Check if your WiFi network is safe from your neighbor with this app
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The security of our connection is one of the aspects that matters most to Internet users. That nobody connects to your WiFi, that they cannot hack your Twitter account... Internet, despite our regrets, is a strainer. And there are people who take advantage of this. Are you sure that no one can enter your WiFi network? Well, it's very simple. And more, if your equipment can connect to your devices through WPS.
Is your router secure? Check it out with this free app
Do you have a slower connection than usual? Do you usually shout your password to your friends and your walls are made of paper? With the free application WPSAppl that you have at your disposal in the Google Play Store, you will leave doubts.When you open it, you just have to start scanning on the arrows icon. Next, you will see a list of all the WiFi networks you can connect to. Each network name will be accompanied by a symbol:
- Green Check: Your network is highly vulnerable. You have WPS on your router and you have it activated, so the app is capable of finding out or creating a random one with which to connect. Please disable WPS on your router and try again.
- Question: In this case, your router has WPS enabled but the application has not been able to recognize which one. However, you can try to connect since most routers follow the same pattern when generating pins for WPS. If your network appears with the question mark, disable WPS.
- Red Cross: If your network appears under a red cross, you have nothing to fear. You do not have WPS enabled and the application is unable to randomly generate it.
The intentions of this free application is to check the security of your router. Any other use is unauthorized and could even be prosecuted by law. So if you want to see if your WiFi is secure, this is one of the best apps we know of.
