Please make sure you are running the latest version of AVG anti-virus before you connect to the network.
1. Windows – AVG Free Anti-virus and spyware protection
If you are accessing the network from a public hotspot please use a secure client to connect to the network. It will encrypt all traffic.
2. Windows PuTTy
An excellent SSH client for Windows.
http://www.filehippo.com/download_putty/
3. Windows – Bitvise Tunnelier – An easy-to-use secure tunnel – Free for personal use
The link below takes you to the Bitvise download page. Scroll down the page to the Tunnelier area. Tunnelier can be used to create a secure tunnel over an unsecured network. See the how-to’s for instructions on setting up a secure tunnel.
Be sure to read the license agreement. Tunnelier is free for individual use.
Tunnelier – Free Secure Tunnels
4. Windows/OSX – Proxifier (Latest version 2.9 September 10, 2009) – for dealing with firewalls.
The link below takes you to the download page for proxifier. Be sure to read the license agreement. Proxifier is free for use for a 31 day period.