Maintaining full awareness of what happens on a home or small business network is increasingly complex. Devices connect and disconnect constantly, internet performance fluctuates, and security risks may emerge without visible warning.
Fing’s monitoring features, available across all subscription tiers, address this complexity by delivering continuous network oversight and timely notifications — ensuring you remain informed without relying on manual checks.
What Is a Monitored Network?
A monitored network is a network that is continuously supervised using automated monitoring features. Once monitoring is enabled, you can observe network activity, device behavior, and connectivity changes in the background, eliminating the need for repeated manual scans.
Monitoring a network with Fing provides:
- Continuous visibility into connected devices and their behavior
- Historical record of network events and changes
- Proactive alerts related to security, connectivity, and device activity
In essence, Fing transforms your network from a static setup into a living system that can be observed, analyzed, and understood over time, with monitoring capacity defined by your subscription: Starter allows you to monitor one network, Premium extends monitoring to two networks, and Pro supports up to three monitored networks with the option to add more as your needs grow.
How to Monitor a Network with Fing
Fing offers two complementary approaches to network monitoring, allowing you to choose the level of continuity that best fits your setup.
Fing Desktop: Continuous Monitoring While Active
Using Fing Desktop on your computer enables automated monitoring while the application is running. This unlocks capabilities such as:
- Automated security checks
- Device status alerts
- A detailed, chronological timeline of network events
- Continuous background network scans
This option is well suited for users who frequently use their computer and want advanced monitoring without deploying additional hardware.
Fing Agent: Always-On Network Monitoring
For uninterrupted, 24/7 monitoring, Fing Agent can be installed on supported hardware such as Raspberry Pi, Docker environments, or NAS systems. Fing Agent operates as a dedicated monitoring hub, ensuring that all monitoring features remain active at all times, regardless of whether a computer is powered on.
This setup creates a true always-on monitoring environment, ideal for users who require constant visibility and real-time awareness.
Fing Network Monitoring Features
Device Status Update Alert
Fing continuously monitors device connectivity and issues alerts whenever a device goes online or offline. These updates help you promptly detect unexpected disconnections, confirm recoveries, and monitor the availability of critical devices.
New Device Detection Alert
When an unknown device joins your network, Fing immediately generates an alert. This capability is essential for identifying unauthorized connections, maintaining network hygiene, and staying informed about newly added hardware.
Auto-Block New Devices Alert
For a more defensive posture, Fing can be configured to automatically block newly detected, but unrecognized devices. Instead of simply notifying you that an unknown device has appeared, autoblocking can restrict that device’s access until you explicitly allow it — reducing the window in which an unauthorized device could use your network.
Outage Detection Alert
Fing actively monitors internet connectivity and alerts you when a connection loss is detected whether it’s an issue with your network or an outage in your area. This allows you to respond quickly to outages, assess service reliability, and build a clearer picture of downtime frequency and duration.
Timeline of Network Events
The event timeline offers a structured, chronological record of everything that occurs on your network — including device connections, disconnections, and connectivity changes.
Timeline availability depends on your subscription:
- Starter includes a 7-day event history
- Premium provides access to the full event timeline
- Pro extends the full timeline across multiple monitored networks
This historical view simplifies troubleshooting, supports pattern analysis, and enables informed decision-making based on past behavior.
User Presence Tracking
Presence tracking provides insight into who is using the network and when, by correlating device activity with user profiles created within the Fing app. Users can define profiles and assign multiple devices to each profile.
By aggregating connectivity data across all devices associated with a user, Fing builds a consolidated view of that person’s presence on the network over time, rather than treating each device in isolation.
With presence tracking, you can:
- Identify peak usage periods
- Observe long-term connectivity trends
- Quickly assess typical network activity patterns
Scheduled Internet Speed Tests
Automated speed tests can be scheduled to measure Internet performance over time. These recurring tests help identify performance slowdowns, validate ISP service levels, and understand fluctuations in connection quality.
Automated Network Scans
Automated network scans run continuously and autonomously in the background, without requiring any user action. Fing regularly re-scans the network to detect newly connected devices, configuration changes, and connectivity shifts as they happen.
Because these scans are fully automatic, your network inventory and monitoring data stay current at all times, ensuring that alerts, timelines, and security features are always based on the latest network state.
Automated Router Vulnerability Checks
Router vulnerability checks can be scheduled to run daily, every other day, or weekly, and then occur automatically at regular intervals. These checks focus specifically on the router — the gateway to your network and its most critical security component.
By continuously assessing the router for known vulnerabilities, outdated configurations, and exposure risks, Fing helps ensure that the entry point to your network remains secure over time. Regular router checks play a key role in reducing attack surfaces and maintaining a safe, resilient network perimeter.
Continuous Insight, Without Manual Effort
By combining continuous monitoring, historical analysis, and proactive alerts, Fing delivers a comprehensive view of your network’s behavior and health. Whether monitoring a single home network or multiple environments, Fing adapts to your needs — providing clarity, security, and control through intelligent automation.
