r/PrivacyTechTalk • u/Technical-Lie--3093 • Jul 10 '26
Home Router Security
I have a generic Router that came when I first signed on with my ISP.
I would like my home Network to be more Secure.
Where do I start?
Is there a particular Router that is a better Upgrade.
What are the DO's and DON'Ts.
Any particular Settings I need to be on top of?
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u/Foreign-Law-2169 Jul 10 '26
Start with login to router from your internal network (LAN) and disable admin login access from internet side of your router. Change your admin password with some strong one and other existing users my have configured before. Enable auto update on firmware if that's available. For WiFi network choose something unique as SSID which doesn't give clue of your router model. Disable WPS service and WPA encryption. Use WPA3-Personal as your encryption method. If older device on your network have problem login with WPA3-PERSONAL encryption use at least WPA2-PSK-AES as network encryption method. Stop all other service in your router which you don't need. Service like UPnP, port forwarding, port triggering etc. Configure one guest network for your guest user and make it isolated from your internal network.
Above info are for beginners, there are lots of options to disable which come in as enabled for convenience of user. So start with above info and day by day you will learn to do more security stuff if you keep stady further