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How to protect the wi-fi router and home LAN.
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<blockquote data-quote="HarborFront" data-source="post: 889026" data-attributes="member: 55987"><p>D-Link Exo Series Routers</p><p></p><p>[URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dlink.com/en/latest-news/d-link-introduces-new-exo-router-series-with-mcafee-protection[/URL]</p><p></p><p>First things first</p><p></p><p>1) Update all firmware for your devices and that include router, smartv, phone, PC, laptop etc</p><p>2) Connect one device at a time and test it</p><p>3) Leave all router settings in default. Slowly enable those you are comfortable with</p><p>4) Do NOT enable McAfee protection in the router. Test to make sure all device speeds and performance are ok first. After that enable McAfee protection and compare speed and performance. If speed and performance suffers badly now then McAfee protection is the culprit. </p><p>5) Check your surrounding WiFi network traffic congestion. Move to another band and switch channel if necessary. Use WiFi Analyzer app on your android phone to check or the free WiFi Analyzer from MS Store on your PC/laptop to check</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="HarborFront, post: 889026, member: 55987"] D-Link Exo Series Routers [URL unfurl="true"]https://www.dlink.com/en/latest-news/d-link-introduces-new-exo-router-series-with-mcafee-protection[/URL] First things first 1) Update all firmware for your devices and that include router, smartv, phone, PC, laptop etc 2) Connect one device at a time and test it 3) Leave all router settings in default. Slowly enable those you are comfortable with 4) Do NOT enable McAfee protection in the router. Test to make sure all device speeds and performance are ok first. After that enable McAfee protection and compare speed and performance. If speed and performance suffers badly now then McAfee protection is the culprit. 5) Check your surrounding WiFi network traffic congestion. Move to another band and switch channel if necessary. Use WiFi Analyzer app on your android phone to check or the free WiFi Analyzer from MS Store on your PC/laptop to check [/QUOTE]
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