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Frustrated by slow Wi-Fi? Before blaming your provider, explore your router's settings. Optimizing wireless channels, prioritizing devices with Quality of Service, updating firmware, and switching to ...

Port forwarding settings allow your router to "pass through" telnet traffic. Without port forwarding configurations, the router blocks telnet sessions to the hosted telnet server. Each router has its ...

When you set up multiple routers on a network, designate the router that connects to the Internet as the gateway and the other routers as routers. Configure the gateway with a WAN and LAN address, ...

If you've ever setup a modern Wi-Fi router, you've likely come across the WPS button found on most models, but what is that button's actual purpose?

Want to protect every device in your home with ExpressVPN? This guide explains the advantages of using ExpressVPN on a router and shows you how to get set up. An ExpressVPN router setup allows you to ...

The Firewalla Orange makes network monitoring and security accessible for home setups, small businesses, and more.

Shaw reviews Cisco’s Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA4500. The scoop: Linksys Smart Wi-Fi Router EA4500, by Cisco, about $200. What is it? The latest series of home network wireless routers from Cisco’s ...

Unpacking, plugging in and configuring a new WiFi router is usually not among most people’s holiday highlights. But if a new wireless hub should be among the presents you take out of a box, spending a ...

Editors' note: This article was first published on March 26, 2013 and updated on July 1, 2016 with up-to-date information. It might seem like a daunting task to set up a new home router. But it ...