Karl Shannon

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  • Change the Network Display Name

    1. Inventory

    To change the Network Display Name Using Fing Desktop, Fing Web App, Fing Mobile App or  Fing App Controlled Monitoring Unit, do this: Change the network display name on Fing Mobile App Click Over...

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  • Recent Network Events

    1. Monitor My Network

    Fing provides a historical overview of all the events that happened on your network.   A network event is any activity or change on your network, and usually is about a device coming online or goin...

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  • New Gateway Alerts and Trusted Gateways

    1. Monitor My Network

      New Gateway Alerts A gateway is a device that routes traffic between two separate networks. For example, a gateway within your home network is your router. Your router acts as a gateway between y...

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  • Wi-Fi Performance Test

    1. Diagnostics

    The Wifi performance test measures the actual speed from the device you are running it to the access point it is connected to.  This shows you the best spots for Wi-Fi connectivity in your home or ...

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  • Bandwidth Analysis

    1. Diagnostics

    If your Internet is slow, you can use the Bandwidth Analysis feature to determine if there is a device currently slowing down your network or using too much band (called Bandwidth Hogging). The Ban...

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  • DigitalFence™

    1. Diagnostics

      What does the Fingbox DigitalFence do? The Fingbox DigitalFence shows you all the Wi-Fi enabled devices within 15 meters of your Fingbox, even if they are not connected to your network. The Fingb...

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  • I get 'DE:AD:C0:DE:CA:FE' on my network

    1. Diagnostics

    You have not been hacked. Since version 1.10.9, Fing has added a 'DHCP server Finder' inside the Fingbox. This discovers every active DHCP server inside the network by sending a fake request with t...

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  • Fingbox General FAQs

    1. FAQs and Reference

     Fingbox vs RoutersThe difference between Fingbox and routers such as Starry, Eero and Luma is that Fingbox is not a router and does not provide your network with Wi-Fi. Instead, Fingbox is a netwo...

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  • Using the Fing Mobile App with iOS 13

    1. Troubleshoot Fing

      Sign in with Apple on Fing Apple’s iOS 13 was launched in 2019. You can sign into your Fing account with 'Sign in with Apple', leveraging Touch ID and Face ID, and use Fing's dark mode directly f...

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  • Troubleshoot Fingbox: Configuration Problems

    1. Troubleshoot Fing

    This article covers common configuration issues.   Problems Logging In to your Fingbox account Open the Fing Mobile App and click Account on the toolbar at the bottom of the page. You are prompted...

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