If you’re like most people, you probably want to give your guests easy access to your Wi-Fi network. But sometimes, you may not have enough time or knowledge to set up a guest network on your own. That’s where Eero comes in! Eero is a Wi-Fi router that enables you to create a private network for yourself and your guests. You can use Eero to create a secure network with password protection and automatic login/logout features. Plus, Eero can help you save bandwidth by routing traffic through its mesh network of routers. To enable guest access on your Eero Wi-Fi network, follow these steps:
- Open the Eero app and sign in. If you don’t have the app installed, download it from the App Store or Google Play store.
- Tap the three lines in the top left corner of the main screen. This will open the Settings menu.
- Under Networking, tap Guest Access. You’ll see three options: Allow Guests On All Networks (recommended), Allow Guests On Specific Networks (if you have multiple networks), and Don’t Allow Guests At All (if you don’t want anyone using your Wi-Fi). We recommend allowing guests on all networks so that everyone has easy access to your Wi-Fi. If you only want specific guests able to use specific networks, choose those networks here. Finally, if you don’t want anyone using your Wi-Fi at all, uncheck Don’t Allow Guests At All and tap Save Changes at the bottom of the screen. ..
When you have guests over who want to use your Wi-Fi, Eero makes it really simple to create a guest network for them to connect to. That way they can get internet access, but they won’t be able to access your local network files or other devices.
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This is particularly useful if you share files over your home’s network that might contain sensitive information. Creating a separate guest Wi-Fi network is a great idea, especially since it allows you to keep your main Wi-Fi password secret.
To get started, open up the Eero app on your smartphone and tap on the menu button in the top-left corner of the screen.
Select “Guest Access” from the list.
Tap on the toggle switch to the right of “Enable” at the top.
Next, tap on “Network name” and give your guest Wi-Fi network a custom name if you’d like. By default, it will simply add “Guest” to the end of your current network name.
After that, tap on “Network password”. It will generate a random password that you can provide your guests.
However, if you want to create your own password, simply tap on “Edit password”, enter in a password, and then hit “Save”.
You can also tap on “Generate a new password” to have Eero come up with a new random password.
One you’ve set the network name and the password, it’s ready to go and guests can immediately connect to it from their devices. If you want to share the network name and password with your guests, you can send them a text message, email, etc. by tapping on “Share guest network”.
From there, pick a service you want to use to share your network details with others.
Eero will automatically create a passage with your guest network’s details that you can send to any of your friends, so that they can connect to your Wi-Fi right when they get to your house without having to ask.
Whenever you want to turn off the guest Wi-Fi network, simply just tap on the toggle switch next to “Enable” to turn it off.
