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Check out these quick tips to boost your wireless signal from your router, extend and optimize your Wi-Fi coverage, and speed up your surfing.

Unlike a standard router, which relies on a single device to cover your home, a mesh Wi-Fi system typically consists of a main router and one or more satellite nodes (also called extenders or points).

Range extenders receive a signal from your router, then rebroadcast it to your devices, and vice-versa. In this way, you get an inexpensive solution that can act as a repeater to extend the range ...

Not all homes will distribute Wi-Fi signal equally. The fact is, where you place the router can hugely affect your wireless coverage. It may seem logical to have the router inside a cabinet and ...

An old wireless router can spell big trouble. The need for security is more paramount than ever as many scams, viruses and other cyber-criminal activities have become a day-to-day occurrence. Between ...

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In one instance, the spies broke into an admin account that then gave them access to more than 100,000 routers, she added. "So, when the Chinese compromised that account, they gained that kind of ...

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Two botnets tracked as ‘Ficora’ and ‘Capsaicin’ have recorded increased activity in targeting D-Link routers that have reached end of life or are running outdated firmware versions.

A high-severity flaw impacting select Four-Faith industrial routers has come under active exploitation in the wild, according to new findings from VulnCheck. The vulnerability, tracked as ...