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Smart Home Monitor
You can set a private Wi-Fi network as your home network. The Kaspersky application displays information about devices that are connected to this network in the Smart Home Monitor window.
Note: This functionality is available in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium only.
Open the Smart Home Monitor window
On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
In the Smart Home Monitor window, the application asks if you want to set the Wi-Fi network as a home network whenever you join a private Wi-Fi network. If you don't have any home network set, the Kaspersky application also displays a notification.
Set a Wi-Fi network as a home network in the Smart Home Monitor window
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- Click Yes, it’s my home network.
The selected network becomes your home network.
You can make the Kaspersky application forget the Wi-Fi network that is no longer your home network.
Note: This functionality is available in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium only.
Forget the current home network
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- In the upper pane, make sure that the required network is selected and click
. - In the dialog that opens, click Forget.
You can manually update the list of devices connected to your home network.
View and update the list of home network devices
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- View the list of devices connected to your home network.
- In the upper pane, click
.
The Kaspersky application updates the list of devices.
Note: You can also view the list of devices found in your home network in the Home page of the main application window.
If a device is no longer connected to your network (for example, an old phone), you can delete this device from the list of devices connected to your home network.
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.
Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.
- In the upper-right corner, click
and choose Change Picture. - In the window that opens, choose a picture for the selected device type or category and click OK.
Note: You can restore the default image by clicking Reset to Default.
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.
Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.
- In the upper-right corner, click and choose Change Name.
- Enter the new device name in the device name field.
Delete a device from the list of devices connected to your home network
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- In the left pane of the window, click a device in the list.
Information about the device appears in the right pane of the window.
- In the upper-right corner, click and choose Forget Device.
The selected device disappears from the list of devices.
If you find an unknown device in the list of devices connected to your home network, you can block access for this device.
Block access to your home network for an unknown device
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- Click the unknown device in the list.
- Copy the MAC address of this device.
- Select your router in the list.
- Click Go to router’s settings.
The router's settings window opens.
- Block the unknown device in your router's settings. For more information, refer to the router's documentation.
- On the sidebar of the main application window, click Smart Home Monitor.
The Smart Home Monitor window opens.
- Select your router in the list.
- Click Go to router’s settings.
The router's settings window opens.
- Set a strong password for accessing your router.
You can change your password to a stronger one.
- Set a unique name (SSID) for your Wi-Fi network.
If you choose a unique name, it can help you to identify your network.
- Set a strong password for your Wi-Fi network.
Without a password, anyone can access your home Wi-Fi network. A strong password protects your Wi-Fi network from unauthorized access by third parties.
- Hide your Wi-Fi network.
In the router's settings, you can hide the name of your Wi-Fi network so that it cannot be detected without specific software.
- Enable encryption.
We recommend that you to use WPA2 (AES/CCMP) Wi-Fi network encryption.
- Disable Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS).
Disabling WPS protects your Wi-Fi network from hacking.
- Enable MAC address filtering.
You can create a list of MAC addresses of the devices you trust and allow them to connect to your Wi-Fi network or block access for specific devices based on their MAC addresses.
- Reduce the signal range.
In the router's settings, you can change the signal range of your Wi-Fi network. If you are using Wi-Fi in an apartment or office, we recommend that you reduce the signal range so that your Wi-Fi network is only accessible within your apartment/office.
- Update the router's firmware to enhance the security of your Wi-Fi network.