Secure Your Network

Step 1

• Understand the Basics: Home Network Security

Step 2

• Secure your wireless network
  • How to Secure Your Wireless Home Network with Windows XP
  • Top 7 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security
  • Securing your Wireless Network
  • Beginners Guides: Wireless Network Security

• Secure your wired network
  (Note: these apply to wireless networks also)
  • If you don’t need to share printers and files across your
    network, turn off “File and Printer Sharing”.
  • Start/Control Panel/Network Connections
  • Right click Local Area Connection and select Properties
  • Clear the check mark next to File and Printer Sharing for
    Microsoft Networks
  • Click OK

• Disable the Server service on each computer as this will prevent
  the automatic creation of administrative hidden shares.
  • Start/Control Panel/Administrative Tools/Services
  • Scroll down until you find “Server”
  • Double click to open the Server Properties window
  • Using the dropdown, change Startup type to “Disabled”
  • Click OK
  • Close the Services window

• Do not use the same name and password for the local
  administrator accounts.
  • Start/Control Panel/User Accounts
  • Open the Administrator account
  • Change the Password

Brian Alaway Consulting

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