mobile phone. If you enable MAC Address filtering for your network, you need to find and enter into your router the 12-character MAC address of every device that connects to your network.