If you’re like me, your home Wi-Fi is at the center of almost everything you do online, whether it’s online banking, paying bills, booking trips, chatting with friends or streaming movies. These days, ...

One of the best security tools built into your router is the firewall. Nearly every router from the last decade includes one in some form or another. Not every router labels its firewall the same. You ...

Guest networks on home routers create fake security while sharing infrastructure with main devices, leaving banking apps and ...

A new router" target="_self can be the right opportunity for a better home network. Although it's tempting to simply plug in your new router to get online quickly, if ...

New testing by Consumer Reports shows important differences in how routers from popular brands handle digital security. Some of the 29 routers we examined this spring and summer build in important ...

Researchers have released two tools that can take advantage of a weakness in a system designed to let people easily secure their wireless routers. One of the tools comes from security researcher ...

Apple has published a document detailing the best settings to use on your router and highlighting some of the security weaknesses you might encounter if you had the wrong settings. Luckily most ...

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Slow internet? Your router might be the villain, not your provider.

Getting a wi-fi signal that covers your entire area with enough speed for your needs isn't always easy. These common mistakes may be hampering your internet.

Here's how to adjust your router settings to dial into the best internet speeds - no expensive upgrades required.