Setting Home Hub To private

googler

Kimberley wrote: »

There are about 14 devices that look like this

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What are they?

How many devices do you have connected?

Is this list within the Homehub login - http:// bthomehub.home )without the spaces)

The white homehub has a plate on the rear which shows the network key - as far as I recall, network security is on by default, so you should have had to type this key in when setting up the PC and the hub initially - can you recall?

Kimberley

googler wrote: »

How many devices do you have connected?

Is this list within the Homehub login - http:// bthomehub.home )without the spaces)

The white homehub has a plate on the rear which shows the network key - as far as I recall, network security is on by default, so you should have had to type this key in when setting up the PC and the hub initially - can you recall?

Just my sons Iphone and Laptop, a BT phone and my daughters Laptop. My Homehub is set as default and my son and daughter had to use the key when installing their Laptops and Iphone. My son also installed his friends laptop via the key when he stayed over.

Also when I want to go into my Hub it says
To prevent unauthorised access, your Hub's settings are protected by a password.

Andrew1472

Kimberley wrote: »

There are about 14 devices that look like this

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What are they?

The default wireless encryption key is written on the back of the hub. Is it possible that someone could have got hold of that and passed it around?
I think if it was me, I would make a note of each device listed, so that I could recognise them if they crop up again as I was reconnecting everything, and then change the wireless encryption key as per the link further up the thread.
Then reconnect your pc's, phones etc one by one seeing if they match any of those listed.
It would probably be worth changing the admin password as well while you are at it. http://bthomehub.home/Help.htm#B_ADMIN
It's a bit of a hassle, but you will know for certain that only your devices are connected at the end.

MoneySavingUser

1) You will sometimes get unknown devices - these are usually leftovers from various devices that have connected in the past

2) If you mean when you went to the argos website in your browser and entered your email address into the box autocomplete showed you an email address you do not recognise - then this is to do with your browser and not specifically someone using your internet

Whoevers email it is either installed malware/spyware on your pc or hacked it etc.

You need to run antivirus/malware scans

However it is most likely that it is just something you have forgotten about - have you ever let a friend use your pc or your children allowed their friends to use it? (the autocomplete will show addresses even if they were entered on other websites like facebook and not the argos site)

Kimberley

My sons friends have had their Laptops connected to my Hub, the ones I trust anyway. When my son comes home from holiday tomorrow i'll ask him.

jayme1

if you change the wifi password it will make all previously connected devices unable to connect, until they input the new password (that you would have written down while typing it into the router) that only you know, therefore you will input it into your laptop and give it to your daughter and son so they can connect.
but then anyone else who had been connected would not be able to connect.
I would say just change it if you suspect anyone else who you don't know is using your wifi takes all of a couple of mins to change and input into your computer.

although I must warn you that if you change the password using wifi you will have no internet until you input the new password on your computer, but as a get out (if for some reason you can't change the password on the computer or it doesn't work) you can always connect using ethernet to the router and get the internet back to change the wifi password.

googler

Kimberley wrote: »

Also when I want to go into my Hub it says
To prevent unauthorised access, your Hub's settings are protected by a password.

The default here for UserName and Password is 'Admin' unless you've previously changed it.

There's specialised forums with in-depth info on setup for Homehubs - a quick google should find them

Linbox

Kimberley wrote: »

When I reserved an item at Argos in the Email box an unknown one came up and it doesn't belong to me or any of the kids. How do I set my home hub so people below me or in my street cannot connect to mine?

Nothing to do with router.

Its an entry in your browser cache. = Clear the history in your browser as required.

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patman99

Kimberly, if you are that concerned, then log into the router and change the admin username and password. Also, activate 'MAC Address filtering'. You will need the MAC addresses of all the kit that you wish to allow access via wifi though, so start making a list.

With MAC Address filtering set up, only authourised computers can connect. Whilst you are fiddling with the settings, see if you can re-configure the 'DMZ' settings.

DMZ = De-Militarised Zone. This is used to allow others to connect to the net without being able to access anything on your home network. Give the DMZ an easy to remember IPAddress, then only allow your children's friends to connect via this address or via a wired connection. Remember though to un-tick any boxes that allow BTOpenzone or Fon. access, as people using these slow-down your connection.

joeypesci

WPA2, with MAC filtering will keep most people out. They'll see the security you've put on and move to the next easy target. WPA isn't secure. WPA2 can also be cracked which is why you should use a LONG password and write it down and hide it somewhere. If someone sniffs your WIFI traffic to pick up the WPA2 hank shake, even if they get it and then attempt to crack the HASH, it will take them ages if the password is long enough.

Me cracking WEP on my OWN network (to show how easy it can be)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ROGjDcUdsLg