Firewalla Purple is a little security firewall and router that can enhance the security of any network or act as a short range wireless router on its own.
. Again, it's somewhat intimidating, but easy enough to follow. Then, when you get to your destination, plug in the Firewalla Purple router, use the app to connect it to the local WiFi, and then connect to the Purple instead of the public access point.
. Essentially, once you connect your Purple to the local network, then connect a device to the network and complete any steps that need to be taken care of on your phone or laptop, your Purple will function normally.The great thing about connecting to Purple instead of a local hotel network is that if you've set up rules on your device, you'll take those with you. So ad blocking, content filtering, online activity monitoring and more are all still available.
If you have multiple Firewalla devices, you can even set up a private VPN so that Purple connects to your home network and usesThere is an astonishing amount of data that the Purple can reveal about your network traffic and if you want to dig in, you can do just that. But the crucial bit, keeping your devices safer, doesn't require much more than a few setup steps.