HouseCall™ for Home Networks
Scan your home network and connected devices using your computer or favorite mobile device.
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An increasing number of smart devices - like IP cameras, smart televisions, and storage devices - now connect to home networks.
Many devices have security issues that attackers can use to take control of them or the home network itself, which can lead to privacy leaks or much worse.
HouseCall for Home Networks scans all of the devices connected to your home network to identify potential risks and offer suggestions about how to eliminate them.
Trend Micro HouseCall for Home Networks scans your home network to help you answer the following questions:
- Who has connected to my home Wi-Fi network?
- Are my home network and connected devices safe from hackers and malicious software?
- What should I do if my network or devices are vulnerable?
Use a simple one-tap scan to detect all of the devices connected to your home network and check them for security risks. HouseCall for Home Networks also provides helpful advice on protecting your devices and keeping your digital life safe.
HouseCall for Home Networks:
- Works using intelligent network scanning technology
- Scans devices connected to your home network
- Finds device vulnerabilities
- Provides helpful advice for keeping your network and devices secure
- Gives you a report about the status of your network and devices
FAQs
HouseCall for Home Networks checks for high risk vulnerabilities, with more vulnerabilities to be added in the future.
Examples of checked vulnerabilities:
- SSL-Poodle
- Shellshock
- Heartbleed
- WannaCry
HouseCall for Home Networks also checks devices for open ports.
You should use HouseCall for Home Networks frequently, as new vulnerabilities and network risks may appear after the first scan. Using HouseCall for Home Networks is free. HouseCall for Home Networks can also detect when new devices join your network.
HouseCall for Home Networks is limited to home network use.
Before using this on a network, you should be the administrator of the home network, or you should have access permission from the administrator. Additionally, you should be the administrator of the devices in the network which would be scanned by HouseCall for Home Networks, or you should have access permission from the administrator of the devices.
There is a maximum number of devices that can be scanned by HouseCall for Home Networks in a home network.
Devices must be on and connected to the network when a scan is performed. Additionally, because most mobile devices disconnect from Wi-Fi automatically in order to save battery power, they may not be detected.
The information shown depends on the network or device. You can edit device information on the device detail page.
The router may temporarily lock down after a scan, as a precautionary measure. It should unlock after a set time period, so you can try to access the administrative console later.
HouseCall for Home Networks checks for device risks in the network. Some security products might detect the scan as suspicious, and show a warning message or block user access.
System Requirements
| Computer Hardware |
Intel® Pentium® or compatible processor 256MB of RAM (512MB recommended) At least 100MB available disk space |
| Operating Systems | Microsoft® Windows® 8.x Microsoft® Windows® 10 Mac® OS 10.12 or later Android 5.0 and later iOS 8.0 or later |