Tech Advisor - UK (2020-07)

32 TECH ADVISOR • JULY 2020

WORKING FROM HOME TIPS

leasedtoyoubyyourISP,youcouldtweakthose

settingsaswe’reabouttodescribe.Buteventhough

your ISP can usually remotely administer the router if

somethinggoeswrong,thepotentialfordowntime

may beariskyou’renotwillingtotake.

Secureyourrouter.Beforeyoudoanythingelsewith

yournetwork,ensureyourrouterissecure.There

aretwopasswordsyoushouldlockdown.First,the

password that you and your family use to access your

Wi-Finetworkshouldbea nice,complexpasswordthat

you’llprobablyneedtoenterineachdevicejustonce.

This is a screenshot of a relatively ancient router configuration.

Note while this router requires downloading firmware from a

website, most routers today allow you to auto-download by

clicking a button on the web interface