In many homes, it's hard to get a lot done without the Internet. So many smart home devices rely on Wi-Fi to function. If you ...

The UPS has been around the Y2K era, basically to protect your PC as well as to keep your work going in the instance of a power outage. Times have changed since then, and we now have laptops, mobile ...

I'm an area with a lot of voltage dips and spikes, and general power weirdness. I just bought a beefy CyberPower 1000VA UPS for my main machine, for about $110, and it's been great so far. i have ...

Power cuts are always irritating regardless of the time. However, they can be particularly troublesome on days when you have important work to complete. For interrupted connectivity during a critical ...

The USB 3.0 ports can deliver better performance than USB 2.0 ports. Most routers struggle to power large, power-hungry HDDs ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

Setting up your wireless network requires some basic equipment, mainly a router and a modem. A modem is attached to the router via category-five cables, and the router can transmit its signal to ...

Wireless routers almost always have in-the-box instructions for setup. These instructions can vary from one router brand to another. Although router setup has become easier—Cisco Linksys's E-series ...

The TV may be the heart of the living room, but the best Wi-Fi routers enhance the brains of your whole home, making sure everything operates together in harmony. Without a proper, functional router ...

Your router's gateway address serves as an access point to a different part of the network, such as another router or the Internet. Many routers use a gateway system called DHCP that automatically ...