McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006

I am a very concerned person 4 wireless security. I did a lot of research & tried different solutions with limited success. I was skeptical about this software at the beginning, but it works near perfectly. You have 2 know the basic settings of your router (username, password) & it does the rest. It creates a long WPA or WEP key (based on your selection). It rotates the key as often as you like. I do not get any error messages & can easily reconnect 2 my network.

It could be better if it was able 2 set up the MAC filter as well.

Limitations:
May not work with some routers, however worked with both Linksys WRTP54G & D-link DI-624 routers that I had.

Problems:
Once in middle of rotating the key my laptop had problem & I have 2 reset the router & set up my wireless security again. (I have been using it 4 more than 6 month)

My suggestions:

First thing you do with your router, change the generic username & password of accessing the router.

Second, set up MAC filter so only your own computers can access the internet & network.

Third, get this software 4 having the ultimate security. You can also set the WPA or WEP security by yourself but it is difficult & I do not think that you will generate a long & difficult 2 break key & switching it on regular basis.

WiTopia.Net's SecureMyWiFi & BoxedWireless offer similar products. Although they make it completely clear they are providing the highest level of security available (WPA-Enterprise) backed up by RADIUS servers (what a corporation or Government uses 2 ensure top knotch wireless security), it is hard 2 determine what exactly McAfee is doing here but providing glorified WEP (which has been shown 2 be easily compromisable) with a key rotation. They do enable "WPA" security but it looks like it may be just the "personal" kind which is weaker. Useful product that solves a big & growing problem but they need 2 make more clear what exactly they are doing 2 secure your network like WiTopia.Net & BoxedWireless.

This might be a very good product, but I can't tell from the documentation or customer support. Since its purpose is security, the lack of confidence I have in it renders it unacceptable. The product will not let me access security settings because it reports I am not connected 2 a "protected network." My network does show up as secured, so I asked what the difference between "secured" & "protected" is. McAfee customer chat support, could not answer the question. They included advertising text from their product description & forwarded it in their responses. It was the same stuff on the box the product came in. Then they said they would email additional information & call me. They did neither. It could be I don't understand the terminology, as I pointed out 2 McAfee, but apparently, their customer support doesn't either. Two uninformed participants make 4 a lousy conversation.

I bought this product becase I was concerned about wireless security. I am familiar about the WPA security key but wanted something with a bit more punch. This wasn't it! It was hard 2 configure & it seems 2 be difficult 2 set up if you want 2 add another computer. I was also having problems adding new software 2 the computer. I had no choice but 2 remove the software from my computer,reset my router 2 its default settings,and go back 2 securing it with the WPA key. I feel is necessary 2 go secure in this age of id thefts & people piggybacking off your signal 2 get free internet. I feel that this product has come up short.

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If you don't have one of the models listed on that page, there's not much point in purchasing this software. It's capabilities without a compatible router are quite limited.