Do you go to school or work at a company where wireless networks are utilized? Or even utilize one in your house or apartment? What’s the wireless security like there? Have you ever thought about how it can hinder your internet access? Keep reading to find out.
My school uses WPA2 Enterprise level security and its ridiculously inhibiting to your internet browsing experience. Not only that but it also causes a huge number of problems for the network. For example, we have constant network problems. Today, the wireless network is not showing up at all, hence I am writing this post on my phone. WPA2 requires some sort of authentication with usernames and passwords and that causes a lot of problems especially because it is so difficult to set up.
Higher security networks decrease your bandwidth significantly due to the encryption process required. It uses bandwidth to securely encrypt your signal so that hackers cannot break the code and steal any personal information you may be sharing via the internet or located on your computer. Back at my home, my dad does not use any security encryption because of this slow-down. He has to manually allow each specific computer/device onto the network via its MAC address. We’re not particularly worried about hackers because our house is in the suburbs.
In my apartment, however, we use WEP security encryption which does not provide the same level of security as WPA but provides a nicer balance of speed and security. It also only requires a password, not usernames and does not require authentication.
What have your experiences been with your school/work/home wireless networks? Have they been as bad as mine? Let us know!
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WEP has no security at all. It was not designed for security and does not make the network any better performance. WPA2 is designed for wireless security and what your school uses is not hard for you to setup. Its a one time thing and regardless of what wireless security system is setup you will still have “blind” spots that get little or no signal. operator error is no excuse for technology.