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Photo by Compare Fibre on Unsplash Bandwidth A faster router will not necessarily give you more internet speed. Your internet speed could improve with a new router if you had an older router. You can only go as fast as…
Image by Muhammad Ribkhan from Pixabay Since most email accounts are free, create separate accounts for different purposes. Having multiple email accounts will improve your security & privacy. Step 1 – Private Account Create a new email address to be…
Image by Юрий Коврижных from Pixabay The top 5 reasons to upgrade your router. 1. No Updates Your router has embedded software called firmware. This controls the security and functionality of the router. Manufactures will provide updates that you can…
Image by gregden from Pixabay Security cameras can help ease the unknown when you are not around or just not aware. For those of you who like to Do It Yourself, here are some easy to install security cameras. Most…
Image by Simon Elliott from Pixabay Having security cameras at home or even at your business gives you peace of mind to be able to view what is happening at your property. You can pull out your phone at any…
The days of only needing a password to get access should be over. We can all enhance our security by enabling MFA or 2FA on our accounts. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay Multi-Factor Authentication (MFA) MFA is when you…
Whether you know it or not, you use a modem & router. They might look the same but the difference will become apparent after reading below. Modem A modulator-demodulator is what we call a modem. It’s the hardware device that…
What are VLANs? Most consumer routers only have two networks (WAN & LAN). WAN (external) having 1 physical interface LAN (internal) having 1 – 5 interfaces Virtual Local Area Network or VLANS are network segmentations. If your router or switch…
There are many Open Source firewalls to choose from. But which one is the best? Best The short answer is: pfSense is the best It’s what I use and recommend when anyone asks. pfSense is based on FreeBSD and you…