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How can I secure my wireless network?

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I am using a wireless access point to allow laptops with wireless cards to access the LAN without having to cable them in. It says that the network is unsecure, so how can I make it secure for only those laptops to use. I have added the MAC addresses of the laptops wireless cards to the access points configuration but I was wanting to make it as secure as possible. Anyone got any ideas and suggestions (with instructions please)?

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If you really want secure, do all the above and setup a VPN on the network side, putting the wireless on a public internet connection. Then have your clients VPN into your network. That's the most effective way of securing things as WEP can be broken within a day, MAC addresses can be forged, and IDs can be found.

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