Unplugging your Wi-Fi router periodically can boost internet speed, improve connectivity, and enhance security at home.

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 ...

Network security sounds like something that would concern an IT manager at a big company, but even ordinary home users have good reasons not to leave their small home networks to the wind. It’s about ...

Many routers claim to offer guest networks, but do they really provide proper VLAN isolation? Learn how to check your guest network's security ...

Improve the stability and reach of your network with a discounted router or Wi-Fi mesh system. I’m the deputy managing editor of the hardware team at PCMag.com. Reading this during the day? Then ...

Everyone in the networking industry seems to fall into one of two camps: those that have used server-based routing software and those that have no idea such a thing exists. Now a solution called Free ...

Want to use your own Wi-Fi router or mesh system with Starlink? Here's how to add your own equipment to Starlink routers old and new, boosting your coverage and speeds to the next level. From the ...

To configure a wireless network using your Windows 8 computer, first you must connect your router to the ISP's external connection source, plug in the power source and turn the router on. If you use ...

There’s a gizmo on the market called a cellular router (or 3G router). This device – as you might suspect – aggregates multiuser LAN traffic and forwards it over a cellular last-mile WAN connection.

If you have updated your smartphone in the past year or two, the chances are it uses the latest Wi-Fi 6 standard. This new, faster way of connecting to Wi-Fi is excellent for boosting speed and can ...

Cisco has unwrapped a high-end, 51.2 Tbps router and chip that it says will go a long way toward supporting the distributed ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about how to do more with your consumer gadgets. We've still got weeks to go in the school year and Wi-Fi bandwidth is at ...