Use this when your home is full of connected gadgets and you are not sure they are safe. It gives a plain-language checklist for passwords, updates, a guest network and device settings.
Help me make my home network and smart devices more secure. My router and provider: [MODEL OR "NOT SURE"] Devices on the network: [PHONES, TV, CAMERAS, SPEAKERS, PLUGS, ETC.] How comfortable I am with settings: [BEGINNER / SOME EXPERIENCE] Give me a step-by-step checklist in plain language: change default passwords, update the router and devices, use a guest network for smart devices, turn off settings I do not need, and check what each camera or speaker records. Tell me which steps depend on the model, so I look in the official manual. Do not ask me for my passwords.
Tip: Never type your Wi-Fi password into a chat. The steps do not need it.
Before you send it, replace the parts in [square brackets] with your own details:
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