Cheng Yuan-Chieh, President of Keenetic commented: "We have known Norbert for a long time and are confident that he will open up new sales channels for Keenetic in Europe, to advance the growth of our business on the continent."

Mr. Ebinger, who has been with D-Link Europe for the last ten years, previously headed ZyXEL's Central European office, responsible for ten countries, for six years.

“It’s good to return to a familiar team, but it’s even better to belong to an ambitious company like Keenetic. I’ve seen many manufacturers making good hardware before, but I’ve never met a company that has placed so much emphasis on also making reliable and innovative software that meets the real needs of customers. I am convinced that in our ever-changing world, this is the only way to meet the technological challenges of the future,” said Mr. Ebinger.

In addition, Keenetic will provide various devices for contests and sweepstakes, as well as unboxing videos via HEET players' streaming channels. Keenetic tournaments will also be held with the chance for the community to win many prizes.

Together with HEET, Keenetic enables esports athletes to ensure the best possible connection speed at a special price. Keneetic products have the same chipsets as the well-known market leaders, but differ significantly in their own advanced software with a wide range of functions such as an extremely reliable Internet connection with several providers at the same time: in the event of a network failure of the main provider, the Keenetic router automatically switches to the backup channel. HEET players don't have to worry about data loss or complicated recovery processes either, thanks to integrated storage and backup functions. Safety is a priority as well. Keenetic delivers the settings for secure operation at home directly from the factory and uses digital HTTPS certificates for this.

“Our players are interested in the most powerful hardware only. With its routers, Keenetic offers products that also meet the highest demands of our professionals. We are very excited to welcome Keenetic as an official partner in our community,” says Daniel Karlík, Partnership Manager of HEET Gaming.

The following influencers will participate in the campaign with their Twitch accounts and other social media accounts:

• https://www.twitch.tv/wonderbai
• https://www.twitch.tv/dnkk__
• https://www.twitch.tv/HEET_fragg3rrr
• https://www.twitch.tv/prorix
• https://www.twitch.tv/rbbence_
• https://www.twitch.tv/HEETgaming
• https://www.twitch.tv/afrocsgod
• https://www.twitch.tv/bodyycsgo
• https://www.twitch.tv/Ex3rcice
• https://www.twitch.tv/luckytvcs
• https://www.twitch.tv/m1sfitx
• https://www.twitch.tv/monstrumgb
• https://www.twitch.tv/remoy
• https://www.twitch.tv/waddlefps
• https://www.twitch.tv/tommo

HEET is a tribe of unlikely heroes destined and determined to leave a lasting mark on esports through wild gameplay and a relentless drive to succeed. HEET competes against the biggest names in the industry to write its name in the annals.

HEET comes from all corners of Europe and the fans are not tied to one place or border either. Instead, they share the same burning passion for living life on the wild side, standing up for what they believe in, witnessing historic moments and having a good time in the process.

Keenetic strongly opposes the war in Ukraine. We stand with the international community in calling for peace.

Keenetic is a private company incorporated in Hong Kong by Cheng Yuan-Chieh, a citizen of Taiwan (ROC), the sole shareholder and director of Keenetic.

Keenetic has employees and contractors in many countries, including Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Poland, Russia, Taiwan, and Ukraine and is dedicated to safeguarding them in every country, even when they live on opposite sides of a border marked by conflict.

We maintain daily contact with our Ukrainian colleagues. So far, our people remain safe, but their situation is scary. Our primary concern is their well-being, and we take every possible action to ensure their safety and meet their essential needs during this unprecedented crisis.

Last year, to support our growing European operations, we founded an R&D centre in Germany — Keenetic Software GmbH. Recognising the outstanding contribution of our engineers from Russia to the development of Keenetic products, and the potential risks arising from the ongoing crisis, we have decided to relocate the software team from Russia to this new company and location. We will support our colleagues during this transition and do all we can to assist them during this challenging time.

The war in Ukraine encompasses both military action and cyber warfare, affecting our customers. To ensure the stability, safety and security of all Keenetic devices purchased in Ukraine, starting from the KeeneticOS 3.7.4 release, we switch them exclusively to the back-end infrastructure deployed in the European Union. Please update your Keenetic devices.

Despite these difficult circumstances, we as a company are confident in the future of our business and are committed to continuing to deliver the best Wi-Fi routers to our customers.

Thank you.
Cheng Yuan-Chieh, Director, Keenetic Limited
Ciro Riccardi, Managing Director, Keenetic GmbH
Norbert Ebinger, Sales & Marketing Director, Keenetic GmbH

WPA3 represents the next generation of Wi-Fi security, bringing enhanced Wi-Fi protection for both domestic and enterprise networks. WPA3 adds simplified Wi-Fi security, more robust authentication and enhanced cryptographic strength to that offered by WPA2 the previous market standard on which WPA3 has been developed. For the ordinary user WPA3 is a big step forward in robust but convenient Wi-Fi protection, from the now 15 year old WPA2 standard.

WPA3 comes in two levels of complexity:

• WPA3-Personal — Password-based authentication, even when users choose passwords that fall short of typical complexity recommendations, is made safer. WPA3 leverages Simultaneous Authentication of Equals (SAE), a secure key establishment protocol between devices to provide stronger protection from attempted password guessing by third parties.
• WPA3-Enterprise — Offers networks transmitting sensitive data such as financial or commercially strategic information the enhanced protection delivered by the equivalent of 192-bit cryptographic strength.

By the end of 2019, WPA3 will be available on the majority of recent mobile devices, as it will be preinstalled or appear as part of a software update:

• WPA3 will be included in the Android 10 release due as an update for many Android-based phones later this year.
• WPA3 already features on The Samsung Galaxy S10, and The Google Pixel 3a.
• The iOS 13 update will add WPA3 to all recent Apple smartphones including The iPhone XS and The XS Max, XR, and X, 8 and 8 Plus, 7 and 7 Plus. A similar update is expected for tablets running iPadOS 13.

Uniquely, amongst Network Equipment Manufacturers, Keenetic delivers all the advantages and support for WPA3, WPA3 Enterprise and OWE in the KeeneticOS 3.1 update. This free update is available for all of the current Keenetic product line of Wi-Fi 4 (802.11n) and Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac) devices. While most manufacturers suggest buying expensive high end next generation devices to take advantage of the latest advanced security features of WPA3 no other vendor has offered them for their entire product range of home routers in time for the mass market shift to the new security standard.

For user convenience and the smooth migration toward better Wi-Fi security, Keenetic also offers WPA2/WPA3 mixed-mode. This allows older devices that use WPA2 to work alongside newer devices that utilize WPA3 authentication.

Please note the WPA3 security protocols for Keenetic products, announced here, work equally well for Standalone Routers and within the framework of a Wi-Fi system with seamless roaming.

Stay secure! Update your Keenetic device today.

All Keenetic devices allow kids to play online games and watch movies on a smart TV at sufficient speed if… If it doesn’t contradict to the schedule set by parents.

On Keenetic inappropriate content and other cyberthreats can be filtered for kids Wi-Fi devices. We recommend to turn on a secure search to protect your little Internet surfers.

By creating an isolated Kids Network segment you increase your home network security. When visiting friends accessing the Internet they won't have access to the parents' computers, smart home system or video surveillance. The Kids network segment can be added similar to the Guest network.

Simple network activity monitoring for parents away from home implemented both at our Mobile App and via our proprietary KeenDNS service.

It’s time to check if your router can perform as Keenetic can.

and P.S. Make sure your Administrator password is not too simple to be cracked by your little hacker ;)

Starting from Keenetic OS version 2.15 we added a function of Wi-Fi System controller and simple, lego-like inclusion of Keenetic devices into a centrally controlled Wi-Fi System.

These features are adding up a lot to previously released seamless roaming when wireless devices can quickly switch between several Keenetic devices. The function is available for all current models with the KN-xxxx index from Start to Ultra, as well as for those previous generation Keenetics that have v.2.15 supported.


A Router or a Wi-Fi System: Wi-Fi System Made of Routers

Suppose, there is single Keenetic working as a home router. You have a necessity to expand the area of Wi-Fi coverage, e.g., your house’s second floor or farther end of an office. Simply connect one or more new Keenetic devices to the initial one – the controller.

When you enable the component ‘Wi-Fi System Controller’ on your initial Keenetic all potential nodes of the modular Wi-Fi system will be automatically detected on its web interface (available from Keenetic OS version 2.14 or higher).

Capturing new Keenetics as nodes allows you to apply all existing settings throughout your home network. By changing the network name (SSID) or password on the controller you automatically change it on all subordinate Keenetic devices.

It’s pretty convenient to register all user devices on the controller too, to monitor their handover between the nodes of the Wi-Fi system, to check traffic consumption, to set speed limits and working schedule, to assign Internet access and content filtering profiles. The web interfaces of additional Keenetics can be skipped: they will be updated automatically as new functions and security patches are released.


Wi-Fi System Advantages

Choosing The Right Set

First, define whether your Wi-Fi client devices do need a 5 GHz frequency and do you go for gigabit speeds for your wired devices at your home network. If so, we suggest one of gigabit models like Viva (KN-1910), Giga (KN-1010) or Ultra (KN-1810) for a Wi-Fi System controller, and Viva model for the extenders. It’s up to you whether you connect extenders to the controller using a ‘star’ network topology (e.g. from a switch cabinet) or as a ‘chain’.

When it's coverage area that matters, in addition to dual-band models like Air (KN-1610) and City (KN-151) you can choose from single-band Lite (KN-1310) or Start (KN-1110) as well.

For a remote office or a country house where Wi-Fi coverage needed for a significant area with relatively empty Wi-Fi frequency of 2.4GHz, Keenetic Lite (KN-1310) with amplifiers of a reception signal and hardware mode switch would be efficient. Our youngster Keenetic Start (KN-1110) can handle that as well.

In heavily populated areas like multi dwelling apartments, malls or business centers where 2.4 GHz frequency is fully occupied, dual-band models are the kings. If you build a 100Mbit network Keenetic Extra (KN-1710) will be ideal as a controller with a dual-band extender made of Keenetic Air (KN-1610).

Increasingly home Wi-Fi routers are being targeted by cyber criminals. User security, protection from fraudulent use of identities and data integrity have always been an absolute priority of Keenetic, which is why Keenetic is proud to sponsor Let’s Encrypt — a free, automated, and open certificate authority provided by The Internet Security Research Group™

The added security and privacy of Let's Encrypt certificates were made available to Keenetic users during our most recent operating system upgrade and already, one month later, more than 500,000 certificates have been obtained by Keenetic users.

“Keenetic together with Let's Encrypt brings the security of home Wi-Fi routers and internet communication protection to a new level” said Alexey Nikitin, CTO Keenetic.

A range of affordable, reliable and very competitively specified, updateable Smart Routers for all budgets and all operational scales from "Start" to "Ultra".

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