Originally Posted by taucher
SSID broadcasting can't be turned off on some models, so you might also consider restricting the network to certain MAP addresses you have selected.
this is a nice and fast easy security. MAC address spoofing is certainly possible, but most people will move on.
This also keeps speed at max, WIFI WPA will slow things down a bit.
remember though, there are differance between ACCESS And ENCRYPTION. MAC address filtering just keeps people OFF your network and usually then OFF our WAN and LAN. Good stuff,
ENCRYPTION scrambles the data traveling THROUGH THE AIR and thus makes it more difficult for anyone to SEE what you are trafficing (passwords, email, etc) and keeps your data secure.
So, if ACCESS restriction is paramount, then MAC address filtering is fine, simple and fast.
If DATA INTEGRITY is paramount, then you have to go WPA or some other airborne security and encryption route