Hurricane season and power blips
Hurricane season runs June 1 through November 30, and summer storms bring outages and surges all year. A few things I set up that genuinely help:
- Battery backup (UPS) for the modem, router, and key equipment, so short outages and flickers don't knock everything offline.
- Surge protection for your network gear.
- A simple written record of your setup: network names, where the equipment lives, and how to restart it, so getting back online after a storm isn't guesswork.
- For seasonal homes: settings that help cameras and smart devices reconnect on their own when the power comes back, so you're not left in the dark while you're up north.
A battery won't keep your provider's service running through a long outage, but it covers the short ones and protects your equipment.