We have all experienced or heard at least once that an unwanted user has hacked into our Wi-Fi. Of course, if this intrusion has been done without our permission, then we can also call it theft, the term “wifi stealing” is used.
Whatever the situation you are facing, you should definitely know, for your best security, who is using your Wi-Fi without your permission and how you can stop them.
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Today we present to you the steps you need to follow to achieve this:
Login to your router.
Different routers have different login styles, so we've put together a short list, and one of them will probably work for you.
- Type in the router's IP address in the browser address bar directly 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1
- If the above doesn't work, you can try routerlogin.com and you will be redirected to your router admin panel.
- Enter the administrator username and password.
- When you enter the Admin panel, look for menu options such as 'Connected devices' or 'Attached devices'.
- If you find this menu, you will be able to see the MAC Address, IP Address and Device name of all devices connected to your network. In the image below you can see what “Attached devices” looks like.
If you notice the name of an extra user or extra device, then these are the intruders using your wifi without your permission.
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You found them! How will you stop them?
You can follow these steps to secure your network to the best of your ability:
- change the password immediately, and set a stronger one.
- you can disable SSID broadcast.
- For a more effective solution, we recommend setting a filter based on the MAC address of the devices.
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