Raspberry PI 3 Home Network Monitoring Tool

A network monitoring device can be a very beneficial add-on to one’s home network. As more devices are becoming smart devices and the world of Internet-of-Things are taking over home networks, it is important for owners to be notified of new devices entering their network and to have the ability to conveniently revoke any unwanted device without affecting the entire network. Unwanted devices that have entered a network without consent can cause a lot of damage. The aim for this research and project is to understand the importance of network monitoring tools and to propose a cost effective network monitoring tool that takes into account a network made of smart devices. By looking at the different network monitoring tools from software-based and hardware-based approaches, a concept Raspberry Pi 3 Home Network Monitoring Tool is proposed and implemented, which provides a network owner the ability to detect new devices and revoke unwanted ones.