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From this network map, you can manage protection for each PC or device on your network, and fix any reported security vulnerabilities. If you installed McAfee Total Protection. My Home Network also monitors your network for intruders unrecognized or untrusted PCs or devices that try to connect to it. This protection feature might not be turned on, installed, or included in your McAfee software.

To learn about the protection features included in your McAfee suite , read Understanding your protection features. An alert provides information about an event, as well as recommendations and options for resolving security problems. Since alerts are an important part of your McAfee protection, you cannot disable them. You can control which alerts appear for example, you can hide informational alerts and set up basic alert behavior like whether you want to hear a sound with the alert, or if the McAfee logo screen appears on startup.

All of the PCs and devices you use can be added to the network, and viewed from the network map. When you make changes to your network, the network map recognizes those changes and shows them automatically. McAfee also determines if any PCs or devices are already on the network. If McAfee does not find any existing members on the network, it assumes that the PC you're connecting is the first PC on the network.

If you have Total Protection , you will be notified when untrusted PCs enter your network, and you can mark each device as trusted or as an intruder. Remote management allows you to handle many tasks and problems from a single PC — you don't need to be sitting at the PC that requires your attention. Trust a PC on the home network If a new PC with McAfee protection installed connects to the home network, you can invite it to become a trusted member of the network. You can do the same with protected PCs that are already on the network in an untrusted state.

Accept a trust invitation When establishing a new home network, you might receive a trust invitation from a user on another PC, or from you own account on another PC. If you recognize and trust both the PC and the user, it is safe to accept the invitation. Once a PC is trusted, you can view its security status, subscription details, and when it was last updated. You can also manage the trusted PC's protection status, and fix its security issues remotely.

Reject a trust invitation If you receive a trust invitation from a user on another PC and you do not recognize and trust both the PC and the user, reject the invitation. Remove trust If you mark a PC as trusted by mistake, or if you change your mind, you can remove trust from it. When you do, you can no longer view that PC's security status, manage its protection status, or fix its security issues remotely. Mark as intruder Mark a PC or device on your network as an intruder if you don't recognize it, or if you believe it is a potential threat.

My Home Network notifies you when it reconnects to your network.