What is TP-Link HomeCare TM?
TP-Link HomeCare TM provides a kit of features to help you create a personalized, secure network for the whole family. Features include Antivirus, Parental Controls and QoS (quality of service).
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Parental Controls
Whether you want to block inappropriate content, set daily limits for the total time spent online, see which sites your kids are using or pause the internet, you can do it with parental controls, all from the convenience of an app.
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Quality of Service
Choose devices or activities you want to prioritize on your network with Quality of Service (QoS). In just a few taps, you can make sure your laptop or movie stream is first in line for WiFi or Ethernet.
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Antivirus
Every device accesses the internet through your router. That includes products that don’t normally have their own protection from cyber threats. HomeCare TM provides comprehensive antivirus protection for your router, keeping all your connected devices safe.
Adaptive Antivirus
Sensitive information like bank details, medical records and passwords must be kept secure at all times. And with the increasing popularity of smart home devices, such as smart locks and IP cameras, effective network security is no longer something that’s optional.
Antivirus protects every device on your network. It provides malicious content filtering and intrusion prevention, as well as a quarantine for infected devices. An active database protects every connected device from external threats.
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Malicious Site Blocking
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Intrusion Prevention System
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Infected Device Quarantine
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When new malicious URLs go live, HomeCare TM blocks them within 15 minutes, protecting you and your family by automatically preventing access.
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Intrusion prevention identifies and blocks potential threats and fixes vulnerabilities in the network. HomeCare TM protects your Wi-Fi devices from more than 100,000 new threats each day.
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Infected devices detected on your network are automatically quarantined, keeping your personal information safe and preventing the spread of viruses to other devices.
Powerful Parental Controls
Simple, intuitive parental controls make it easy to keep your children safe while they’re online.
Included with HomeCare:
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User Profiles
Easily create a profile for each family member and set custom time limits and online time allowances. Assign devices to profiles so rules extend to individual devices as well as family members.
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Filter Levels
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Time Limits
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Insights
Customizable Quality of Service
With QoS, you can assign bandwidth to the devices you use most, keeping them running their best. Simple controls let you prioritize bandwidth for streaming, gaming, surfing or video chatting.
Application Priority
Optimize your network by assigning priority for favorite activities like gaming, streaming, chatting and surfing—enjoy what you love without lag.
- Gaming
- Streaming
- Chatting
- Surfing
- Download
- High
- Normal
- Low
- Off
Device Priority
Choose which devices always have the fastest connections, or set a schedule to assign device priority for different times of the day.
Mac
179 Mbps↓
iPhone
55 Mbps↓
TV
100 Mbps↓
iPad
91 Mbps↓
Competitor Comparison——HomeCare
| TP-Link HomeCare TM | Netgear Orbi | Google Wi-Fi | Eero | Luma | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom profile | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Content filtering | √ | √ | × | premium | √ |
| Site blocking | √ | √ | √ | × | × |
| Device blocking | √ | √ | × | √ | √ |
| Internet pause | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Time schedule(bed time) | √ | premium | √ | √ | √ |
| Time limit | √ | premium | × | × | √ |
| Log insight | √ | √ | × | × | × |
| Usage monitor | √ | premium | √ | √ | √ |
| Firewall | √ | √ | √ | √ | √ |
| Antivirus | √ | × | × | premium | premium |
| QoS by device | √ | × | √ | × | √ |
| QoS by application | √ | × | × | × | × |
| Free trial | Lifetime of Product | 1 month | all the time | 1 month | 1 month |
| Fee | $ 0 | $4.99 per month | $ 0 | $99/ year (or $9.99 per month) |
$5 per month |
Supported Models
- CATEGORY
- Deco
- WiFi Routers
Deco
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Deco X25
AX1800 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
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Deco X20
AX1800 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
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Deco W3600
AX1800 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6 System
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Hot BuysDeco M5
Deco Whole Home Mesh WiFi
WiFi Routers
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Hot BuysArcher GX90
AX6600 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 6 Gaming Router
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Hot BuysArcher AX11000
AX11000 Next-Gen Tri-Band Gaming Router
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Hot BuysArcher AX6000
AX6000 Next-Gen Wi-Fi Router
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Archer AX50
AX3000 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
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Archer C4000
AC4000 MU-MIMO Tri-Band WiFi Router
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Archer C5400X
AC5400 MU-MIMO Tri-Band Gaming Router
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Hot BuysArcher C2300
AC2300 Wireless MU-MIMO Gigabit Router
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HomeCare at Your Fingertips
Create personalized network settings for each member of your family with the Deco or Tether app, or through our browser interface.
*Free lifetime subscription to TP-Link HomeCare™ is included with purchase on select TP-Link routers at no additional cost. “Lifetime Subscription” refers solely to the life of the purchased device and can not be transferred. TP-Link reserves the right to modify the service and feature at any time.
