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Almost all modern Wi-Fi routers are equipped with a configuration interface that you can access through a web browser and use it to set your preferences. So, if you’ve never paid much attention to ...

When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...

A wireless router comes with default configurations that require attention to improve your security posture. If you don't give them the right attention, you could make it easier for someone to use the ...

Network professionals know this information about their router by heart or have stored it in their browser or password manager. However, if you only rarely use a device or have received it as a gift ...

If the Windows Network Diagnostics report displays the message The connection between your access point, router, or cable modem and the Internet is broken after you run the Internet Connections ...

Your home network’s security is only as good as the configuration of your router or gateway. Leave it open or vulnerable, and you might end up with freeloaders that hog your bandwidth, at best. At ...

Even if it works well, most experts recommend replacing your Wi-Fi router every five years. Instead of trying to convince someone to take a five-year-old router off your hands, you can turn it into an ...

The latest update to the Wi-Fi protocol standard, 802.11ax, has been designed to transmit data even faster, to better negotiate bandwidth among several computers and other devices connected to a ...

A modem and router work in tandem to deliver you an internet connection. Even if the modem and router are combined in the same hardware, they serve distinct functions. The modem communicates with the ...