You, too, can dust off an old router and put it to good use, but chalk out a plan before you turn it on. I used an old router on my home network and here's what I learned© Provided by XDA Developers ...

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.

Mesh Network vs Router A Wi-Fi router is better than a mesh network for most people, but mesh networks take the edge in specific situations. Wi-Fi routers are less expensive, easier to set up, and ...

When you use your computer on your home or office network, there's a lot happening in the background. Here's the difference between a switch and a router and how they work together.

How to set up guest Wi-Fi If "set up a Wi-Fi network" sounds intimidating, rest assured that creating a guest Wi-Fi network is simple. In fact, it's similar to setting parental controls.

A network splitter (also known as an ethernet splitter) doesn’t actually allow you to increase the number of wired connections you can make on your router. A network switch does.

With your desktop or laptop computer connected to the router via Wi-Fi or a wired connection, open a new browser tab and type in your router's address on the network: It will most commonly be ...

Make a note of your current Wi-Fi network name (wireless SSID) and password. This may be printed on your modem or router, or you can access it by going to your router settings page. This page can ...

(More on that shortly.) Find your Wi-Fi router’s 802.11 version To figure out whether a router needs replacing, it helps to know how old it is.

Depending on make and model, your home router/modem may be configured for basic web surfing but not for high performance. Optimizing the MTU setting may help.