Networking

If you're like the countless number of small business owners who would like to have access to their office's network without being in the office, read on! Microsoft bundled a VPN package with Windows XP that allows you to do just that. When you setup a VPN in your office, you essentially open a gateway to your offices network, you can access the networks folders that you have designated to share. In turn this allows you to work from essentially any computer with internet access from anywhere in the world. You can play the short video which demonstrates the process or follow the directions below.

2. When ‘Run’ prompt appears type ‘cmd’ and click ‘OK’

In this step by step guide I will show you how to increase your wireless networks security. This guide was created using a Linksys WAP54G Wireless Access Point. I will cover other routers and access points as soon as I get my hands on them. For the time being you will learn the following:

Change your SSID: The reason we are going to change the SSID (which is your wireless routers/access point’s identifier) on your wireless router/access point is to avoid intruders from knowing your router name, this will be relevant in future guides when I’ll demonstrate how to disable broadcasting and make your wireless router/access point virtually invisible.