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Secure your home Wi-Fi
Two passwords protect your home network — the Wi-Fi password everyone uses to join, and the router's hidden admin password. Set both strong, once.
Which is easier for you?
Open your internet company's app
Most providers — Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, Spectrum — have a free app that runs your home network. Install it from your app store and sign in.
ScreenshotYour provider's app on the home screenFind your Wi-Fi settings
Look for Wi-Fi, Network, or Internet inside the app.
ScreenshotThe Wi-Fi section of the appSet a strong Wi-Fi password
Make sure joining your Wi-Fi requires a password. If it's weak or widely shared, change it — and save the new one in your password manager.
ScreenshotThe "change Wi-Fi password" screenChange the router's admin password
Find admin, router password, or account settings and change it from any factory default. This is separate from the Wi-Fi password — save it too.
ScreenshotThe admin / router password setting
Find the router's address and login
On the sticker on your router, look for a web address (often numbers like 192.168.x.x) and the default login.
ScreenshotThe sticker on the back of the routerOpen it in your web browser
Type that address into your browser and sign in with the login from the sticker.
ScreenshotThe router login page in a browserSet a strong Wi-Fi password
Open Wireless or Wi-Fi settings and set a strong password to join the network. Save it in your password manager.
ScreenshotThe wireless password fieldChange the admin password
Open Administration or System and change the login password away from the factory default. Save it too.
ScreenshotThe admin password setting
If your screen looks a little different, don't worry. Every router and app is laid out a bit differently. Look for "Wi-Fi password" and "admin" or "router password."