New router - what security setting should i use?

Goose · 28 Oct 2011 at 12:25

After my trust old Linksys died i bought a new Asus router as a replacement. I dont really know the difference between any of the security protocols so i was hoping someone could enlighten me. This new router also has WPS and again i dont really know what it is and whether or not i should be using it.

Thanks

KIA · 28 Oct 2011 at 13:25

WPA2-Personal.

WPS makes it easier to add new wireless devices to a network.

J.B · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:04

^
what he said. If in doubt, WPA2-Personal or PSK depending on wording.

Can be some problems with older devices not talking WPA2 but they are few and far between these days.

ots3go · 28 Oct 2011 at 14:27

WPA2-Personal & AES.

Goose · 28 Oct 2011 at 17:46

Thanks guys.

MissChief · 29 Oct 2011 at 18:27

And don't forget to make up a decent network key! There are sites that will create random ones for you, but I usually say to use some seemingly random sequence of characters but when you look at it it makes sense. Something like your dateofbirth then car registration then payroll number (or other important number) then postcode or something. So you could have 250282SM54DRTSP59ET44552366 for example. Completely random looking but identifiable to yourself.

(those are random, NOT my details!)