Why Your Wi-Fi Router Needs “Guest Mode”
It may not seem like it, but your Wi-Fi router is one of the most personal things in your home. All internet traffic from every connected gadget in your home goes through this little device. That’s enough to keep it safe from any outsider, and it doesn’t require a paid security subscription or even a VPN to protect your primary internet connection. As it stands, your Wi-Fi router probably already has this feature built in: it’s called “guest mode” and, as the name suggests, it creates a separate SSID (Service Set Identifier) from your main network with a different name. password and traffic.
Guest modes come with their own unique passwords and settings and are easy to create, edit, destroy and rebuild. Go to your Wi-Fi admin page, dig around and you’ll find some kind of guest mode in the settings. Nowadays, even cheap routers have this feature.
A separate network name and password means you don’t have to give guests information about the main network, which only you and your family can access. If your guest mode has parental controls or any restrictions, enable them. You don’t want to be caught off guard after your friend’s son decides now is the time to download pirated movies from your home. Restrictions like these absolve you of liability: they protect you not only from bullying kids, but also from intruders who use your network to run illegal websites or services.
You can also disable secondary internet for any reason without affecting your network usage. If you need to make sure your child doesn’t watch YouTube all night, you can turn off their “guest” network at any time and your YouTube browsing will be uninterrupted all the time.
Guest mode is also easy to find in the list of networks, and since the network is already limited, you can use an easy-to-type password to get them in faster. Or simplify it all by creating Wi-Fi QR codes for the guest network only. A simple share button on Android and iPhone will also help .
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