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cathyo's avatar
cathyo
Aspirant
Mar 30, 2020

orbi set up-

Hi

I have just connected an ORBI RBK23 to cope with the increased demand our household. The problem I have is that it when I try and connect I get "your connection is not private"- attackers might be trying to steal your information.

 

What dhould I do?

Thanks

Cathy

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  • CrimpOn's avatar
    CrimpOn
    Guru
    Mar 30, 2020

    This has nothing to do with the Orbi.  Modern browsers are trying to discourage the use of "insecure" web sites, i.e. those that start with http, instead of httpS.  There is usually a very tiny, almost impossible to find, link on this WARNING. GO BACK.  DANGER..THERE BE MONSTERS!!!!! page that says, "I want to go there anyway, so be quiet."

     

    It's especially galling since the Orbi web interface (like almost every router web interface for the past 20 years) is "http".

    • cathyo's avatar
      cathyo
      Aspirant
      Mar 30, 2020

      Thanks for replying. How do I stop it? (sorry-not very computer sav)

       

      • CrimpOn's avatar
        CrimpOn
        Guru
        Mar 30, 2020

        On my browsers, once I have told them to "go to the site anyway", they quit bugging me about that site.

        Or, you could try using a different browser.  (Which do you have?)

         

        If it is not "too personal", you could share a couple of sites that cause this error and we can check them on our Orbi systems to see if the same things happens.