- Leaving the default SSID will often help someone to look up the default passwords, for given devices, thus, it's always better to change it.  (Not that there aren't other ways to find the device type and look for passwords, but why leave it easy for someone to find.)

- On a JetPack, I have no idea how to disable it, but most all vendors have a setting you can choose to enable / disable broadcasting the SSID.

- "Putting them in" - the ssid and password - are on the client side, so that a client knows how to connect to the device.

- as far as the varying encryption types, there are plenty of threads here on EH, as well as in a generic Google search, that I'll leave researching each, to you.  Suffice to say, if some device defaults to WEP, you're gonna want to change it... 

I've not worked with them, either, and having not gone through their manuals or anything, I'd simply have to say that, if they're anything like any other wireless router vendor, while those may be 'default' settings, you're ALWAYS recommended to change them.

Its no more secure than some ISP's wireless routers, whose default wireless keys are the serial numbers taped to the devices.  Obviously NOT something you would want to leave at the default.

Another one I've seen quite frequently, lately, is WSDL issues

- information disclosure, up to and including full LDAP administrative credentials and passwords from a WSDL request that wasn't made unavailable to 'joe average user'

Always a fun day, when they use security-related pages to PUSH malware...  

http://paritynews.com/security/item/820-us-national-vulnerability-database-down-following-malware-infestation

(Edit - doesn't say they WERE pushing it, and in fact, link to here https://plus.google.com/106350285372295328202/posts/HNayDzUoYEz insinuates they weren't, but...)

+1

<grin>  grabbed copies as soon as they posted them 

x86, 64 and raspberry pi (have been wanting to toy with pi's for dropboxes, anyway, so...

@longhorn - so you're telling me it's not nice to poke at someone who's very obviously trying to get ethical people to help them with an unethical task?

Seriously?

I have the sneaking suspicion that the parents locked it down for a reason, thus the OP (original poster) trying to circumvent their rules...  Most of us have been on these forums long enough to spot these posts ALMOST before the OP even pressed 'Post'   

That's the spirit!  Stick with it, and you'll get it.  Great attitude!

Sorry to hear it, r0ckm4n.  I know it gets old when folks tell me this, but I'll pass it along anyway...

Don't get discouraged.  As I'm sure you did last time, take it, learn from it, and keep growing.  If it does NOTHING else, it'll teach you that, no matter how much you know, there's always things to be learned. 

It's both a blessing and a curse, in the IT security realm.  For those who LOVE change, there's ALWAYS change / updates / new ideas, methods and technologies.  For those who don't...  well...    

Either way, I'm confident you'll continue to grow, and you will succeed, when you're ready.

I've not been very impressed by what I've seen from them, personally, so perhaps with decreases demand for their stuff, they needed to jack their prices to stay afloat...?   

Honestly, dunno...

<cough>  While not 'difficult', I've still had pains getting them to 'accept' some of mine.  Needless to say, I'm now good for a couple of years, and we'll see if I decide to go through pains to maintain it, in the future...

Great review.  Thanks, AJ!

Congrats, I wish you well, and I'm sure you'll enjoy the ride!

Keep us posted. 

Got them all, and got a few hiccups from their server(s) along the way, also.

^ what he said ^