Having strangers connected to your Wifi can not only affect the speed of your connection, it can also represent an important danger to the safety of your data and your devices; since a cybercriminal that access inside the network can take advantage of the situation to steal its control. Be that as it may, the Internet user should know that he has mechanisms at his disposal to detect intruders and expel them.
To detect a stranger connected to your wifi, you must first have access to your router configuration. These types of devices usually have a web interface that you can access from any device connected to your network, whether your smartphone or your computer. You just have to write the Router IP address in the browser, which is a code made up of several digits.
The easiest way to know What is your IP It is entering the application of settings in the ‘smartphone’ or the tablet and accessing the configuration of the network from there. You should keep in mind that in order to see it you must be connected at that time to the Wi -Fi.
Once you know the IP, you must copy it and write it in the device browser you are using and the router configuration will be displayed. Once there, you must enter your user and password (if you have not changed them, they usually come by default in the router manual). Within the administration panel, look for a section called ‘connected devices’ or ‘customer list’, where all devices that are using your network will be displayed at that time. This list usually shows the name of the connected device, the IP address and the MAC address of each. If you observe any device that you do not recognize, it is possible that there is someone connected without your permission.
How to remove the connection?
In addition to checking the device list and removing the connection from there, you can also change the password of your Wi -Fi network to make sure that no one else can access it. Keep in mind that although you block a device, the stranger, most likely, continues to know the keys to use your connection; So performing a password change can be more useful if you want to leave the problem settled.
