Tutorials

HOW TO SECURE A WIRELESS NETWORK

1. Open the web browser and type this address: 192.168.1.1 (enter)
a.This address is for a Linksys Router. The address may be different for another brand. If you don’t know, see manual or call me.
2. This will open the router settings dialog. Leave User Name blank. Default Password is "admin"
3. Once the page opens. Click the “wireless” tab.
4. Under “basic wireless settings” Change the network name (SSID) to something that will identify your network such as “Smith Home”
5. Be sure the check box to broadcast this (SSID) is enabled.
6. Next got to wireless security tab.
7. If asked for authentication type, choose “Shared Key”
8. Set Security mode to “WEP”
9. Default transmit key check box “1”
10. For WEP Encryption, choose “128 bit”
11. If asked for pass phrase type any word you choose. Then press “generate” to generate all they WEP Keys. Write down KEY 1 on a piece of paper.
12. Click on Save Settings

NOW GO TO YOUR LAPTOP OR OTHER WIRELESS DEVICE.

1. In your lower right task bar, right click on your wireless connection and open. This may open on its own and try to connect to the wireless network.
2. There should be an option to view available wireless networks and you should see your (SSID) (Network Name) Choose it and click “connect”
3. A box should pop up and ask for the WEP KEY. Enter the key you wrote down on the piece of paper and connect.
4. Give it a few seconds to connect and you should be online as part of your very own protected network.
NOTE: You should only have to set this up one time. From that point forward, your computer remembers the key and automatically connects.

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A. To change or add an Email Signature

1. Open Outlook
2. Click on tools, then options
3. Select “mail format” tab
4. Click on “signatures” button
5. Select new or edit and follow directions.

Main components:

1. Processor – brain
2. Hard Drive- information storage
3. RAM – desk space
4. Mother board – Body
5. BUS – Nervous System
6. Disk Drive – storage
7. Floppy Drive – storage
8. Jump Drive USB – storage

Media Types:

1. CD’s
a. CD-R : 700 MB
b. CD-RW: 700 MB
c. DVD-R: 4 GB
d. DVD-RW: 4 GB
e. DVD….Double Layer (DL) 8 GB

2. Floppy – 1.44 MB
3. Jump Drive - Varies MB
4. Hard Drive - Varies MB

Input Connections:

1. USB – Universal Serial Bus 54 MB/sec
a. used for Peripherals devices
2. Fire Wire or IEEE 100MB/sec
a. Used for video
3. Ethernet or Cat 5
a. Used for network and internet connections
4. Common Phone or RJ11
a. Used for dialup modems and fax

1. Which Antivirus should I use?
a. Norton – Great antivirus, but uses much of the processor to run and will slow your PC considerably.
b. McAfee – Useless. It annoys you with permissions and doesn’t really catch as many bugs as it use to.
c. AVG – YES YES YES . Great product and believe it or not, it’s free to home users. AVG is a small application that updates and runs very fast and silently. It works as well as Norton and you hardly know it’s protecting you in the background. You can get it at www.download.com search for “avg free” They do have a purchase version with more bells and whistles, but free version is great for the general user.

2. What the best Antispy ware?
a. Windows Defender – This is our pick because it’s a small application with a BIG punch and it’s free from microsoft. You can get it at www.download.com search for “windows defender”
b. Ad-Aware- Great application although it is a paid version.

3. Firewall?
a. Windows XP – XP operating system has a built in firewall that is a more than adequate firewall for the general user.
b.Zone Alarm – Fantastic firewall for any Operating system. My only concern is that it constantly asks permission for different applications to access the internet and takes a while to train. This usually annoys the common user. Otherwise very good free or paid version firewall.