When surfing the Internet, it is extremely important to keep your connection safe. When hooked up to the Internet your computer is susceptible to viruses and other individuals hacking into your computer. With a wired connection it is anlittle easier to protect, because you only need a solid antivirus program installed, as the only way people have access to your computer is through the WAN cable connection. With a wireless connection though, anyone can hack and get into the computer as it is connected without any grounded wires.’to prevent anyone from stealing important data you must block out other users from gaining access to the wifi service.
On top of a good antivirus program, you need to protect the Internet connection. This is done by enabeling the firewall on the computer and setting up a system password for the Internet. For the firewall, enter the Internet settings on the computer, then set the firewall to on. As for the password, when setting up the Internet connection you are asked to enter in a desired log in password. Select something other people won’t know, as it keeps them out of your wifi and ensures you have wireless security in the computer.