5 Pro Router Control Apps for Protecting Your Network During the Holidays

Manage your home network during the year's busiest season.

December 17, 2013 TD Staff Leave a Comment

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SubnetInsight

BluesWine, Inc.

$5.99

Rated: 4+

Requirements: iOS 4.3 or later. Compatible with iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This app is optimized for iPhone 5

Your iOS device is connecting to various Wi-Fi Networks at your office, home and public spaces. In their networks, there are many devices such as computers, mobile devices, servers, printers and VoIP phones. SubnetInsight scans devices connected to current Wi-Fi network automatically, collects very various information, and support to manage these information systematically for each Wi-Fi network profiles in real-time.

Features:

Auto-scan: Starting to scan automatically when it gets connected to Wi-Fi networks without any user configuration.

Networks management: Supporting the information for each Wi-Fi network.

Network information: Managing public IP address and its history, and geological locations.

Powerful host scan: Finding out all of the hosts in the subnet including hidden host.

Hosts management: You can easily see the status of hosts in the subnet such as online/offline and IP allocation.

Name resolving: Resolving host name via NIC Vendor, NetBIOS, Bonjour, MDNS, UPNP and etc.

Port scanning: Scanning well-known ports of hosts.

Host fingerprinting: Deciding the host type between Windows, Linux/Unix, Mac OSX, mobile device, network printer and VoIP phone.

Info exporting: Support to export the results via mail in app

Real-time updated UI: UI is automatically updated when information are changed.

Supporting iOS4.0 multitasking

Linksys Smart Wi-Fi

Linksys LLC

Free

Rating: 3.8

Requirements: Android 2.2 and Up

With Linksys Smart Wi-Fi you can get access into your home network from anywhere at any time. From your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi mobile app easily tap into your home network to check the connection status of your devices, give a guest access to the Internet, or block your child from accessing social networking sites when they should be doing homework. You can even prioritize what devices on your network get priority bandwidth to reduce lag times and buffering.

Features:

Remote Access: Access and manage your network on the go using your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi account.

Guest Access: Easily give your friends and family Internet access on your separate guest network. Simply tap on your Linksys Smart Wi-Fi app to get and share your guest network password.

Media Prioritization: Prioritize which devices on your network get the most bandwidth for less lag time and buffering.

Parental Controls: Create a safe Internet experience for your kids, even on-the-go. From your mobile phone or tablet, restrict access to specific web sites or block specific devices from accessing the Internet.

Neatgear Genie

Netgear Inc.

Free

Rating: 3.6

Requirements: Android 2.2 and Up

The Netgear Genie App is an easy, way to manage, monitor and repair your home network with your mobile device. While on your home network Network Genie app gives you access to your router without having to boot up your computer: Wireless Settings, Network Map, Live Parental Controls, Guest Access, Traffic Metering, My Media, and more.

MyRoutersPro for iPad

Edwin Lam

Cost: $3.99

Rating: 4+

Requirements: iPad. Requires iOS 3.2 or later

MyRouters Pro for iPad is specifically designed for network administrators using Cisco or Juniper routers. With a robust list of features, this app for iOS is meant to turn an iPad into a control pad instead of just a ssh terminal client

Features:

support SSH-2 and TELNET access to network objects

support VGA-out to external monitor/projector at resolution of 1024x768 for login sessions and log viewing (requires iPad dock connector to VGA adapter)

include PING, TRACEROUTE and integrated BROWSER

allows access to NON-STANDARD PORTS other than 22 and 23

support SSH authentication by passwords or public key

allows IMPORT of public and private key pair

master password to prohibit invalid access to the app and its data

store router credentials with strong encryption for one-touch login

configurable to ask for password every time before login to target

support up to five concurrent login sessions

well-designed user interface to MINIMIZE TYPING when accessing to command line interface

provide three command sets for “touch-and-send”

command sets can be edited as normal text files (effectively supports unlimited number of “macros”)

customized commands can be imported to the command sets by copy-and-paste from other apps, e.g. Mail

ad-hoc commands can be entered through a command bar

logs of each login session can be saved for subsequent review or sent out through in-app mail function

6 user-selectable fonts (with 3 monospaced), adjustable font sizes and different color themes

support portrait and landscape modes

Ping and Traceroute are implemented (to run from the iPad) as supplementary tools for troubleshooting

support simultaneous pings to multiple targets

support reverse DNS lookup in Traceroute

include integrated browser for viewing manuals on the Cisco & Juniper web sites (also serves as a “private browser” for web surfing)

Fing

Overlook

Cost: Free

Rating: 4.8

Requirements: Android 2.1 and up

Fing allows users to view their entire network from their Android dewvice. Using this app, customers are able to discover new networks and observe how their current networks are running.

Features:

network discovery

service scan (TCP port scan)

ping

traceroute

DNS lookup

Wake on LAN

Fingbox (sync, backup, merge, monitor, notifications)

TCP connection tester

MAC address and vendor gathering

customizable host names and icons

connectivity detection

geolocation

Integrated launch of third-party Apps for SSH, Telnet, FTP, FTPS, SFTP, SCP, HTTP, HTTPS, SAMBA

Hosting relatives or friends for a holiday get together can be a trying experience, worrying whether or not your home network is secure and able to handle increased mobile activity should not get in the way of your plans. Router management and WiFi access apps offer you the tools you need to manage your network anywhere in your house.

Router management apps let you control essential router settings like guest access, parental controls and VPN labels, making sure your network is accessible as you see fit. These apps detail your router to help you see hosts, devices on network, VPN range as well as manage how your device connects to the network.

Because an increased amount of devices on your network is inevitable; you need to ensure that you have the ability to provide network access when you need it most. From sharing family photos to looking up old friends, network troubles are an unnecessary obstacle.

This following collection features router control and WiFi access apps that will serve a variety of purposes. From basic WiFi management and review to more advanced functions, these apps are made for managing your network regardless if size and in some cases, brands of routers.

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