An accountant at his home office desk while his teenager plays video games in the next room. An accountant at his home office desk while his teenager plays video games in the next room.

Rio for Accountants

Tax returns next to the game console? Not on Rio.

Rio walls off your client-data computers in a room of their own, approves every new device and puts clients on guest Wi-Fi.

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  • A walled-off client room
  • 1 year of Rio VPN included
  • About 10 minutes to set up

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One shared Wi-Fi can expose every client file.

Data thieves go after tax and accounting offices, down to one-person practices at home.

  • A worried accountant at a dark kitchen table covered in client tax files while his teen games on the same Wi-Fi. Tuesday, 11:20 p.m. · The kitchen table

    Your kid’s game console. Your clients’ returns. One Wi-Fi.

    Returns open on the laptop. The console in the next room sits on the same Wi-Fi.

    SecureRoomsClient-data computers walled off in a room of their own.

  • A stranger with a laptop in a parked car outside a lit home office at night. Thursday, 1:05 a.m. · Outside your window

    An old Wi-Fi password. A stranger’s laptop. Your client folders.

    Wi-Fi passwords get shared and never change. Anyone holding yours can join.

    Device approvalNew devices wait for your OK in the Rio app.

  • A client joins the office Wi-Fi on his phone while the accountant looks on. Monday, 5:40 p.m. · Your office, in tax season

    A client’s phone, on the network with every client’s file.

    A client asks for the Wi-Fi. It’s the same network your files use.

    Guest Wi-FiClients get guest Wi-Fi, kept apart from your work.

An accountant smiles at his laptop in morning sun while his teenager games on the sofa behind him.
The Rio router beside the Rio app showing your rooms

With Rio

Same table. Now client files have a room of their own.

Your client-data computers sit in their own SecureRoom, with Rio VPN on for that room.

  • Client files get their own roomWalled off from family devices and gadgets.
  • Nothing joins without your OKEvery new device waits in the Rio app.
  • Clients get guest Wi-FiOn its own network, as the IRS sample plan suggests.
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How Rio sets up your rooms

A tax practice, walled off.

Rooms are walled off by default. Open a path between them only when you choose.

Rio router beside a phone showing the Rooms screen of the Rio app. Rio router beside a phone showing the Rooms screen of the Rio app.
Rio
  • Client workVPN on
    • Work laptop
    • Desktop
    • Scanner and printer

    Walled off. Rio VPN covers the whole room.

  • FamilyPrivate
    • Phones
    • Kids’ tablets
    • Game console
  • Smart homeWalled off
    • Speakers
    • Smart plugs
    • Doorbell
  • ClientsGuest Wi-Fi
    • Clients’ phones

    Removed when they disconnect.

An example home practice. Up to 16 rooms, each with its own Wi-Fi password.

Done before your next appointment.

About 10 minutes. No IT department needed. The app shows you each step.

  1. Plug in behind your modem.

    Rio replaces your current router. Scan the QR code on the back and follow the app.

  2. Build your client room.

    Give it its own Wi-Fi password, then approve your work laptop, desktop and scanner.

  3. Lock in the extras.

    Switch on Rio VPN for the client room, put visitors on guest Wi-Fi and note it in your plan.

What Rio does, and doesn’t do.

Your security plan covers a lot. Rio handles the network part.

Topic Rio handles it Still on you
Client data Client computers walled off in their own room Encrypting files and keeping backups
Device access New devices wait for your approval Strong logins and multifactor authentication
Your WISP Doesn’t write your security plan Writing it and keeping it current
Compliance Doesn’t make you compliant or certify you Meeting FTC, IRS and state rules

Rio’s Wi-Fi uses WPA2 Personal, with a separate password per room. IRS Publication 4557 suggests WPA3.

Rio VPN protects the rooms you switch it on for. It is not a remote-access tool for reaching office files.

Straight answers.

Different setup? Email our team and a real person will reply.

Does the FTC Safeguards Rule apply to me?

If you prepare tax returns, yes: the rule names accountants and tax preparers who complete returns. For bookkeepers and fractional CFOs, it depends on your services and clients, so ask your adviser. Firms with under 5,000 consumers skip a few parts, not the written plan.

Does Rio make me compliant?

No, and no router can. Your written security plan covers people, policies, logins, encryption and more. Rio handles the network part: a walled-off room for client data, device approval and guest Wi-Fi you can describe in that plan.

What does the IRS expect from my network?

The sample plan in IRS Publication 5708 keeps guest Wi-Fi on a separate network and reviews new devices before they join. Rio does both. Publication 4557 also suggests WPA3 Wi-Fi. Rio uses WPA2 Personal, with a password per room.

What if client data is stolen?

Tell your IRS Stakeholder Liaison right away so the IRS can help protect your clients’ returns. If the FTC rule covers you and 500 or more consumers are affected, report it to the FTC as soon as possible, and no later than 30 days after you find it.

What does Rio cost?

$199.99, including 1 year of Rio VPN. After that, Rio VPN is optional at $7.99 a month or $79.99 a year. Shipping is free, and Rio comes with 30-day returns and a 1-year warranty.

Close the books on a shared network.

A walled-off client room, Rio VPN and device approval, on Wi-Fi 6.

$199.99includes 1 year of Rio VPN

  • About 10 minutes to set up
  • Free shipping
  • 30-day returns
  • 1-year warranty
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Designed in USA. Manufactured in Taiwan.