Network & Mobile Setups

CenturyLink → Xfinity cutover · hardening · phone cleanup · monitoring
Security
Overview
Tasks
Files & Docs
Guides
Links
Current internet
CenturyLink
Being replaced — not secure
Target
Xfinity
New account (mom's name)
WiFi security goal
WPA3
Kill WPS + UPnP
Master phone
303-217-6052
Recover first (Mint)
Compromised #
720-366-5687
Now on AT&T — decouple
VPN
Proton
Reconnect — dropped Oct 1

Priority items

Wipe family devices BEFORE Xfinity install
Clean devices never touch the old network.
High
Take the free Xfinity Mobile line
Clean master 2FA number + off-ramp from Verizon.
High
Move Apple ID 2FA off 720-366-5687
Do this now — doesn't wait on anything.
High
Reconnect Proton VPN
The Oct 1 cron check caught it disconnected.
High

Monitoring (live)

Network & security check — 8am / 8pm
SSID, IP, VPN, device count → network-checks.csv
Live
Daily project review + AI summary
Planned — to be scheduled
Soon

Cutover — open items

Order Xfinity internet (mom's name)
New-customer pricing: 300Mbps $45 / 500Mbps $60.
High
Wipe Chromebook + phones before install
See "Wipe family devices" guide.
High
Return CenturyLink modem
DSL modem can't run Xfinity; avoid unreturned-equipment fee.
High
Configure xFi gateway (WPA3, no WPS/UPnP, CyberSecure)
Change admin password from sticker.
High
Epson 4800 → LAN-only, no cloud print
End-of-life printer = entry point if exposed.
High
Cancel CenturyLink landline
Port the number first if any account uses it.
Info
Call Xfinity Mobile for 720 release date
Ported out vs returned to pool.
Info
WhatsApp: Change Number off 720
Or let it auto-delete (120 days).
Info
Recovery plans (local)
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Recovery Phases — step by step
~/security/recovery-phases.md · also in Obsidian
Local
📄
Recovery master list (domains · emails · phones)
~/security/recovery-master-list.md
Local
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Network & security hardening plan
~/security/network-security-plan.md
Local
Cron output
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Network & security checks
~/review/reports/network-checks.csv
Local
Recovery phases (step by step)
CenturyLink → Xfinity checklist
Hardening (firewall, WPA3, devices)
Wipe family devices (from Hermes)