Even if it's working well, most experts recommend replacing your Wi-Fi router every five years or so. Instead of trying to convince someone to take a five-year old router off your hands, you can turn ...

Don’t toss your router just yet. Here are simple steps for using it to improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...

If you are anything like me, you have probably been through your fair share of wireless routers. You may even have a collection of them growing in your storage room, if you haven't gotten around to ...

It's a familiar scenario: you bought a top-tier Wi-Fi router, yet there's still that one corner of the house where the signal is weak. Even the best routers have their limits, but the signal has to ...

Mesh networking is gaining in popularity. Buying a kit with a few nodes can spread out fast Wi-Fi across a relatively large area, plus they are easy to set up and maintain, most requiring nothing more ...

Should you add an access point or upgrade to a mesh routing system? Best answer: For most people adding one or two access points to an existing router is the way to go. Investing in a mesh routing ...

Reuse an old router to connect wired-only devices -- like your TV, DVR, or game console -- to your wireless network. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an IT ...

When researching how to set up a Wi-Fi network, you're going to hear a lot of talk about routers and access points. While both help you connect to the internet, their roles in a network are ...