eero is a system of add-ons that piggyback on your modem to eliminate Wi-Fi deadspots. Depending on the size of the home, the setup comes with one ‘eero’, a tri-band Wi-Fi access point with two ethernet ports that plugs into the modem, and additional ‘beacons’ that plug in to outlets in the various rooms that need a Wi-Fi upgrade.
Using machine learning, the system also adapts to provide consistent service. An example the company uses is their solution for when a beacon goes offline: the system is set up to detect any changes in service and automatically re-direct Wi-Fi signals to avoid disruption. Device usage, system health and network stats can also be checked using the system’s smartphone app.
New apartment, same great WiFi setup and speed thanks to @nsweaves @geteero
My WiFi speeds are looking great with my @geteero system! pic.twitter.com/nkqS8ibIFX
— Henry McNamara (@HenryLMcNamara) June 18, 2018
CUJO AI uses artificial intelligence to detect security threats within the home Wi-Fi network, on all connected devices. Using AI, the company can detect malware, phishing and remote access attempts to the home Wi-Fi network; identify 95 percent of the devices on the network; train itself based on patterns from the network metadata and offer predictions based on any changes from routine patterns.
DNS blacklisting has been the method of choice for detecting bad websites and blocking them, but what ends up happening is the bad actors behind the bad websites will just pop up somewhere else, like a big game of cat and mouse. As CTO Santeri Kangas said in an interview with telecompaper, signature-based detection doesn’t protect against recurring cyber threats and CUJO AI “give(s) back the control of the homes to the consumers.”
