Computer Tricks and Secrets

Short answer: securing home Wi-Fi comes down to a strong unique password with WPA3 (or WPA2) encryption, changing your router's default admin login, keeping its firmware updated, using a separate guest network, and turning off risky features like WPS. Do these and you shut out the vast majority of intruders. Here is the full checklist. 1. Use WPA3 (or WPA2) encryption In your router settings, set security to WPA3 if available, or WPA2 (AES) at minimum. Never use the old WEP or an open network, those are trivially broken. This encryption is the core of Wi-Fi security. 2. Set a strong, unique Wi-Fi password Use a long passphrase (three or four random words plus numbers is easy to type and hard to crack). Do not reuse a password from other accounts. Length beats complexity, a longer passphrase is stronger and easier to remember than a short cryptic one. 3. Change the router's default admin login This is the step most people skip. Your router's admin page (usually ...