How to Secure Home Wi-Fi in 5 Easy Steps

Your wi-fi network is the gateway for every connected device in your home. Phones, streaming devices, gaming consoles and whole-home security systems are all connected to one network.

Without proper security, everything on it can be exposed.

Keeping your home wi-fi secure is crucial to protecting the sensitive data contained across your devices. Here’s what wireless network security means, how to set it up and how fiber internet is the superior choice for protecting your home.

What does secure home wi-fi look like?

A secure wi-fi network should do two important things:

Encrypt your data

Encryption scrambles your readable data and turns it into code that only authorized users or systems can understand. This prevents bad actors from intercepting your sensitive data like credit card numbers, home address, or identity information.

Block unauthorized access

Preventing strangers & malware from accessing your network is key to protecting your data. Features like malware protection, a secure network architecture, and strong passwords all help to prevent strangers or viruses from entering your network.

Here are some easy-to-implement but extremely effective steps you can take to bolster your home network security.

How to secure your wi-fi network in 5 steps

Setting up proper home network security is easy, straightforward and important to your digital safety.

Change your default wi-fi password

Simple, yet incredibly effective. Changing your wi-fi password from its default to a strong password that uses a mix of letters, numbers and symbols is a crucial first step in protecting your home network.

Likewise, updating your password every few months keeps your network protected in the event of any vulnerabilities.

Enable WPA3 encryption

WPA3 is the strongest, most current wireless security protocol available. It's the successor to WPA2, replacing the far more outdated WEP & WPA2 protocols.

Go into your router’s settings and confirm that WPA3 is enabled. If you don’t have WPA3 capabilities, it might be a sign to upgrade to a new router.

Set up a guest network

Creating a guest network keeps visitors’ devices separated from your main network, so they can’t access personal devices or files. This can also help limit exposure if a guest’s device is compromised or accidentally contains malware.

eero Secure, included on all Ezee Fiber plans, allows you to set up a guest network directly from the app in only a few minutes.

Update router firmware regularly

Keeping your router up to date with the latest firmware can protect your security and help improve performance. Updates patch vulnerabilities as they’re discovered, and outdated routers are easier targets.

Check your router settings to make sure you’re on the current available update, or enable automatic updates if your router supports it.

Create separate profiles across devices

Setting up profiles for your family members or device type makes it easier to monitor activity, apply security settings and notice if anything unusual is happening on your network.

eero Secure built into every Ezee Fiber plan

Every Ezee Fiber plan includes an eero device and eero Secure, providing your connection with a suite of advanced security features.

Secure your home network with Ezee Fiber

Home network security has to start with a great network. Ezee Fiber provides the speed, hardware, and protection your home needs, all included on day one.

Featuring WPA3 encryption, advanced security features, eero Secure and a 100% fiber-to-the-home connection, everything you need to reliably secure your home comes standard with Ezee Fiber.

Ready to secure your home network? Sign up for Ezee Fiber today (opens in a new window) and get fast, secure internet built to protect your home.