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How can you ensure that your wireless network is secure?

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To ensure wireless network security, make sure when you set up your network initially change the user id from what the manufacturer has given you. Disable any identifiers that your modem may be giving off. Change your password to a complicated word using upper and lower case letters and numbers.

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