Introduction to Wi-Fi Security
Wireless networks may be vulnerable to attacks and monitoring
if additional protection is not employed. In order to protect data, many
wireless networks employ security methods such as data encryption. Data encryption makes
it much more difficult to be able to see sensitive information like login
names and passwords. Authentication is used to verify the authenticity
of the user and encryption is used to encode plain text into a non-readable
format to ensure a level of privacy. The receiver of this encrypted text
uses a "key" to decrypt the message, returning it to its original
plain text form.
To secure your Wi-Fi network you will need to specify a security method and an encryption
key (password) to be used by anyone you wish to access your device's Wi-Fi network. For more information on Wi-Fi security methods and encryption keys, please see the following: