How to Set Up Your Wi-Fi for Guests

 

How to Set Up Your Wi-Fi for Guests Inviting friends and family to stay with  you means sharing your precious internet. It also means enduring slowdowns, potential security holes, and sharing the Wi-Fi password. Here are some tips to get your network  ready for guests, so you can focus less on troubleshooting and more on entertaining. What can you do not to share the Wi-fi password? Many routers support a feature  called guest networking, which  creates a separate Wi-Fi network for  friends and family to use when they visit. From the guest network, they can  access the internet, but they can't access network resources  like shared folders, printers. To enable guest networking, you will need to connect to your router's management interface. This is typically done via a mobile app,   but if your router does not have an app  you will have to use the web browser. To get there, open a browser and type the IP address of your router into the address box, usually something like 192.168.1.1. You can find the router IP, username,  and password on the back of your router. Your router will prompt you for a username and  password to access the administrative tools. If you aren't sure what they are, check the user  guide or the manufacturer support website. Quite often this information can be found on the base of the router itself. You should probably change these  default credentials once you log in. From there, look for the Guest Network settings. These settings can vary in location  from router to router, but typically, you'll find them under the Wireless Settings  or in a dedicated Guest Network section. Give your network a name, make sure  access to your local network is turned  off if you have the option, and add  a WPA2/WPA3 password to the network. Ideally, you want a strong password,  but it's a good idea to make it somewhat  easy to remember”you don't want to have  to hunt for the sticky note with the Wi-Fi  password on it every time a guest comes over. After you save the updates new wifi networks  will be available to connect for your guests. This is how you set up your wifi for guests If you stayed until the end please show  your appreciation by liking the video. Also leave us a comment down below and subscribe for more tech videos. Have a great day! How to Set Up Your Wi-Fi for Guests Inviting friends and family to stay with you means sharing your precious internet. It also means enduring slowdowns, potential security holes, and sharing the Wi-Fi password. Here are some tips to get your network  ready for guests, so you can focus less  on troubleshooting and more on entertaining. What can you do not to share the Wi-fi password? Many routers support a feature called guest networking, which  creates a separate Wi-Fi network for friends and family to use when they visit. From the guest network, they can  access the internet, but they  can't access network resources  like shared folders, printers. To enable guest networking, you will need to  connect to your router's management interface. This is typically done via a mobile app,  but if your router does not have an app  you will have to use the web browser. To get there, open a browser and type the IP  address of your router into the address box,  usually something like 192.168.1.1. You can find the router IP, username,  and password on the back of your router. Your router will prompt you for a username and  password to access the administrative tools. If you aren't sure what they are, check the user guide or the manufacturer's support website. Quite often this information can be  found on the base of the router itself. You should probably change these default credentials once you log in. From there, look for the Guest Network settings. These settings can vary in location from router to router, but typically,  you'll find them under the Wireless Settings  or in a dedicated Guest Network section. Give your network a name, make sure  access to your local network is turned  off if you have the option, and add  a WPA2/WPA3 password to the network. Ideally, you want a strong password,   but it's a good idea to make it somewhat  easy to remember”you don't want to have  to hunt for the sticky note with the Wi-Fi  password on it every time a guest comes over. After you save the updates new wifi networks  will be available to connect for your guests. This is how you set up your wifi for guests