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Always check the links in an email before clicking!!


If you are unsure phone your provider, go to their official website or email them directly


NEVER click a link in an email without checking


This "FAKE Netflix" email has all the hallmarks of fraud.

  1. Addressed to Dear customer

  2. Threats of account limitation or closure

  3. Time constraint pressuring a quick response

  4. Convoluted wording

  5. The web link is NOT a Netflix address

  6. The from address is NOT a Netflix address

Hovering over the Verify button shows "tehchelkfeh13.com"


It should show something like

https://www.netflix.com/nz/



Hovering over the Verify button shows = hover your mouse pointer over the verify button without clicking shows you where the button or link will take you

Almost everytime Microsoft update Windows or Edge they change your search and home page settings. Not only is this annoying but they make it worse by changing where these settings are with almost every version of Edge. The following instructions are for the latest version as at Aug 2020


To Change Your Home Page

  • Open Microsoft Edge

  • Click the three menu dots (top right)

  • Click Settings

  • Click On Startup

  • Click the dot into Open a specific page or pages

  • Click Add a new page

  • Type in your desired home page (eg: google.co.nz)

  • Press Add

  • Close and re-open Edge


You can have more than one tab open everytime you open microsoft Edge. Add more pages using the instructions above


Note! The more tabs you set to open the slower Edge will open and the slower the pages will be to load


To Change Your Search Engine

  • Open Edge

  • Click the three menu dots at the top right

  • Click Privacy and services

  • Scroll down to the bottom in the right panel

  • Click Address Bar

  • Click the drop down and select your search engine choice



To remove or add search engines click Manage search engines


SSID is short for service set identifier

In layman's terms, the SSID is the name of your Wi-Fi network

Method One (Easy)

  • Look on the bottom or back of your modem/router for a wifi key or password


Method Two (Easy)

  • Ask your Kids or Grand Kids


Method Three (Moderate)

Windows computer - **Must be connected to your Wi-fi network already

Press the Windows key and R

Type ncpa.cpl in the run box and press Enter

Right click on the wireless network adaptor and select Status

Click the Wireless Properties button

In the Properties dialog that appears, move to the Security tab

Click the Show characters check box


Method Four (Moderate)

Windows 10

Press the Windows key and R

Type cmd in the run box and press Enter

Type netsh wlan show profile in the cmd black screen and press Enter

Look for your SSID

Type in netsh wlan show profile ***** key=clear, press Enter ( ***** is your SSID. Replace ***** with your SSID name)

Under Security Settings in Key Content will be the last saved password


Method Five (Difficult)

  • Connect a computer using a LAN cable to your modem/router

  • Press the Windows key and R

  • Type cmd in the run box and press Enter

  • Type ipconfig in the cmd black screen and press Enter

  • Note the default gateway number (192.168.0.1)*

  • Open your web browser

  • In the address bar type in the default gateway number and press enter

  • You should be presented with your modem/router login page

  • Enter the username and password and press enter (Check the back of your modem/router for these)

  • Look for the Wi-fi section then Wi-Fi security section

  • Look for a password box

  • Look for a check box to either show or hide the password (check/uncheck)

We recommend you do not make any changes to your modem configuration. if you make changes to your Wi-Fi settings you will need to reconnect "ALL" of your Wi-fi devices (Phones, Tablets, Printers, TVs, Notebooks and so on)



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