1. Do not name your SSID your last name or first name

2. Do not have your pass phrase your last name of first name

3. Dont leave your wireless channel at six, change it to 2 or 11

4. Dont leave your wireless network open enable some sort of encryption

5. Place your wireless router in the middle of your home not next to a wall

6. Dont place your wireless router next to large heavy objects

7. Configure your laptop not to automatically connect to a wireless networks named linksys

8. Dont leave your passphase the same and change it every couple months

9. Dont use only WEP encryption, enable WPA2 and your wireless network will be a lot safer.

10. Dont use AES wireless encryption for wireless gamming it does slow your network down.

11. Dont start configuring your wireless network until you have upgraded your wireless router firmware

12. Dont purchase anything but wireless MIMO routers for home networks, MIMO routers will give you better coverage.

13. Dont leave your transmit power at the default transmission level. If you need a strong signal turn it up, if you dont turn it down to the minimum

14. Dont place your wireless router in the lowest spot in your house. Place it as high as possible to give you the best coverage.

15. Dont have your wireless antennas pointed in the wrong direction. Meaning your signal does not emit from the points, they emit from the sides.

16. Dont expect to achieve those 108 mbps speeds that are advertised with MIMO routers.those speeds only are achieved under super ideal circumstances.

17. Dont upgrade your wireless routers firmware over a wireless connection

18. Dont upgrade your wireless routers firmware until you have reset your options to the defaults

19. Dont confuse an access point for a wireless router. Wireless routers act as a firewall, access points do not.

20. Enable some sort of security on your wireless router, if you dont you will be sorry