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SOHO Router Lab: Secure a New Wireless Router
Take a small-office router from factory settings to secure: admin password, firmware, WPA3, and WPS, UPnP and remote management off.
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SOHO router · Beginner · About 10 minutes
The scenario
A dental practice bought a wireless router, plugged it in and started using it. Everything is as it came out of the box: the admin password is admin, the Wi-Fi uses WEP, and the admin page can be opened from the internet.
You’re signed in to the router’s admin page. Secure it the way a technician should before a small office or home office network goes into use.
A simulated router admin page that runs in your browser. Each setting is checked as you change it.
Your tasks
0 of 7 doneChange the administrator password from the default to one of at least 12 characters. (not done yet)
Update the firmware to the latest version. (not done yet)
Rename the wireless network to BrightSmile-Office. (not done yet)
Switch the wireless security to WPA3-Personal, with a new passphrase of at least 12 characters. (not done yet)
Turn off WPS. (not done yet)
Turn off remote management. (not done yet)
Turn off UPnP. (not done yet)
http://192.168.1.1/ · Router adminPractice router · simulated
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What you’ll practice
- Changing default credentials
- Updating firmware
- Choosing a wireless security mode
- Turning off WPS, UPnP and remote management
Exams it helps with
- CompTIA A+ Core 2Domain: Security
- CompTIA A+ Core 1Domain: Networking
- CompTIA Network+Domain: Network Security
- CompTIA Tech+Domain: Security
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Walkthrough
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- 1Administration: replace the admin password with a long one of your own.
- 2Administration: click Update firmware.
- 3Administration: turn Remote management off.
- 4Wireless: set the network name to BrightSmile-Office.
- 5Wireless: choose WPA3-Personal and type a new passphrase of 12 characters or more.
- 6Wireless: turn WPS off.
- 7Security: turn UPnP off, and leave the firewall on.
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Is this a real router’s admin page?
No. It’s a simulated admin page with the settings that small-office routers share. Names and layout differ from one make to another, but the settings, and the reasons for each one, are the same.
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It practices skills from CompTIA A+ Core 2 (Security), CompTIA A+ Core 1 (Networking), CompTIA Network+ (Network Security) and CompTIA Tech+ (Security).
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