Meemo the router
Published by Becky S November 9th, 2005 in tech
February’s hellish DVD hookup experience has made me reluctant to undertake other electronics-related projects. However, there’s nothing like moving from a one bedroom apartment to a three story house to invoke the siren call of wireless. Well, guess what? It is much easier to install and secure a wireless home network than it is to hook up a DVD player.
Scott accompanied me on a shopping excursion during yesterday’s lunch break and suggested the Belkin Wireless Pre-N Router. So you can see that my router is better than your router: it has three antennae, it’s coverage rules (half of Fishtown, at least), and it has MIMO (multiple input, multiple output). The MIMO is what sold me; it’s a fabulous acronym, and I hereby dub this new purchase Meemo the Router.
Seriously, though, thanks to the people at Belkin who wrote the documentation for this product. The instructions were clear and unambiguous, and the setup couldn’t have been easier. So many companies overlook the importance of good technical writers, but that’s a mistake—because I was able to install the router without feeling like a complete moron, I love it already.
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Important Question: Did you secure it? ‘Cause those wireless pirates can be dangerous. Well, as dangerous as a bunch of college kids with a laptop in a station wagon can be, I suppose.
I heard from a neighbor in my building that there are 3 unsecured wireless networks in and around my building.
Now I am not saying I would leech… but.. there is a temptation there.
I can see the temptation to leech. If people would read the directions, it’s really not too hard to prevent Joe McNeighbor from getting on your network.
Dave, I think my setup is pretty secure (at first it was so secure that I couldn’t access it). I turned off the “broadcast network” option, changed the default SSID, turned on WPA-PSK encryption, and turned on MAC address filtering so only the chosen few devices should be able to get on. Hopefully these steps are sufficient.
Actually, I wish the Fishtown kids would cruise around looking for unsecured wireless networks instead of tagging everything.
I saw Lititz made the news (unfortunately) and I thought of you.