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Keep your Windows, phones, tablets, software and firmware up to date. We are not fans of third party anti virus software. Windows 10 comes with all of the security you should reasonably need. Always add Microsoft Security Essentials to Windows 7. Don't use any other version of Windows than these two. Don't visit nasty websites. Don't respond to email asking for personal information or taking you to web pages that do the same. Don't run with scissors.

The system requires user authentication before accepting commands from the remote control. This authentication process is only as strong as your user name and password that you have created in Management Suite. You should also lock the Management Suite host computer with a good password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the authorized users of the bell system.

The system requires user authentication before accepting commands from the remote control. This authentication process is only as strong as your user name and password that you have created in Management Suite. You should also lock the Management Suite host computer with a good username and password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the authorized users of the bell system. Use a nickname no one knows they called you in 4th grade. The password should be as long and as random as possible. The app will remember it, but you will need it again if you update your phone. Store it in a secure note using a password manager like LastPass.

If you do not need to access the bells for awhile, use the mobile app Settings menu to Log Out. No one can control the bells without re-authenticating.

Modern routers have firewalls built in, but the most IT professionals will add a dedicated firewall appliance between the incoming internet router or modem and their internal network. In the absence of a dedicated firewall, install a router that includes as many of the items on this [http://routersecurity.org/checklist.php Router Security Checklist] as you can.

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 Keep your Windows, phones, tablets, software and firmware up to date. We are not fans of third party anti virus software. Windows 10 comes with all of the security you should reasonably need. Always add Microsoft Security Essentials to Windows 7. Don't use any other version of Windows than these two. Don't visit nasty websites. Don't respond to email asking for personal information or taking you to web pages that do the same. Don't run with scissors.
-The system requires user authentication before accepting commands from the remote control. This authentication process is only as strong as your user name and password that you have created in Management Suite. You should also lock the Management Suite host computer with a good password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the authorized users of the bell system.
+The system requires user authentication before accepting commands from the remote control. This authentication process is only as strong as your user name and password that you have created in Management Suite. You should also lock the Management Suite host computer with a good username and password to prevent unauthorized users from changing the authorized users of the bell system. Use a nickname no one knows they called you in 4th grade. The password should be as long and as random as possible. The app will remember it, but you will need it again if you update your phone. Store it in a secure note using a password manager like LastPass.
+If you do not need to access the bells for awhile, use the mobile app Settings menu to Log Out. No one can control the bells without re-authenticating.
 Modern routers have firewalls built in, but the most IT professionals will add a dedicated firewall appliance between the incoming internet router or modem and their internal network. In the absence of a dedicated firewall, install a router that includes as many of the items on this [http://routersecurity.org/checklist.php Router Security Checklist] as you can.