How to protect your TP-Link network devices from potential attacks
130653 In order to make TP-Link devices safer, we advise that customers go through the following steps and check the settings on their own devices to ensure that their networks are not vulnerable to attack.
1. Make sure that an anti-virus software is installed on your computer. If available, please enable the web brower’s anti-phishing function to avoid malicious websites or links.
2. If you are using a wireless router, change the default wireless password to make sure an unauthorized user cannot connect to your network.
How to:
3. Please change the default username/password(admin/admin) of your TP-Link router to one that only you know. If necessary, write down your new username and password.
How to:
For DSL Modem Routers:
FAQ-191
For Wireless Routers:
FAQ-73
4. Please do not allow your web broswer to remember the username and password of your router, and ensure that you close the browser after you finish configuring the router.
5. Please DO NOT enable the ”remote management ” feature on your router unless you really need it.
How to:
For DSL Modems Routers:
FAQ-308
For Wireless Routers:
FAQ-66 (remote iP should be 0.0.0.0 to disable remote access)
If you have any furthur questions, please go to Contact to submit a ticket.
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