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2. PRIVATE WiFi® Quick Start Guide - AOL Help

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   It also changes your IP address. By changing these things, you are enhancing your privacy and anonymity. The servers displayed in this menu are the specific servers in the location you selected in the Change Location menu. Click Apply after selecting a new server. Click Set as default to set the currently selected server as your default server ...

3. Why You Need to Hide Your IP Address from Hackers - AOL

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   Reasons to hide your IP address: Protection Against Cyber Attacks: ... Configure your device to use the proxy server's IP address and port number in your internet settings.

4. MAC filtering - Wikipedia

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   In computer networking, MAC address filtering is a network access control method whereby the MAC address assigned to each network interface controller is used to determine access to the network. MAC addresses are uniquely assigned to each card, so using MAC filtering on a network permits and denies network access to specific devices through the ...

5. Router VPNs vs device VPNs: Which privacy solution is best ...

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   VPNs operate through two primary mechanisms: IP address masking and data encryption. When you connect to a VPN, it hides your real IP address by assigning you a new one from their server network ...

6. Computer security - Wikipedia

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   An example of a physical security measure: a metal lock on the back of a personal computer to prevent hardware tampering. Computer security (also cybersecurity, digital security, or information technology (IT) security) is the protection of computer software, systems and networks from threats that can lead to unauthorized information disclosure, theft or damage to hardware, software, or data ...

7. IP address blocking - Wikipedia

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   IP address blocking is commonly used to protect against brute force attacks and to prevent access by a disruptive address. It can also be used to restrict access to or from a particular geographic area; for example, syndicating content to a specific region through the use of Internet geolocation. [1] IP address blocking can be implemented with ...

8. Find and remove unusual activity on your AOL account

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   • Apps connected to your account - Apps you've given permission to access your info. • Recent account changes - Shows the last 3 password changes. Click show all to see all changes. IP addresses in Recent activity. Your IP address is your location online and each session should start with the same few sets of numbers.

9. Using McAfee: Firewalls - AOL Help

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   To enable firewall protection: 1. On the Windows taskbar, next to the clock, double-click the McAfee (M) icon.Note: If you're using Windows 7 or 8 and don't see the McAfee icon next to the clock, click the arrow next to the clock to reveal hidden icons.