Brand | CUJO |
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Item model number | 84576.1 |
Operating System | iOS 8.4.1; Android 4.1.1 |
Item Weight | 1.6 pounds |
Product Dimensions | 5 x 5 x 6 inches |
Item Dimensions LxWxH | 5 x 5 x 6 inches |
Batteries | 1 Lithium Ion batteries required. |
Manufacturer | CUJO |
ASIN | B01MSEX7PT |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | February 6, 2017 |
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AI Smart Internet Security Firewall | Free Subscription (2nd Gen.) - Protects Your Network from Viruses and Hacking/Parental Controls/for Home & Business/Plug Into Your Router
Brand | CUJO |
Special Feature | WPS, Internet Security |
Compatible Devices | Laptop, Gaming Console, Smart Television, Smartphone |
Recommended Uses For Product | Security |
Connectivity Technology | Wi Fi |
Item Weight | 1.6 Pounds |
Operating System | iOS 8.4.1; Android 4.1.1 |
Control Method | App |
Controller Type | vera |
About this item
- 24/7 INTERNET SECURITY. CUJO AI will secure all devices connected to your WiFi router. AI algorithms ensure protection from remote access, malware, phishing and more. CUJO AI is the antivirus for all wireless devices at home.
- PEACE OF MIND ONLINE. A hacker can lure you into visiting a malicious site and gain access to your email account, hack your cameras, and steal your photos. Exposed and unsecured devices mean it's a matter of when, not if, you will be hacked.
- SAFE CHILDREN. Kids are finally safe online. Not only from malware, but from CYBERBULLYING and predators. Time limits and schedules also help enforcing house rules.
- SEAMLESS UI/UX. Simply update your LGI app and enjoy the benefits. No tricky installation, no hassle. Simple and easy home network protection over CUJO AI app.
- BLAZING FAST - built with 1GB Ethernet. CUJO will not slow down your network. CUJO AI is not compatible with Luma and does not support Google Wifi Mesh. It works with Eero, Orbi, and other popular mesh routers.
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Tech Support | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
Easy to install | 3.3 | 4.1 | — | 5.0 | 4.1 | — |
Value for money | — | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | — | 3.7 |
Easy to use | 3.7 | 4.4 | — | — | 4.4 | — |
WiFi signal | 3.5 | — | — | 3.4 | 3.9 | — |
Sold By | — | Firewalla LLC | Amazon.com | Amazon.com | CA Electronics Inc | BlueAlly |
connectivity tech | Wi Fi | — | Ethernet | Ethernet | Wi-Fi Ready | Wired |
data transfer rate | — | 500 megabits per second | 1 gigabits per second | 1 gigabits per second | 3 gigabits per second | — |
wireless standard | — | — | 802 11 A | 802 11 AX | 802 11 B | — |
frequency band class | — | — | single band | single band | single band | — |
lan port bandwidth | — | — | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | 10/100/1000 Mbps | — |
frequency | — | 64 GHz | — | 5 GHz | 5 GHz | 5 GHz |
Product Description
CUJO smart firewall protects your computers and IoT devices against malware, ransomware, viruses, and other hacking threats. Think of it as advanced antivirus for all your connected devices - from laptops to smartphones to smart TVs or gaming consoles.
CUJO acts as an internet security gateway between your connected smart devices and the internet. CUJO sends packet meta data (but, for your privacy, never full packets) to the cloud to analyze device behavior. It compares your traffic to commercial internet security threat feeds and makes sure that unauthorized IP’s do not connect to your wired and wireless home network.
CUJO network hardware firewall is blazing fast. 1GB Ethernet ensures that your network speed is unaffected by network security. CUJO connects to your WiFi router in two modes: Direct connection using DHCP mode (automatic setup for most routers), or bridge mode for networks with several routers and/or modems.
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Customers like the performance, ease of setup, protection, and support of the networking router. For example, they mention it's well-performing, easy to setup, and blocks a lot of threats. Some appreciate the quality. That said, opinions are mixed on connectivity, and value.
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Customers like the performance of the networking router. They say it's stable, well-performing, and effective. Some mention that the app works well, and that the device works super fast. Overall, most are satisfied with the performance and functionality of the product.
"...This is now working super fast and cujo seems to be blocking a lot of attacks and has the detail I wanted like IP, the country where the IP resides,..." Read more
"...more Malware attacks yesterday, it works great still, performance is good given restrictions on some devices that I had setup, really very satisfied..." Read more
"...They are exceptionally responsive and even proactive. Support over chat, phone, and mail (I've needed all of it) has been exceptional...." Read more
"...I was also able to reproduce flaws in their error reporting with one of their techs after it started working which he said he needs to investigate...." Read more
Customers find the setup of the networking router to be easy. They mention that the directions are pretty good, and the technical support is great. They also say the app is very easy and intuitive to use, and that the install went great. Customers also mention that assigning profiles and devices to profiles is very straight forward. Overall, they say it's an easy to use self-managed firewall.
"...and if you have a modem that can act as a DHCP server, the setup isn't too bad...." Read more
"...Initial impressions:- Setup was not difficult - granted I'm familiar with the concepts, but I'm using it in DHCP mode and it configured my..." Read more
"...Assigning profiles and devices to profiles is very straight forward...." Read more
"...Old Reviews:So far, so good. The setup was very easy with the help from the customer support, they are really good and professionals...." Read more
Customers are satisfied with the protection provided by the networking router. They mention that it blocks a lot of threats, keeps their home network safe, and provides weekly reports. Some say that it hasn't detected any threats since activating it. Overall, customers are happy with the product's protection.
"...This is now working super fast and cujo seems to be blocking a lot of attacks and has the detail I wanted like IP, the country where the IP resides,..." Read more
"...device on my home network, and believe it is doing a good job both with stopping threats as well as keeping my kids away from undesirable content...." Read more
"...Update on Dec 17 2017.So far this device blocked a dozen threats it reports, it seems very genuine...." Read more
"...And oh yeah, the protection Cujo provides is great...." Read more
Customers like the support provided by the networking router. They mention that the tech support is excellent, proactive, and knowledgeable. They appreciate the informative app and the fact that the experts are always updating the rules.
"...I found Cujo to be very accurate in identifying the devices on my network-..." Read more
"...They are exceptionally responsive and even proactive. Support over chat, phone, and mail (I've needed all of it) has been exceptional...." Read more
"...I'm sure the emails were accurate, but there was not enough detail and, the email could have been simply randomly generated...." Read more
"...the day i noticed a dramatic slowdown in my bandwidth, the service has been spectacular. And oh yeah, the protection Cujo provides is great...." Read more
Customers like the quality of the CUJO firewall. For example, they say it's a wonderful addition to any home network, a great little device for your home network and worth the peace of mind it gives you.
"I must say that this has been the most wonderful experience using a technology product. The customer service has been above and beyond...." Read more
"...Wifi Capabilities are strong enough that it detected the wifi garage door openers which are at the opposite end of the house and a floor lower..." Read more
"The CUJO firewall is a wonderful addition to any home network...." Read more
"...In principle, this is a wonderful product. It serves as a firewall for all wifi devices in your house, and with smart house technology there are many..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the connectivity of the router. Some mention that there's no interruption of access to the internet, and the app is very easy to use. They also appreciate the visibility of their network from anywhere, and that Cujo quietly and efficiently monitors their network and traffic to protect it. However, others say that they did have an issue with internet connectivity once they had finished.
"...turning internet back on for the device, the device could not reconnect after several attempts even after power cycling the devices, routers..." Read more
"...after setting it up, Cujo right away identified and blocked connections from the internet (and from particularly suspect countries) to my smart TV..." Read more
"...false claims around features, complexity of setup, and the inability to do basic blocking of the most popular video streaming service on the planet,..." Read more
"...There are options to restrict certain web sites (black lists) and allow certain websites (white lists) as well as simple parental ratings for..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the networking router. Some mention that the price is certainly worth the purchase, it requires no fee or subscription, and is worth its weight in gold. However, others say that it's not worth it, an utter waste of time and money, and has constant issues.
"...that I had setup, really very satisfied, and I do feel it’s worth the price now." Read more
"...After trying it, I found that it was an utter waste of time and money...." Read more
"...Was a bit pricey but came with a free subscription and if it renders antivirus programs installed on separate PC's or laptops moot, then the device..." Read more
"...; however, if you have a more complex system this headache is not worth your time...." Read more
Customers are dissatisfied with the interface of the networking router. They mention that there's no app, the app is very limited, and the alerts are not descriptive. They also say that there is no support available including the app, and that the new server settings are a little tricky on the current app. Customers also mention that the lack of any desktop application or web portal makes the setup process difficult.
"...Their app frequently logs me out and gives you a 1-3 tries to login! Then locks itself out requiring me to contact their 800 number...." Read more
"...'ve noticed twice since Cujo has been installed, I've been unable to get to the Cujo app (timeout message) from my home wifi...." Read more
"...Finding what the new server settings are is a little tricky on the current app and this commenter recommends that the app be improved to make the..." Read more
"...My Arris router is managed with a web interface. The native apps are good because they can do things like alert you when cujo blocks a threat..." Read more
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⦾ Better network speed. (My old Airports were way too slow and were not a mesh network). I could not determine how much security they were providing me.
⦾ Better network security.
⦾ Consistent audio streaming. I found that both the Airplay and Chromecasts did poorly with the Apple Airports.
This review is about the network portion of this but I also replaced the AirPlay capability with Chromecasts.
I selected eero for wifi. See my review of the eero Home WiFi System (Pack of 3) - 1st generation, 2016 . Bottom line, is I loved the eero wifi, but felt it lacked in security. That's why I looked at cujo.
I was still seeing a lot of attempted logins on my security cameras so I decided to try eero Plus which is eero's attempt to address some of the concerns I cited above. The rise of IoT means that more and more devices in our homes are opening new risks. After trying it, I found that it was an utter waste of time and money. 1/week I got "reports" emailed to me about the number of supposed threats blocked. But there was no detail provided, just high level like Malware blocks, phishing attacks. There were no details like where the attacks were coming from (country, IP, etc.) I could not override these blocks (nothing ever broke, but what if it had because I couldn't connect to a service I deemed legit?) I'm sure the emails were accurate, but there was not enough detail and, the email could have been simply randomly generated. I would have no way of validating the reports. Ultimately these reports did the opposite of what I wanted. They made me more anxious about my security, not less.
I dropped eero Plus service and elected to try Cujo. It took a while to get everything working right and I had to replace my modem because my old one didn't have DHCP capability. Basically, in the following configuration, your source router (the ISP router as shown) is doing all of your routing and DHCP serving and your wifi router is just an access point.
This is now working super fast and cujo seems to be blocking a lot of attacks and has the detail I wanted like IP, the country where the IP resides, the kind of threat. Cujo shows me what's happening, proactively blocks things, and I can override if cujo is too over zealous about blocking. I can see a lot more attack attempts than I had realized and I feel more confident about our LAN being secure.
Setting up cujo with eero was complicated but mostly because of my old modem. Once I replaced the modem with a modem/router (with DHCP) things were straight forward though I had to change the configuration of the:
⦾ Router (set up some port forwarding, sift through the fairly lousy Arris UX, set up the firewall..
⦾ Reconfigure eero and cujo into bridge mode since the modem was now the router and DHCP server.
Note I briefly considered switching eero for say, Google Wifi. I love the mesh network and I thought maybe Google wifi would be an alternative to eero since I wasn't going to use all of the fancy network management of eero anymore. However, in the bridge mode with cujo google wifi is no longer a mesh network which defeats the point for me so that took them out of the running.
Also, when I was using eero for DHCP service, my Chromecasts frequently didn't work right. Chromecasts would just disappear and require an eero reboot. With the new configuration, I have rock solid Chromecast service. This was a big deal for me as my kids like to listen to music when they go to bed and rebooting my router every night when I put my kids to bed was super annoying. Small shout out to cujo which has amazing customer support and worked through isolating the problems I had very quickly and diligently.
Note both cujo and eero are managed with mobile apps. My Arris router is managed with a web interface. The native apps are good because they can do things like alert you when cujo blocks a threat etc.
Bottom line
Cujo seems to be unobtrusive, doesn't impact network performance, and adds some good security. Their support is also superb and if you have a modem that can act as a DHCP server, the setup isn't too bad. But you do need to understand something about networking or work with their experts to help you get set up. They are very helpful and their app even offers a video chat feature.
With this configuration in addition to speed and better security, I also now have hairpin NATing, and IPV6 support and I can control the lease time for DHCP.
UPDATE 7/21/2017:
On 7/18 Artie from CUJO support reached out to me directly about my poor review. While he was very polite and apologized for my "hassle", he didn't get to the bottom of any of my complaints with CUJO. In his first message he went as far offered me an Amazon dot as "a small token", which I feel like an attempt to BUY a couple more stars from me. From the email dated 7/18:
"My name is Artie and I am a senior technician at CUJO.
I have read your Amazon review and I am very concerned that this might have caused a rift between you and CUJO.
I apologize for all the hassle you had to go through. Our support experience is as important as the state of the CUJO unit itself. I want to make things right between us. What I propose is a two part plan.
First off, I wanted to ask you if you are still having any issues with the CUJO itself or the CUJO app? If you are, I would be able to schedule a call with our most senior 2nd level technician to solve any issues you are having, if these issues would somehow not get resolved, I would be able to transfer your issues directly to our dev team so they could work on it.
Now, for the second part. Since a simple apology only takes us so far, I would like to offer you a gift as a small token. I can offer you an Echo Dot (see link below).
[SNIP - Removed link]
Tell me what you think and if I would be able to make this right for you. I will be waiting for a reply and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Artie
Senior technician | CUJO"
After a few polite conversations, a simple technical support call became obvious would not address what I feel are real design problems with this product... an echo dot won't fix any listed below. My open list is as follows:
- Artie confirms you have 3 attempts to login or your locked out by CUJO until a call to their 800 #. I feel this is harsh and their security model is very 1990's.
- Lack of ability to perform a self-service lock out of my account.
- Lack of 2-part authentication on my account.
- Lack of any desktop application or web portal. If you don't have a working compatible iOS or Android device, this product is useless to you.
- iOS app automatic log outs in the background randomly, preventing notifications from being raised on my phone unless I open the app and re-logon.
- Lack of the ability to 'UNBLOCK' something CUJO is blocking.
- Lack of any Logs and/or transparency in how CUJO is effecting MY network, logs and privacy.
- Lack of any white listing.
- Private VPNs blocked by CUJO
- Perceived slowness of CUJO's cloud.
- Flaws with missing messages reporting many blocked activites
- Flaws and confusion in how messages are displayed. (i.e. blocked messages are shown as unblocked and sometimes vic-a-versa). Artie reports a bug fix some of this bullet.
- "CUJO philosophically is plug and forget", well too many issues for this device for me to just "forget" about it. By their own admission at CUJO, with security it is difficult to prevent false positives and please everyone. But I feel you will encounter times when CUJO will stop you from getting work done and you have little choice but to remove all protection to get around it because of this philosophy.
- Issue with devices not reconnecting to the network after having their internet connection turned off in the app. I have blocked devices from talking to the internet using the app. After turning internet back on for the device, the device could not reconnect after several attempts even after power cycling the devices, routers including CUJO. Eventually it reconnected on its own after about an hour of attempts.
*** Update 8/28/2017 - Who says you can teach a bad dog new tricks?
This weekend CUJO developed a new irritating flaw... It stopped allowing internet access to almost everything on my network (including the poor excuse for an iOS APP). For some strange reason it chose to allow one old computer on my network to work, while blocking everything else. Because CUJO sits between my DHCP server and MY WIFI access point, it was able to start blocking DHCP traffic also making the problem even worse! So when techinical support would have me do a hard reset, I couldn't attach my iphone to the network to get an IP so I could pair with it! Internet traffic worked normally if I plugged a laptop in front of CUJO confirming CUJO as the point of failure. Also removing CUJO allowed DHCP to flow normally and internet traffic to work. Also again, not having any logs makes networking problem almost IMPOSSIBLE to diagnose unless a CUJO tech is on the phone with you. They can see all your devices, mac address, IPS and traffic, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE THEIR LOGS. Something really wrong with this 'big brother' mentality they won't let go of. Frankly the privacy and transparency concerns of this thing will turn many off as they are in your network and you don't know what they are doing.
After spending almost 4.5 hours with CUJO technical support, it was theorized by CUJO that a 'bad firmware upgrade' caused the issue. We did eventually get traffic to flow for about 7 hours, but don't really understand the cause for the failure. I was also able to reproduce flaws in their error reporting with one of their techs after it started working which he said he needs to investigate. At about 11:00pm it then chose to start blocking my HUE lighting system. So I am taking this dog to the pound and giving up on it. I've wasted too much time 'testing' their system which is just not ready for consumers.
While their technical support is polite, I truly feel sorry for what they must go through day to day fending off angry customers because their developers and management are out to lunch. Marketing seems to be running the chicken coop and this product frustrates more than protects. I would advise an additional solution if you can find one, but there just isn't a good device for consumers yet from what I have seen. So essentially this thing is now a $200.00 paper weight heading for a landfill. My network runs faster (especially DNS lookups) and all connection problems have be eliminated once CUJO was completely removed. I spent almost 6 months trying to like this dog, but it bit me one too many times and I'm putting it down.
*** UPDATE 8/29/2017
This is most puzzling...
Ok one final update, but I need to report this... Something is very wrong with the CUJO app. Sunday, as I reported in my last update, I removed CUJO from my network totally, unplugged it and pitched it in a box which has been on the shelf since Sunday morning (8/27/17). I considered my adventures with CUJO over. This evening I noticed alerts on the CUJO app which was still installed on my phone. The iOS app claims CUJO is logging local network activity from my phone and that my CUJO has blocked to double-click.net just with-in the last two hours (8/29/2017 at 7:29PM). What is going on here? I promptly took screen shots and am sharing it here. How could CUJO block anything with NO POWER, NO ETHERNET CABLE AND from a CARDBOARD BOX! Are their alerts actually a scam? Did it take it over two days to report it? Or are they mixing up data with other users? Who knows... but this is really scary and supsicous... see the attached photos from today! Very troubling for a security tool.
UPDATE 7/21/2017:
On 7/18 Artie from CUJO support reached out to me directly about my poor review. While he was very polite and apologized for my "hassle", he didn't get to the bottom of any of my complaints with CUJO. In his first message he went as far offered me an Amazon dot as "a small token", which I feel like an attempt to BUY a couple more stars from me. From the email dated 7/18:
"My name is Artie and I am a senior technician at CUJO.
I have read your Amazon review and I am very concerned that this might have caused a rift between you and CUJO.
I apologize for all the hassle you had to go through. Our support experience is as important as the state of the CUJO unit itself. I want to make things right between us. What I propose is a two part plan.
First off, I wanted to ask you if you are still having any issues with the CUJO itself or the CUJO app? If you are, I would be able to schedule a call with our most senior 2nd level technician to solve any issues you are having, if these issues would somehow not get resolved, I would be able to transfer your issues directly to our dev team so they could work on it.
Now, for the second part. Since a simple apology only takes us so far, I would like to offer you a gift as a small token. I can offer you an Echo Dot (see link below).
[SNIP - Removed link]
Tell me what you think and if I would be able to make this right for you. I will be waiting for a reply and hope to hear from you soon.
Sincerely,
Artie
Senior technician | CUJO"
After a few polite conversations, a simple technical support call became obvious would not address what I feel are real design problems with this product... an echo dot won't fix any listed below. My open list is as follows:
- Artie confirms you have 3 attempts to login or your locked out by CUJO until a call to their 800 #. I feel this is harsh and their security model is very 1990's.
- Lack of ability to perform a self-service lock out of my account.
- Lack of 2-part authentication on my account.
- Lack of any desktop application or web portal. If you don't have a working compatible iOS or Android device, this product is useless to you.
- iOS app automatic log outs in the background randomly, preventing notifications from being raised on my phone unless I open the app and re-logon.
- Lack of the ability to 'UNBLOCK' something CUJO is blocking.
- Lack of any Logs and/or transparency in how CUJO is effecting MY network, logs and privacy.
- Lack of any white listing.
- Private VPNs blocked by CUJO
- Perceived slowness of CUJO's cloud.
- Flaws with missing messages reporting many blocked activites
- Flaws and confusion in how messages are displayed. (i.e. blocked messages are shown as unblocked and sometimes vic-a-versa). Artie reports a bug fix some of this bullet.
- "CUJO philosophically is plug and forget", well too many issues for this device for me to just "forget" about it. By their own admission at CUJO, with security it is difficult to prevent false positives and please everyone. But I feel you will encounter times when CUJO will stop you from getting work done and you have little choice but to remove all protection to get around it because of this philosophy.
- Issue with devices not reconnecting to the network after having their internet connection turned off in the app. I have blocked devices from talking to the internet using the app. After turning internet back on for the device, the device could not reconnect after several attempts even after power cycling the devices, routers including CUJO. Eventually it reconnected on its own after about an hour of attempts.
*** Update 8/28/2017 - Who says you can teach a bad dog new tricks?
This weekend CUJO developed a new irritating flaw... It stopped allowing internet access to almost everything on my network (including the poor excuse for an iOS APP). For some strange reason it chose to allow one old computer on my network to work, while blocking everything else. Because CUJO sits between my DHCP server and MY WIFI access point, it was able to start blocking DHCP traffic also making the problem even worse! So when techinical support would have me do a hard reset, I couldn't attach my iphone to the network to get an IP so I could pair with it! Internet traffic worked normally if I plugged a laptop in front of CUJO confirming CUJO as the point of failure. Also removing CUJO allowed DHCP to flow normally and internet traffic to work. Also again, not having any logs makes networking problem almost IMPOSSIBLE to diagnose unless a CUJO tech is on the phone with you. They can see all your devices, mac address, IPS and traffic, BUT YOU CANNOT SEE THEIR LOGS. Something really wrong with this 'big brother' mentality they won't let go of. Frankly the privacy and transparency concerns of this thing will turn many off as they are in your network and you don't know what they are doing.
After spending almost 4.5 hours with CUJO technical support, it was theorized by CUJO that a 'bad firmware upgrade' caused the issue. We did eventually get traffic to flow for about 7 hours, but don't really understand the cause for the failure. I was also able to reproduce flaws in their error reporting with one of their techs after it started working which he said he needs to investigate. At about 11:00pm it then chose to start blocking my HUE lighting system. So I am taking this dog to the pound and giving up on it. I've wasted too much time 'testing' their system which is just not ready for consumers.
While their technical support is polite, I truly feel sorry for what they must go through day to day fending off angry customers because their developers and management are out to lunch. Marketing seems to be running the chicken coop and this product frustrates more than protects. I would advise an additional solution if you can find one, but there just isn't a good device for consumers yet from what I have seen. So essentially this thing is now a $200.00 paper weight heading for a landfill. My network runs faster (especially DNS lookups) and all connection problems have be eliminated once CUJO was completely removed. I spent almost 6 months trying to like this dog, but it bit me one too many times and I'm putting it down.
*** UPDATE 8/29/2017
This is most puzzling...
Ok one final update, but I need to report this... Something is very wrong with the CUJO app. Sunday, as I reported in my last update, I removed CUJO from my network totally, unplugged it and pitched it in a box which has been on the shelf since Sunday morning (8/27/17). I considered my adventures with CUJO over. This evening I noticed alerts on the CUJO app which was still installed on my phone. The iOS app claims CUJO is logging local network activity from my phone and that my CUJO has blocked to double-click.net just with-in the last two hours (8/29/2017 at 7:29PM). What is going on here? I promptly took screen shots and am sharing it here. How could CUJO block anything with NO POWER, NO ETHERNET CABLE AND from a CARDBOARD BOX! Are their alerts actually a scam? Did it take it over two days to report it? Or are they mixing up data with other users? Who knows... but this is really scary and supsicous... see the attached photos from today! Very troubling for a security tool.
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