The 5GHz band is for bandwidth-intensive activities such as streaming 4K or 8K video or online gaming, while the 2.4GHz band is for devices requiring longer range but lesser speed, such as smart home ...

The Aura Ultra comes with Wi-Fi 7, 8GB of RAM, 256GB of storage, and adds fingerprint authentication for security. This model is aimed at users who might consider it the best router in terms of raw ...

Unplugging a router and restarting it clears up any software glitches that may have developed and lets it reconnect to an ISP, usually improving performance.

Infosec in brief The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has said two flaws in routers made by Chinese networking biz TP-Link are under active attack and need to be fixed – but ...

Instead of designing an Access Point from scratch, TP-Link has taken its popular EAP772 design and repackaged it for living outside, creating the TP-Link Omada EAP772-Outdoor.

I've been writing about broadband for over half a decade, and I like to think that means I can call myself something of an expert on the subject. Yet, despite my expertise, I have carried around a ...

A foolproof solution is to use the classic Ethernet cable. It reaches wherever you want it to and rarely fails. But of course, filling your house with cables is cumbersome. What’s more, most of us ...

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Wi-Fi extenders versus mesh networks: To improve Wi-Fi connectivity by eliminating dead spots, Wi-Fi extenders and mesh networks are two of the most popular solutions. Both options are great and will ...

Is the internet speed on your home Wi-Fi network not meeting your expectations? There's a relatively cheap and simple solution to this problem: a Powerline adapter.