What Went Wrong: Your Quick Fix Reference

Maintaining the security of your home network can be one of the most complicated tasks in the entire procedure of setting up your own network. Here are some potential pitfalls you might encounter and some suggestions for dealing with them:

  • If you attempt to follow the step-by-step procedure for changing the password on your wireless router but are unable to access your router, someone might have already changed the password. The solution is to press the Reset button on the back of your router to restore all default settings. Remember, though, that this means you will have to also reset every other setting you have modified on your router.

  • The total number of items on the MAC filter list should match the ...

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