Why You Need HomeWRK

What is Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet?

Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet, is a WiFi network router for the home that provides enterprise-grade security, visibility, centralized management, high-performance, and zero touch provisioning. Linksys HomeWRK empowers organizations to provide their remote and hybrid workers with a secure and easy-to-deploy network solution. Zero-touch provisioning solution is designed to simplify management for IT while optimizing user experience and employee productivity with bandwidth prioritized for business applications.

What is the relationship between Fortinet and Linksys?

Linksys and Fortinet have joined forces to provide a secure and scalable networking solution that protects employees working from home while keeping them productive. Linksys designed HomeWRK to be easy to deploy and remotely manage. Without requiring an onsite technician, our solution is practical to implement in any home, anywhere.

Linksys HomeWRK includes Fortinet’s next generation firewall (NGFW) and FortiGuard Security Services. HomeWRK provides enterprise-grade security, including network segmentation, intrusion protection services, and network filtering. In addition to HomeWRK for Business, Linksys also offers HomeWRK for Education, a secure networking for educational institutions.

What is the target market for Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet?

Linksys HomeWRK is available for enterprises in all sizes who want to provision a secure, high performance, and managed network for remote employees.

What benefits does Linksys HomeWRK for Business bring to organizations?

Linksys HomeWRK brings organizations and employees the following benefits:

• Provides separate and safer digital workspaces for business continuity and personal privacy.
• Zero touch provisioning and simplified management for all employee networks.
• Delivers excellent employee experience with true WiFi6 mesh network.
• Optimizes team collaboration and operational efficiency.
• Is scalable as business grows with affordable Hardware-as-a-Service.

What are the business challenges that Linksys HomeWRK tries to address?

Traditional office spaces were designed to improve employee collaboration. The new trend of remote- and hybrid-working models have brought new challenges to organizations’ IT teams:

• The demand of remote access has increased the security risks for the corporate network. The average cost of data breaches per incident reached $4.24 million in 2020; nearly 20% of organizations reported that remote work was a factor in the data breach (source: IBM).
• Supporting the increasing number of IoT and BYOD devices connected to the corporate network also increases IT’s workload. The number of IoT connections will reach 83 billion by 2024, rising from 35 billion in 2020. (source: Juniper Research) Additionally, providing IT network support services for hundreds, if not thousands of remote employees is certain to become a major problem facing network administrators and CIOs.
• Unreliable connection and inconsistent bandwidth at home impact remote employees’ collaboration and productivity. 84% of employees working from home expressed that they have suffered from unreliable internet connection (source: Juniper Research).
• According to a recent report by The Economist, employees now spend 60% of their working time at home. Before the pandemic, employees spent just 5% of their time working from home.
• 64% of U.S. employees say they prefer working from home because they find it easier to balance work and personal life. 
• 80% of employees expect to work from home at least three days per week.
• According to the Financial Stability Board, cyber activities such as phishing, malware and ransomware grew from fewer than 5,000 per week in February 2020 to more than 200,000 per week in April 2021.
• The average ransom demand also grew 36% to $6.1 million.
• 83% of organizations said they experienced e-mail phishing attacks in 2021, compared with 57% in 2020. 

What are the features in Linksys HomeWRK for Business | Secured by Fortinet?

Linksys HomeWRK delivers quality features to help organizations sustain their business efficiency and continuity.

• Single system offers segmented corporate and home networks that meet corporate and personal needs without compromising either.
• Fast WiFi connectivity with Intelligent Mesh technology enables employees to enjoy a blanket of coverage and seamless roaming.
• The system automatically picks up the clearest channel to eliminate weak connection and dead spots.
• Enterprise-grade security from Fortinet protects corporate and personal networks and devices against cyberattacks with secure connection.
• Multiple SSID support segments corporate-only network traffic while allowing separate home and guest networks for personal needs.
• Linksys Mobile App based installation helps employees quickly setup and expand WiFi coverage at home without the need for IT support.
• Intuitive cloud management console provides administrators with centralized visibility of corporate remote network assets for easy management and troubleshooting.
• Traffic optimized for Zoom and Microsoft Teams meetings helps boost employee collaboration and communication.

What is the central platform managing Linksys HomeWRK hardware?

All Linksys HomeWRK systems will be managed through the Linksys Cloud Manager console directly.

What products are included in the Linksys HomeWRK for Business solution?

We offer organizations affordable hardware-as-a-service subscriptions to provide their remote and hybrid workers with a secure and reliable WiFi6 system at home. When an organization subscribes to the services for its employees, each user will receive a package of Linksys HomeWRK hardware. Once users connect the equipment, Fortinet security settings and services are automatically enabled based on subscription service chosen.

An employee already has a home network, why does he/she need Linksys HomeWRK?

Linksys HomeWRK gives your employees one single secure system for both corporate and home networks. Employees can eliminate their home routers to save money and have consistent WiFi6 coverage throughout the home for personal use. In addition, they can enjoy secure access to corporate assets with the cyber protection provided by industry-leading Fortinet security.

What are the offers?

We offer flexible subscription plans that meet organizations’ security requirements and an employee’s home physical needs. We offer one-node and two-node packs (for mesh support) with standard or advanced security features.

What is the price?

Please contact your Linksys representative or email HomeWRKSales@Linksys.com for more information on the solution and pricing.

What are the specifications of the Linksys HomeWRK for Business hardware?

Linksys HomeWRK offers a secure and reliable connection for employees to work at home without interruption. Intelligent mesh with a mobile app guided installation process delivers blazing fast WiFi6 coverage for the entire home without burdening IT for installation support.

• 4x4x4 Triband MU-MIMO

• Next-gen OFDMA Technology

• 3x Gigabit LAN + 1 Gigabit WAN

Network Standards:

• WiFi 1 (802.11a), WiFi 2 (802.11b),

• WiFi 3 (802.11g), WiFi 4 (802.11n),

• WiFi 5 (802.11ac), WiFi 6 (802.11ax)

WiFi Speed:

• Tri-Band AX4200 up to 4.2 Gbps

WiFi Bands:

• Radio 1: 2.4 GHz Band 802.11ax, 574 Mbps

• Radio 2: 5 GHz Band 802.11ax, 1201 Mbps

• Radio 3: 5 GHz Band 802.11ax, 2402 Mbps