McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006 [Old Version]

by McAfee

Product Features

• Industry-standard, proven security that protects home Wi-Fi network and data
• Prevents data theft, unauthorized network access, broadband "freeloading"
• Encrypts personal information; safeguards transactions sent over Wi-Fi
• Stops hackers from attacking; straightforward one-click interface
• Allows trusted friends and family to easily connect

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000AMFH9C
• Item model number: NTS10EMB5RAA
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 3, 2005
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #15,979 in Software (See Top 100 in Software)
  • #17 in Software > Computer Security > Security Suites
  • #32 in Software > Networking > Firewalls
• Discontinued by manufacturer: Yes

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

While Wi-Fi makes getting online easy and convenient, recent research indicates over 60-percent of wireless networks are unprotected--leaving users vulnerable to identity theft and the loss of irreplaceable documents. Even networks that have other security mechanisms in place can benefit from the strong security offered by Wireless Home Network Security.

Proven security that protects your home Wi-Fi network, McAfee Wireless Home Network Security provides industry-standard, automatic protection against data theft, unauthorized network access, and broadband "freeloading" through an easy and intuitive one-click interface. Wireless Home Network Security encrypts your personal and private data as it is sent over Wi-Fi and blocks hackers from accessing your wireless network.

Features:

• Protects your Wi-Fi network and data
• Encrypts your personal information
• Blocks hackers from attacking
• Safeguards transactions sent over Wi-Fi
• Allows trusted friends and family to easily connect

Benefits:

• Exclusive: strong automatically configured encryption helps prevent network attacks and protects your data as it sent over Wi-Fi.
• Exclusive: automatic wireless security key rotation thwarts even the most determined wireless hackers.
• Exclusive: comprehensive protection from all Wi-Fi network vulnerabilities--data theft, unauthorized network access, launching spam or virus attacks, installing unwanted programs, "war driving", or illegally downloading copyrighted content using your identity.
• Easy access for trusted computers it just takes a single click to allow your friends and family to connect to your secure wireless network, while blocking others.
• Intelligent alerts notify you instantly of computers trying to connect to your protected wireless network. To avoid gambling with your privacy, McAfee Wireless Home Network Security alerts you before you attempt to log onto an unprotected wireless network.
• Intuitive connection tool provides information about wireless network signal strength and security state so that you can easily connect to the desired network.
• Detailed logging allows you to inspect specific wireless network events on your wireless network.
• Suspend mode allows you to temporarily suspend the scheduled key rotation so that special applications are easily accommodated.
• Industry-standard architecture supports the latest and most popular brands of wireless routers and access points from brands including Linksys, NETGEAR, D-Link, Belkin, and others. McAfee Wireless Home Network Security is a software-only solution, so you don’t need to buy additional hardware.
• Automatic updates run silently in the background ensuring you have the most current hardware compatibility modules for new popular wireless equipment.
• Real people. Real help. For free. Our experts are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week via Internet chat: www.mcafeehelp.com.

Product Description

Proven security that protects your home Wi-Fi network, McAfee Wireless Home Network Security provides industry standard, automatic protection against data theft, unauthorized network access, and broadband “freeloading” through an easy and intuitive one-click interface. Wireless Home Network Security encrypts your personal and private data as it is sent over Wi-Fi and blocks hackers from accessing your wireless network. Combining ease-of-use features, such as instant network lock-down and the ability to quickly add legitimate users to the network, with robust security features such as automatic encrypted key generation and scheduled key rotation, McAfee Wireless Home Network Security is a “must have” for any home wireless network

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Can't really recommend this item., November 22, 2005

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Mr. Richard R. Davidson "Major D" (Duncanville, Texas United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

Excellent concept if you have more than one wireless computer on your system. Automatically rotates your security key code (WEP, etc) every 3 hours on all your wireless computers to make it less likely that anyone else can use your system, although not fool-proof. Slight difficulty configuring, but did recognize my wireless adapter and router. Problem is that I lost connectivity to the internet a lot more frequently using this software; so much so that I decided to remove it from my system. Once, I received an error message that "security key rotation failed". I use PC-cillin as my internet security/anti-virus. It may be that this program will gel more easily if you use McAfee products, but I don't know for sure.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Requires Specific Routers, December 18, 2005

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Evan Sims (Chicago, Illinois) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

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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.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money!!!!, February 15, 2006

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William L. Montgomery "bgdaddi1" (Cincinnati,OH) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: McAfee Wireless Home Network Security 2006 [Old Version] (CD-ROM)

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 to configure and it seems to be difficult to set up if you want to add another computer. I was also having problems adding new software to the computer. I had no choice but to remove the software from my computer,reset my router to its default settings,and go back to securing it with the WPA key. I feel is necessary to go secure in this age of id thefts and people piggybacking off your signal to get free internet. I feel that this product has come up short.