You\u2019ve recently discovered that your neighbor has been secretly connecting to your Wi-Fi and piggybacking your bandwidth. Because of such uninvited guests, your internet connection is unstable at times. Sometimes, you clearly notice when your internet does not work as intended.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Of course, sometimes the blame might go to peak times when many users under the same Internet Service Provider go online. However, it can also be because someone has been using your network without permission. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Gaining access to an open wireless network is far easier than expected. For instance, if you keep the default password on your router, neighbors might find its password according to its manufacturers. Furthermore, even if users change passwords, they might switch to something simple. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
You can make your internet connection more immune to neighbors and other entities accessing the network without your permission. This guide will show you how to hide your network name from the list of available connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Every wireless network has an SSID (Service Set Identifier<\/a>) that gives it a unique identity. A sequence of characters, a maximum of 32, forms the SSID to mark out your wireless network. It’s some name for your network. To ensure that you can find and use it efficiently, most network systems broadcast the SSID by default. This factor gives third parties that window of opportunity to find access to your network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Have you ever logged into your router before? If not, you’ll need to identify the IP address of your router. “192.168.1.1” is the default IP address for almost every system. After connecting to the network, you’ll have to fill in this address in your internet browser to log in to your router. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Entering the above address should take you to a page that asks you to enter your login credentials. If it doesn’t, refer to your router’s manual. You may also check the bottom of your router as vital information like the network key, SSID, and encryption key are listed in most routers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You are prompted to log in with your username and password upon entering the correct IP address. If you haven\u2019t set it to something other than the default ones, refer to your router\u2019s manual again for the default login information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In case you haven\u2019t ever customized your login information, the username is likely to be “admin,” and the password shall be left blank. To boost the security of your network, make sure that you change the default login details at the earliest. <\/p>\n\n\n\n This section in the control panel allows you to modify a few default settings in your network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Clicking on the \u201cconfigure\u201d or \u201cmodify\u201d button allows you to configure the network. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Look for the “Hide SSID” option. When you opt to hide your SSID, you stop the automatic broadcast of your browser’s name to anybody using any Wi-Fi-capable device. Anybody wanting to connect to your network must enter its name into the device. <\/p>\n\n\n\n You may also consider these additional steps you can take to boost your network\u2019s security and privacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Incidents of cybercrime are rising with each passing day. Under the circumstances, you should do everything within your means to protect yourself. Preventing unauthorized access to your wireless network is a fundamental step. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The steps we have suggested help boost the privacy of your wireless network to a great extent. Cover your tracks on the internet as much as you can. Enhancing your online privacy and security keeps you safe and secure. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" You\u2019ve recently discovered that your neighbor has been secretly connecting to your Wi-Fi and piggybacking your bandwidth. Because of such uninvited guests, your internet connection<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":14501,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rank_math_lock_modified_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[121],"tags":[5959,5961,5962,5960,4396],"class_list":["post-14498","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-howtos","tag-atlas-vpn","tag-network-security","tag-prevent-unathorized-network-connections","tag-vpn-for-windows","tag-vpn-security","generate-columns","tablet-grid-50","mobile-grid-100","grid-parent","grid-50","resize-featured-image"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14498"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14498\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14500,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14498\/revisions\/14500"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14501"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kifarunix.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fill in your router\u2019s IP address into the address bar of your internet browser<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Put in the login information for access to the Control Panel<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Select home network\/wireless network\/WLAN<\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Unselect Broadcast Network Name <\/h1>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h1>\n\n\n\n