How to See Who Is Connected to Your Wi-Fi
ANDY WARYCKA
TECH
Keeping your wireless network secure protects your personal information and keeps outsiders from using your network without permission. If you’re worried about people using your Wi-Fi network without your permission, you can log in to your router’s settings menu and see a list of all devices that are currently connected, allowing you to see what -- and who -- is on your network.
- Cisco and Linksys
- Log
- Click the Status tab at the top of the screen
- Click the button
- Check the list
- D-Link
- Entering the IP address of the router in your browser s URL bar
- Click Setup
- Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home
- Netgear
- Entering the IP address of the router in your browser s URL bar
- Click Attached Devices
- Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home
1 Cisco and Linksys
2 Log
Log in to your router by entering the IP address of the router in your browser’s URL bar, pressing "Enter," then entering your username and password.
3 Click the Status tab at the top of the screen
Click the “Status” tab at the top of the screen.
4 Click the button
Click the button labeled “DHCP Client Table” at the bottom of the page.
5 Check the list
Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home. Computers, phones, tablets and other wireless devices will be listed by client name, IP address and MAC address.
6 D-Link
7 Entering the IP address of the router in your browser s URL bar
Log in to your router by entering the IP address of the router in your browser’s URL bar, pressing "Enter", then entering your username and password.
8 Click Setup
Click “Setup” at the top of the page and scroll down to view the Dynamic DHCP Client List at the bottom of the page. If you can’t find it there, other models of D-Link routers put this client list under the “Status” tab.
9 Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home
Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home. Computers, phones, tablets and other wireless devices will be listed by client name, IP address and MAC address.
10 Netgear
11 Entering the IP address of the router in your browser s URL bar
Log in to your router by entering the IP address of the router in your browser’s URL bar, pressing "Enter", then entering your username and password.
12 Click Attached Devices
Click “Attached Devices” on the left side of the screen.
13 Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home
Check the list of devices listed on the window versus the devices in your home. Computers, phones, tablets and other wireless devices will be listed by client name, IP address and MAC address.
- Take care not to inadvertently alter any settings while in the router interface. Close the browser window to ensure any changes are not saved.
- If you don’t know the IP address of your router, try 192.168.1.1, 192.168.0.1 or consult the manufacturer’s documentation.
- If you’ve forgotten the username and password for your router, try the defaults for your router. Cisco and Linksys use a blank username and “admin” as the password. D-Link routers use “admin” as the username with a blank password. Netgear routers use a username of “admin” and also “admin” as the password.
- If the default username and password don’t work, reset the the router to factory settings by pressing and holding the “Reset” button on the back of the router for 30 seconds. This will cause all information, including your network’s name and password, to be reset.
- If you find devices you can’t identify listed in the client list, change the password for your wireless network immediately. Choose a strong password that uses at least 12 characters and use a mix of upper and lowercase letters, numbers and symbols.
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