While the world is focused on the coronavirus, malicious hackers, cybercriminals and scammers are pushing out their own form of malware. IBM’s X-Force reports that COVID-19 related spam is up a ...

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 ...

When you open that router box for the first time, all the different cables and ports can feel intimidating. Even the instruction manual might read like a foreign language. Fortunately, you’re not the ...

These settings let you tweak your network’s incoming and outgoing data ports and protect them from outsiders. But be extremely careful with these settings; your default firewall is usually enough, and ...

Among the many firewalls available in the security market are router firewalls. Unlike the software firewall, the router firewall attempts and blocks incoming query requests at the server level ...

Good question! For most broadband home users, a Wi-Fi net connection "works" once you plug in the cable and power on the Linksys box, but there's more to having a secure, convenient, and easy-to-use ...

Small changes to your router can deliver surprisingly big gains in real-world Wi-Fi speed, often overnight, without buying ...

First off, what is a guest Wi-Fi network? According to MidSouth Fiber Internet, this is a connection that creates a separate access point within your router, allowing your guests to connect to another ...

If you receive a message Windows can’t get the Network Settings from the router when using the Printer, Wi-Fi, Mobile Hotspot, WiFi Speakers, etc, on your Windows 11/10 computer, perhaps something ...

Corrections & Clarifications: An earlier version of this story misstated when WPA3 began. Most of us don’t give a second thought to the router that manages our home internet. We assume it’s working ...