What is Verizon In-Home Agent?

In-Home Agent is a PC application that provides you with fast, easy solutions for common FiOS & High Speed Internet questions. It's 24/7 support at the click of your mouse!

In-Home Agent, best used on your Home PC, provides step by step guided help to manage your FiOS or High Speed Internet service..

System Requirements

Operating System: Windows XP, Vista or Windows 7.
Memory: 512 MB
Resolution: 1024 x 768

Here are just a few of the things you can do:

FiOS TV: program your remote control, troubleshoot set-top box problems or resolve issues with the media guide, order a replacement remote, quickly look at wiring connections of your devices, troubleshoot picture issues, set up TV parental controls

FiOS & High Speed Internet: add computers to your wireless network, set up email services, troubleshoot connectivity problems, manage your FiOS router, set up WEP & WPA security on your router, optimize network performance

FiOS Voice: set up multiple mailboxes and manage customized features, quickly retrieve your voicemail access number, troubleshoot no dial tone issues, set up voice call assistant

Can my xbox ONE get infected with a virus? Did my xbox 360 get a virus? Xbox 360 virus infection

This may be a surprise for a lot of us but yes, the answer is yes, although it would be extremely rare because the only ways to get content on the 360 is through Xbox LIVE, a third party game developer (which Microsoft has tight control over anyway) or passing an infected file via usb key (such as transferring photos and music to the xbox360). Video game consoles, such as the PS3 and the Xbox 360, are essentially computers built for a specific detailed purpose, video games. 

These machines contain system boards, processors, ram, hard drives, and also video cards. There is one major difference that would make it very unlikely for a console to be infected with any type of virus, and that is the OS (operating system). It would be very difficult to create a virus that would be able to work in gaming consoles OS. It isn't impossible, but it is EXTREMELY unlikely and nobody has ever done anything lik this before. 

Even if there was a virus created to infect a system like Microsoft's Xbox 360, it would be almost impossible to spread as Xbox Lives network would detect it and prevent any way of spreading it. 

 The other factor is it would be a waste of time for someone to create a virus that could only be spread via usb sticks for gaming consoles, it just would not be worthy.

How to manually set up my wireless network with Verizon DSL.

Manually setup a wireless connection

NOTE: In order to continue with this process you need to know the ESSID, Security Type and Security Password.
Click Start.







Click " Connect to" 

Figure 2: Select a Network to Connect to Window

Click Set up a connection or network to display the Choose a connection option window. 

Figure 3: Choose a Connection Option Window

Click Manually connect to a wireless network and click Next to display the Manually connect to a wireless network window. 

Figure 4: Manually connect to a Wireless Network Window

Type your wireless network name in the Network name box.

Use the drop-down menu next to Security type to select the correct security method.

Type your Security Key using WEP.

Click to check the boxes next to Start this connection automatically and UNCHECK Connect even if the network is not broadcasting.

Click Next to open the Successfully added network window. 

Figure 5: Successfully Added Network Window

Click Connect to to display the Disconnect or connect to another network window. 

Figure 6: Disconnect or Connect to Another Network Window

Click your Network from the list to display the Set Network Location window. 

Figure 7: Set Network Location Window

Click Home, Work or Public location, depending on your location to display the User Account Control window.

Click Continue to display the Successfully set network settings window.

Click Close to close the Successfully set network settings window.

Click the red X in the upper right-hand corner of the Disconnect or connect to another network window to close it.

Click the red X in the upper right-hand corner of the Network and Sharing Center window to close it.

Click the red X in the upper right-hand corner of the Network window to close it.

How to Set a Home Page for internet Explore

How to Set a Home Page for internet Explore

This walk through will show you how to set the home page in Microsoft Internet Explorer 10.If you have IE10 open from the desktop in Windows 8 or Windows 7, skip to step 2 now.

If you have IE10 open in the Windows 8 Start Menu view, perform the following steps:

• Right click in an open space within IE10
• A slider bar will slide up from the bottom
• Click the wrench icon
• Select View on the desktop

Internet Explorer 10 will open on the desktop

From this point forward the steps are identical to Internet Explorer 10

From the top menu, click the Tools icon that looks like a gear in the top right, then select Internet Options

In the General tab, enter the home page address, then click Apply.

Click OK to exit

View Proxy Settings with internet explore

This walk through will show you how to set proxy settings in Internet Explorer 10.

If you have IE10 open from the desktop in Windows 8 or Windows 7, skip to step 2 now.

If you have IE10 open in the Windows 8 Start Menu view, perform the following steps:

• Right click in an open space within IE10
• A slider bar will slide up from the bottom
• Click the wrench icon
• Select View on the desktop

Internet Explorer 10 will open on the desktop

From this point forward the steps are identical to Internet Explorer

From the top menu, click the Tools icon that looks like a gear in the top right, then select Internet Options

The Internet Options popup window opens.

Click the Connections tab

The Connections tab allows you to set up new Internet connections and modify the settings of existing connections.

For regular DSL, the Never dial a connection option should be selected.

Click the LAN Settings button

Ensure all blocks are unchecked as no proxy should be used for normal Verizon Broadband.
Click OK to save your settings

This concludes the Internet Explorer 10 - Proxy Settings walk through