Secure AX wireless network. How do I do it?

How can I check if my AX wireless network is secure and if it is not how do I go about securing same?

To set up wireless security on the AirPort Express Base Station (AX), either connect to the AX's wireless network or temporarily connect your computer directly (using an Ethernet cable) to the Ethernet port of the AX, and then, using the Airport Admin Utility, check these settings:
Change Wireless Security
o Wireless Security: WPA Personal or WPA2 Personal
o Password: <enter your desired network password or phrase>
o Verify Password: <re-enter your desired network password or phrase>
o Encryption Type: WPA and WPA2
o Click "OK"
Base Station Options - WAN Ethernet Port
o Enable SNMP Access (unchecked)
o Enable Remote Configuration (unchecked)
o Enable Remote Printer Access (unchecked)

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Windows phone security on wireless networks

I am a post-doc at large medical center, and requested access to our secure wireless network due to the nature of my work. I was told by our IT support desk analysts that Windows
Phone is not supported at our medical center (at all), because Windows phones are "too insecure to put on our network." Because of this, I either have to get rid of my brand new Windows Phone to get an android or I will never be allowed to have access
to the secure Wi-Fi as necessary for my job. Any thoughts or suggestions? This seems to be a serious limitation of Windows Phone.

Your support desk is outright lying to you. There is no issue with Windows Phone security on wireless networks, they just don't want to support your phone. It might be possible that Windows Phone doesn't support the particular kind of wireless encryption
that your org uses, but I'm pretty sure that was all solved with Windows Phone 8.
In fact, Windows Phone is more secure in some ways because unlike iOS and Android, you cannot override security certificate problems.

Unable to Access My "secure" home wireless network

Airport works fine when finding unsecure networks requiring no password to log on, such as in public areas. But it won't work thru my secured wireless network. I use a D Link wireless router. Air port "sees" the network, but it requires a log on to gain access for the first time. I'm positive I have the right password. I've spent a lot of time with the ISP here in Kuwait, and granted, MAC isn't their strong suit, but they keep pointng back to the problem being with the computer. I can plug into the router with a cable and everything is fine and I can access my neighbors unsecure network thru his router...thanks neighbor. Any suggestions?
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I was having similar problems few things.
1. Check to make sure drivers are up to date for Dlink. I would double check your settings for your router.
2. This is more of a question. Do you have a lot of people that come over to your place and use your appartment? I was having problems with my Linksys Router and I decided to setup a Mac filter instead.
3. Hard reset the router.
4. Check D-links website see if the have any information regarding router problem.

I have a new iPad 2 it won't search for open wireless networks how do I fix this?

I have an iPad 2 that won't search for open wireless networks for example when I go to the car dealership. How do I fix this?

Take it back and have it replaced.

Had to change wireless network, how do i get the required wpa passphrase? 6510 photosmart

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The WPA passphrase is set in the wireless router. The printer itself does not have anything to do with the passphrase, but it does need it to connect to the router. The passphrase should be the same you used to connect other wireless devices to this new router.
If you have a computer on the wireless network, you can try using the Print and Scan Doctor to retrieve your WPA passphrase. The provided link has the steps included on how to do this using this tool.
What brand and model is the router?
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Securing my wireless network slowed me down

Hello,
I have just secured my wireless home network (WEP). I am not really concerned about advanced hackers - I just do not want curious neighbors getting into my shared files. I have two wireless laptops and one wired desktop. The network works great in that I get excellent signal strength. But now websites are not loading well. Especially technical sites (like linksys or email). Craigslist, say, loads fine and quick. It is the same with my desktop - this is curious to me. My unsecured network is still ghost-ing and when I connect to it - the pages load just fine. Then when I connect back to the secured network - its slow. I switched to WPA - same thing. I switched back to unsecure network - same thing. I have run virus software - it seems i'm clean.
Please - any help would be great!
Thanks

Whats the model number of your Router ? Assuming you have a G series router.
I think you need to make some changes on your Router, Follow the setups below and i think once all the changes have been made on your Router i think it will work perfectly fine.
Open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the address bar type - 192.168.1.1 and press Enter...Leave username blank & in password use admin in lower case...
For Wireless Settings, please do the following : -
Click on the Wireless tab
- Wireless Network mode should be mixed...
- Provide a unique name in the Wireless Network Name (SSID) box in order to differentiate your network from your neighbours network...
- Set the Wireless channel to 11-2.462GHz...Wireless SSID broadcast should be Enabled and then click on Save Settings...Please make a note of Wireless Network Name (SSID) as this is the Network Identifier...
For Wireless Security : -
Click on the Sub tab under Wireless > Wireless Security...
Change the Wireless security mode to WEP, Encryption should be 64 bit.Leave the passphrase blank, don't type in anything...
Under WEP Key 1 type in any 10 numbers please(numbers only and no letters eg: your 10 digit phone number) and click on save settings...
Please make a note of WEP Key 1 as this is the Security Key for the Wireless Network...
Click on Advanced Wireless Settings
Change the Beacon Interval to 75 >>Change the Fragmentation Threshold to 2304, Change the RTS Threshold to 2304 >>Click on "Save Settings"...
Now see if you can locate your Wireless Network and attempt to connect...

Securing a wireless network with 802.1x + WPA

I'm currently in the process of designing a new wireless network and am looking to do both authorization from a RADIUS server (Active Directory) and encryption using WPA. Rather than setting a pre-shared key and distributing it to all the users I would rather have the AP automatically distribute the encryption key after the user has authenticated. Is this possible? If so, which Cisco AP's support this functionality?

I don't think you can do that. You might want to think about the following (if you have all Windows clients)
- Use PEAP machine authentication and push out the config (over the wire) via GPO
- Configure a domain controller with PKI (Certificate Services) and machine auto-enrollment. Use EAP-TLS for authentication, and push out the wireless config via GPO
- Use WPA with PSK and push out the config via GPO.
The only problem is that your wireless client config would need to be pushed out over the wire (not wireless) via GPO. This also assumes that your wireless supplicant is Wireless Zero Config (and not the Intel PROset or Cisco Aironet stuff).
I'm afraid you're going to have to touch the machines one way or the other, but you can touch them remotely (via GPO) or touch the manually to configure the wireless settings.

How do you secure you wireless network?

Just curious what other solutions people are employing?
We are looking at MAC address filter on the WCS(Limted to 2500?) for the machine then a rule on the ACS pointing to an AD group.
Cheers
S

go for 802.1X PEAP or something.. this is better than a MAC filter!!
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Re: Enabling Security on Wireless Network w/ Windows XP (SP2) laptop?

Currently, security is not enabled on my home network. My wife's Dell is running Windows XP (SP2).
I'm not sure whether to use WPA/WPA2 Personal or just WPA2 in the Wireless Security (of airport Utility) pane for my AEBS? I also have an AX as a remote. Once I set up security for the AEBS, do I have to also set it up for the AX?
Once I have security enabled for the AEBS and the AX, I will have to turn it on for my wife's laptop. I am not sure how to do this, not being a pc guy. Can someone point me in the right direction?
Thanks.

I have a network with both macs an PCs. I can only make the PCs able to join the network if I use WEP 40 bit security. With WEP 126 bit and WPA the PCs are not able to connect. I think you should be able to use WPA, but then you have to use a password of an exact numbers of characters (I think 13, but I am not sure). I would go for WEP 40 if I were you.
If your airport extreme is the main base sattion, you must set up the security level (WEP 40) and password there. You must add the same information to the AX. When the Dell try to connect to the network, it will be asked for the password. Enter this, and the PC should be connected.

Security when wireless and how to do wi-fi on an iPod Touch

Please be patient with me. I'm new at this and not very tech savvy. My husband and I have been thinking about buying an iPod Touch. I am not at all interested in having an iPhone (We have a Track Phone which I barely use and barely know how to use beyond making a call.) Two things I would like help understanding before we lay out all this money.
1) What are the security issues when trying to do email from a wi-fi hot spot? How easy is it for someone to capture my 'signal' and get information from me (like passwords etc.)?
2) How easy is it to actually make a connection from a wi-fi hot spot? I read that there are certain businesses like MacDonalds that have free wi-fi connections. I thought it would be handy to have an iPod touch when we are traveling, especially for the maps and the internet. I want to know what you have to do to actually get connected from one of these hot spots.
Thanks for your help.

1. As long as you use a email account, or web page who's servers use ssl encryption, then your information is as safe as it ever was.
2. Fairly easy to make a connection, as long as you are familiar with wifi and its settings. I say this because if you plan on using different access points, with different types of security on them, and different setups, you are bound to run into problems. I say you meaning "you", being that you aren't very tech savvy. This device is primarily a music/video player that has some nice additions. I would not rely on having maps or internet when you want/need them on the premise of finding a random free wifi hotspot.

Deploying a secure internal wireless network

Hi, We've got a 5508 WLAN controller with about 200 WAPs currently deployed for guest access only. We would now like to deploy wireless for our internal network as well and would like for this to support voice as well. I'm reviewing the various options that are available and trying to figure out which one is the best. I've narrowed it down to EAP-TLS and PEAP with MS-CAHPV2 with Windows based certificates. Our management wants us to use Microsoft RADIUS servers instead of ACS. Just wanted to get some feedback to see if someone has done this in their environment before and the pros and cons of choosing one authentication method over another.
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Lets be clear...
You can only do EAP-PEAP or EAP-TLS with WZC. This is not a limitation of ISE, rather its a limitation with WZC. Take a peek at the EAP options and you will see.
ISE can be used as a radius server or you can proxy to another radius server, for example ACS. ISE allows all types of EAP types PEAP,LEAP,TLS, etc. If you use ISE as a radius server, you can also take advantage of the RADIUS probe.
One problem is CoA and WZC. If a CoA has to happen after a device is already connected, it most likely will not work with WZC. Let me give you an example.
Lets say you need to do a vlan move for a user from vlan 200 to vlan 300. ISE may not properly identify the device until after it has a IP. The users HTTP traffic is then analyze and its "hay this guy needs to move from 200 to 300". The WLC will make that move after being instructed by ISE, but your WZC is still on vlan 200 (ip address) wise. The CoA will happen on the WLC, but the WZC client will sit and spi becuase of the ip/vlan mismatch.
Suppose, if you used Cisco anyconnect wireless client. If a CoA happens like the above exmaple, the anyconnect client will detect the traffic is not passing and it will re-ip automagically.
Does that make sense?

Cant secure my wireless network?

Okay recently I had to reconnect my WRT54GS linksys router and now it is unsecure, obviously i know how to secure because i've done it before but it isn't letting me...Whenever I type 192.168.1.1 into my browser it will not load the page and it is really frustrating. I have also tried typing in my Default Gateway and ip address that I got from cmd/ipconfig and those will not work either...can someone please help me with this? Im not understanding why this wouldn't work, and yes my internet connectiong is fine and nothing is wrong with my browser..

Do you have your modem connected to the "Internet" port of the router?
Internet is working because you might be bypassing the router.
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How can I connect my macbook pro to printers on my windows wireless network, How can I connect my macbook pro to printers on my windows wireless network

My Macbook Pro running lion 10.7.2 is connected to my wifi network, which also has a PC, an hp photosmart and an hp laserjet connected to a server.
I have been able to set up printing from my mac to the photosmart by entering the ip address, although it can be tempremental.
The problem is that I cannot even find the HP Laserjet on the network at all and cannot link up to it to print.
Any ideas??

Look in the printer manual for instructions.

How do you know if someone else is attempting access to your wireless network? (WRT54G)

I searched adn tried the Linksys FAQ to no avail to get an answer to the subject question.
Is there any way to verify who is actually using or trying to attempt use of your wireless network, if so, where do I locate and view this information?
I just set up a wireless system so my wife could get access from her wireless equipped laptop, but I really see no area to verify who is actually using the wireless network or if some other outside source/person is attempting to get access.
Any info on where, how and what to do to view this type of info would be greatly appreciated and if it can't be, shouldn't there be something added to the system that would allow one to view all users accessing their wireless system?
Thank you,
Clay Fugitte

Tracking down who is using your wireless system is usually difficult or impossible. The router only knows the MAC address of the connecting computer. MAC addresses can be faked. Even if you knew the MAC address of the person connecting, what can you do with that info? Go around the neighborhood asking people "Is this your MAC address?"
Instead of worrying about who is connecting to your wireless, you should simply set up wireless security. This will keep intruders off your wireless network. Then you don't need to worry about who is connecting.
It sounds like you are running an unsecured wireless router. When you run an unsecured wireless router, anyone within range can login and use your Internet connection. At a minumum, this means that they will be using your bandwidth. At worst, they could be uploading copyrighted music, sending spam email, distributing viruses, or downloading child pornography --- all from an account with your name on it! So my advice is --- secure your wireless network.
To set up wireless security, do the following:
First of all, to setup wireless security, you must use a computer that is wired to the router.
Where to find the router settings: The router's login password is usually on one of the "Administration" pages. The other settings are all found in the "Wireless" section of the router's setup pages, located at 192.168.1.1
First, give your router a unique SSID. Don't use "linksys".
Make sure "SSID Broadcast" is set to "enabled".
Next, leave the router at its default settings (except for the unique SSID), and then use your pc to connect wirelessly to the router. Test your wireless Internet connection and make sure it is working correctly. You must have a properly working wireless connection before setting up wireless security.
To implement wireless security, you need to do one step at a time, then verify that you can still connect your wireless computer to the router.
Next, encrypt your wireless system using the highest level of encryption that all of your wireless devices will support. Common encryption methods are:
WEP - poor (see note below)
WPA (sometimes called PSK, or WPA with TKIP) - good
WPA2 (sometimes called PSK2, or WPA with AES) - best
WPA and WPA2 sometimes come in versions of "personal" and "enterprise". Most home users should use "personal". Also, if you have a choice between AES and TKIP, and your wireless equipment is capable of both, choose AES. With any encryption method, you will need to supply a key (sometimes called a "password" ).
The wireless devices (computers, printers, etc.) that you have will need to be set up with the SSID, encryption method, and key that matches what you entered in the router.
Retest your system and verify that your wireless Internet connection is still working correctly.
And don't forget to give your router a new login password.
Picking Passwords (keys): You should never use a dictionary word as a password. If you use a dictionary word as a password, even WPA2 can be cracked in a few minutes. When you pick your login password and encryption key (or password or passphrase) you should use a random combination of capital letters, small letters, and numbers, but no spaces. A login password, should be 12 characters or more. WPA and WPA2 passwords should be at least 24 characters. Note: Your key, password, or passphrase must not have any spaces in it.
Most home users should have their routers set so that "remote management" of the router is disabled. If you must have this option enabled, then your login password must be increased to a minumum of 24 random characters.
One additional issue is that Windows XP requires a patch to run WPA2. Go to Microsoft Knowledge base, article ID=893357 and it will direct you to the patch.
Sadly, the patch is not part of the automatic Windows XP updates, so lots of people are missing the patch.
Note:
WEP is no longer recommended. The FBI has demonstrated that WEP can be cracked in just a few minutes using software tools that are readily available over the Internet. Even a long random character password will not protect you with WEP. You should be using WPA or preferably WPA2 encryption.

Is online banking secure/safe to do over wireless network?

''locking as a duplicate - https://support.mozilla.com/en-US/questions/867855''
I will be traveling and would like to know if it is safe to check my credit card and checking account online over the wireless network at the hotel?

Use AirPort Utility and click the amber dot. It will tell you the reason it's blinking.
Is the network secure. i.e. can I safely do online banking?
As long as you secured your wireless network with WPA / WPA2 security using a non-trivial password, yes, it's as secure a method as there is at present. It's just as important to keep your Express in a location inaccessible to anyone untrustworthy.

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