A network for each young person
Each young person has their own Wi-Fi, password and device list, with filtering set for them alone.
Secure Wi-Fi for Children's Homes
A separate, filtered Wi-Fi network for each young person, with timed access and a way for staff to restrict one young person's internet without affecting anyone else.
Most homes run on a single Wi-Fi network with one password. Once a young person has that password, every device they own has the same access, and the only way to restrict one person is to restrict everyone.
Secure Wi-Fi from QLine IT gives each young person their own network, with filtering and time limits set to match their placement plan and risk assessment. Staff have their own network too, kept separate from the young people's.
What secure Wi-Fi gives you
Times that fit the week
Internet times for each young person, with different times on school days, weekends and holidays.
One app, one device
Block or allow a single app, such as TikTok or YouTube, for one young person, or set a curfew for one games console.
Hard to get round
Young people cannot use VPN or proxy apps to get round the filtering. At homes built to our full standard, encrypted DNS tricks are blocked as well.
Managers stay in control
Managers add devices, change times and switch one young person's Wi-Fi off in our app, without affecting anyone else.
A separate staff network
Staff have their own access, kept apart from the young people's networks, and it cannot be switched off by mistake.
Changes that don't cut anyone off
A built-in check stops a change that would knock a connected device off the Wi-Fi, and every change is recorded.
Watched and backed up
We are told the moment a home's internet or Wi-Fi drops, and each home's settings are backed up every week.
Keeping young people safe, one at a time
Every young person has a different history and a different placement plan. One may be allowed social media, while another, in the same home, may not. Secure Wi-Fi lets the arrangements follow the young person rather than the building.
Each site needs one piece of hardware, which we supply and configure. After that, settings are managed remotely, and every home in your group can run the same standard.
Secure Wi-Fi supports what Ofsted and the Care Inspectorate look for, and it protects your staff as well as the young people.
Care homes and supported living
Running an adult care home or supported living service? The same managed Wi-Fi, with separate networks for residents, staff and visitors, is on our care home and supported living Wi-Fi page.
Cost
A one-off cost for the hardware at each site, then £50 per site per month plus VAT, reduced to £15 per site per month plus VAT for homes on a full QLine IT support contract.
Download our brochure
Four pages: how it works, what we provide for children's homes and care homes, and our prices. PDF, 1.3 MB.
See it working
How we set up a separate network for each young person in a Leeds children's home, with timed access and staff control.
Is your home ready for the online safety questions?
Our free Digital Safeguarding Checklist puts every requirement on two pages, mapped to what inspectors ask.
Questions we're asked
Do we need to replace our broadband?
No. Secure Wi-Fi works with your existing internet connection. Each site needs one piece of hardware, which we supply.
Can staff switch off a young person's internet?
Yes. Staff can restrict or stop one young person's access, and the other young people in the home are not affected.
Does it include web filtering?
Each young person's network is filtered. For monitoring, alerts and inspection reports, see web filtering for children's homes.
Can a manager make changes without ringing you?
Yes. Managers use our app to add a young person's new device, change internet times, change a Wi-Fi password or switch one young person's Wi-Fi off. Anything else, we do for you.
Can a young person have different times on school days and weekends?
Yes. Internet times are set for each young person, and can be different for each day of the week, for example earlier on school nights and later at weekends or in the holidays.
Can you block one app, such as TikTok, for one young person?
Yes. We can block or allow a single app or website for one young person's network, or for one device, without changing anything for the others.
What if a young person uses a VPN to get round the filtering?
VPN and proxy apps are blocked on every young person's network. At homes built to our full standard, devices are also stopped from using encrypted DNS settings to avoid the filtering, and we are bringing every home up to that standard.
Talk to the team other children's homes use
Tell us how many homes and devices you have, and we will come back with a fixed monthly price.
See also
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