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How and when to limit or turn off Wi-Fi access

You can improve network security and free up bandwidth by managing the router’s Wi-Fi access:

Turn Wi-Fi off when you’re not using it.
Hide the name of your Wi-Fi network from people who don’t know it.
Allow only particular devices, with MAC address you specify, to access your Wi-Fi network.

Verizon has a variety of tools to configure Wi-Fi access controls:

My Verizon
Your router

Turn off Wi-Fi access using My Verizon
If you have a Fios Quantum Gateway or a Fios Advanced Wi-Fi Router, sign into My Verizon to turn off Wi-Fi. To make the change.

hover over Services, select Internet > under My Network select a network to Manage > switch Enable Wi-Fi Access off and save changes

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Configure router Wi-Fi access settings manually
Your Verizon router has wireless access settings to disable Wi-Fi access, hide Wi-Fi name (SSID), or limit access to specific wireless devices. The features are designed to allow different levels of Wi-Fi access settings. To make a change.

Open your browser and enter 192.168.1.1

Sign in with the router username and password

Router name is admin. You can find the default router password on the router label

If you changed the router password and don’t remember it, you will need to reset the router to factory default settings. Learn how to reset the router

Follow the onscreen directions or your router's user guide to change your Wi-Fi access settings

For detailed instructions, check your home router’s user guide.
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