How to Make Your Home Network Better
Your Kids internet activity is suspicious and at risk. The problem in most cases is that the parents and kids usually aren’t aware.
Let’s tackle the common questions we receive from Parents:
- Why is my internet so slow?
- How do I monitor my kids TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media account?
Well there are a few answers, some you won’t like, and other really helpful.
Question: Why is my internet so slow?
Answer: There are several factors that could contribute to a slow internet connection. Here’s a short list:
- Home Wiring & Equipment – your best performance will be based on your weakest link. That means, if your home network is slow at a single point that could be the root of all issues (i.e. Network Switch, Cabling, Wiring to Wireless Devices).
- Wireless Access Point – there are several apps you can download to view your neighbors congested wireless network channel traffic. Essentially, you all can’t be driving in the same virtual highway to the internet because of a possible collision. Download apps Wireless Analytics tools to perform a scan and figure out which channel is the most congested one and move away from that one.
- Your Internet Service Provider – If you’ve checked off the first two items and you have Comcast, AT&T, or another provider call their support and submit a ticket requesting a technicians assistance. Tip: during colder months such as Fall and Winter mice get into the outside ISP neighborhood communication central boxes and cause damage by chewing the wires. This is often the fix for most issues.
Question: How do I monitor my kids TikTok, Snapchat, Instagram, Twitch, and other social media accounts?
Answer: This one you won’t like, but you will appreciate how far privacy and security has evolved with technology.
- Social Media companies have made it almost impossible to view user to user messages. Meaning that information is protected through an encryption method and not stored on a central server. That means the messages cannot be intercepted or analyzed through any logs.
- Next-Generation Firewalls like our Fortinet appliances allow you to implement restrictions and controls on specific family devices. The security options to implement schedules, monitoring, denying, allowing, or inspecting certain inbound or outbound app traffic are very useful with younger children. These Firewalls also help prevent risks of data theft, embedded viruses in websites, or social media apps from exfiltrating personal data.
- Mobile Carriers like AT&T have family options like Secure Family which allows you to fully control both mobile and tablets enrolled in the plan. A very powerful and recommended feature to enable in case kids decide to disconnect from the home wireless network in an attempt to bypass security controls by your Firewall.
Better and Secure Home Internet Experience in 4 Steps
Step 1. Select an Internet Service Provider (ISP)Your primary ISP should be someone reliable and able to respond quickly to issues
Step 2. Firewall Commercial GradeAdvanced Security Features, SDWAN, Safe and Secure Internet Browsing
Step 3. Powerful & Realiable WirelessImprove your wireless signal and reliability in highly congested living neighborhoods
Step 4. Install Endpoint ProtectionHaving a reliable
Step 1
Internet Provider
Recommended for remote rural areas
Step 3
Wireless
Step 2
Firewall
Step 4
Endpoint Protection
