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Set Up a Guest Wi-Fi Network Properly (And Why Your Smart Devices Want One)

A guest network keeps visitors and smart gadgets away from your computers. Here is how to set one up and the setting…

In a block of flats the problem is neighbours, not distance. Here is what to look for in a router when thirty…

Mesh is the right answer for thick walls and multiple floors, but only if you buy the right kind. Here is how…

Ignore the elaborate advice. Six changes cover most of the realistic risk to a home network.

A router that needs a daily reboot has a specific problem. Here is how to identify it rather than living with it.

A router VPN covers every device including ones that cannot run an app. It also slows everything down and breaks some services.

Router-level controls cover every device but are easily bypassed. Here is what they can and cannot do.

The speed claims are misleading. The real benefit is how many devices a network can handle at once.

Most routers sit in the worst spot in the house. Moving one costs nothing and often beats buying new hardware.

How many nodes you need, whether tri-band is worth it, and which systems make sense at each price.

One network name is convenient until a device picks the wrong band. Here is when to split them and when not to.

Router firmware fixes security holes and stability bugs, and most people never install it. Here is how, safely.