Smart Home Monitor

This section contains information about how to use Kaspersky application to find out which devices are connected to your wireline Ethernet network and the Wi-Fi network.

About the Smart Home Monitor component

Available only in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium.

Hackers could potentially capture your password or hack into your home network to take advantage of your Internet or steal your data. Kaspersky application protects your wireline Ethernet networks and Wi-Fi networks against unauthorized connections.

As soon as you confirm that your home network is detected correctly, we begin monitoring devices connected to that network and some vulnerabilities such as a weak Wi-Fi password or router encryption. If we detect vulnerabilities or a new device on the network that you have not previously identified as a known device, we will warn you about it and suggest recommendations to let you take steps to protect your home network and devices that use it.

Notifications about home network vulnerabilities are only available in Kaspersky Premium. Notifications about new devices connecting to your home network are available in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium.

When the device connects to your network, Kaspersky application prompts you to confirm if the network is your home network. If you confirm that it is your home network, the application asks if you want to view devices connected to the network:

• If you agree, Kaspersky application shows a list of devices connected to this network and notifies you if a new device has connected to it.
• If you refuse, Kaspersky application does not notify you when a connection to this network is established again, and does not display the list of devices that are connected.

You can disable Smart Home Monitor. When you disable the component, Kaspersky application stops notifying you about connections to your network.

To learn other available security methods for connecting to Wi-Fi networks, visit the Kaspersky Support website.

How to enable or disable Smart Home Monitor

To enable or disable Smart Home Monitor:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Click in the lower part of the window.

   This opens the Settings window.

3. Select the Security settings section.
4. Select the Firewall component.
5. Do one of the following:
   • To enable Smart Home Monitor, select the Show devices that are connected to my networks check box.
   • To disable Smart Home Monitor, clear the Show devices that are connected to my networks check box.

How to view devices on my network

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Kaspersky application shows the following information about devices connected to your Wi-Fi network or the wireline Ethernet network:

• Device name
• Device manufacturer
• Device type (e.g., computer, mobile device, router, gaming console, or video camera)
• Operating system installed on the device
• MAC address (unique network ID of the device)
• IP address of the device
• Time when disconnected devices were last detected in the network
• Kaspersky applications installed on your device

If a router is detected on your home network, its device card will suggest installing Kaspersky VPN Secure Connection on the router to enable Kaspersky VPN. Available only in Kaspersky Plus and Kaspersky Premium.

Kaspersky VPN functionality is not available in some regions.

How to view devices that are connected to your network

How to change the device name

How to change the device type

How to deny network access for a device

To deny network access for a device:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Go to the Smart Home block, and click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • In the main application window, click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • Click the <network name> link that is displayed in the lower part of the main window.
3. In the Smart Home Monitor window, select the device that you want to disconnect.

   This opens a window with information about this device that includes information about the MAC address of the device.

4. Write down the MAC address of the device
5. Block the device MAC address in your browser settings. Visit the website of the specific vendor to view the User Guide for your router.

After the MAC address is blocked, the device will not be able to connect to your network.

How to delete a network with no connections from the list

To delete a network with no connections from the list:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Go to the Smart Home block, and click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • In the main application window, click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
3. Click the <network name> link that is displayed in the lower part of the main window.

   This takes you to the Smart Home Monitor window.

4. Click the arrow in the right part of the list to expand it and click next to the network that you want to remove.

The network will be deleted from the list.

How to disable notifications when devices connect to my network

To disable notifications when devices connect to the network:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Go to the Smart Home block, and click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • In the main application window, click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • Click the <network name> link that is displayed in the lower part of the main window.
3. In the Smart Home Monitor window, click the button next to the network and select the item Disable notifications.

Kaspersky application will no longer show you notifications if any devices connect to this network.

You can also disable notifications for the selected network when Kaspersky application shows you a notification that a device has connected to this network. To do this, in the notification window click the link Disable notifications for this network.

How to send feedback about Smart Home Monitor

To send feedback to Kaspersky about the operation of the Smart Home Monitor component:

1. Open the main application window.
2. Do one of the following:
   • Go to the Smart Home block, and click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • In the main application window, click the View button in the Smart Home Monitor section.
   • Click the <network name> link that is displayed in the lower part of the main window.
3. In the Smart Home Monitor window, click the button and select the item Send feedback.

   This opens the Help us improve! Leave your feedback window.

4. Please rate the component on a 5-point scale by choosing from 1 to 5 stars.
5. If you awarded a component 3-5 stars:
   1. If you want to add a comment to your feedback, enter it in the Details field.
   2. Select the I agree to provide my personal data (unique ID of my computer) to improve the software and I accept the terms of the Privacy Policy check box.
6. If you awarded a component 1-2 stars:
   1. If you want to notify Kaspersky about a problem with the Smart Home Monitor component, select the subject with the closest meaning from the Topic drop-down list.

      You can select one of the following options from the list:

      • Inconvenient to use. Select this item if you are experiencing inconveniences when using the Smart Home Monitor component.
      • Application takes a long time to search for devices in the network. Select this item if the Smart Home Monitor component is operating too slowly.
      • Application incorrectly identifies devices in the network. Select this item if the application incorrectly determines the names and/or types of devices connected to the Wi-Fi network or the wireline Ethernet network.
      • Too many notifications about new devices in the network. Select this item if the application shows you too many notifications about new devices in the Wi-Fi network or the wireline Ethernet network.
      • Reduced computer performance. Select this item if the use of the Smart Home Monitor component slows the performance of your computer.
      • Cannot configure the component. Select this item if you experience difficulties when configuring the Smart Home Monitor component.
      • Other. Select this item if the problem you are experiencing is not covered by the other items.
   2. If you want to add a comment to your feedback, enter it in the Details field.
   3. Select the I agree to provide my personal data (unique ID of my computer) to improve the software and I accept the terms of the Privacy Policy check box.
7. Click the Send button.

When this data is sent, Kaspersky receives and processes the following information:

• Your feedback, which contains an assessment of component performance, the issue topic, and comments.
• Operating system information and version.
• Information about the installed application and its version.

Kaspersky receives and processes this information in encrypted form for the purpose of analyzing errors and improving the performance of the Smart Home Monitor component. Kaspersky does not require you to provide any personal information when sending feedback, and does not collect such information. For details on how personal data is processed, please refer to the Kaspersky Privacy Policy.