Lesser-known fixes for well-known problems ...

Not every router labels its firewall the same. You usually find this feature under your router’s advanced settings like “NAT filtering,” “port forwarding,” “port filtering” or “services blocking.” ...

Slow internet? Your router might be the villain, not your provider.

To access your router configuration page or want to know the Login URL for your router to change settings, you will have first to find the IP address of your router, then open your router ...

Wireless Internet is great. Radio waves burning holes in your brain as packets of data containing a Netflix movie fly through the air over to your TV; what could be better? Surely, not much. But WiFi ...

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 ...

Virtually all wireless routers are technically Mac-compatible since they are usually configured through a browser. Of course, the process is markedly easier if your router includes good ...

If you are like most people, your home or small office wireless router probably is running without any encryption whatsoever, and you are a sitting duck for someone to easily view your network traffic ...

Editors' note: This article was first published on March 26, 2013 and updated on July 1, 2016 with up-to-date information. It might seem like a daunting task to set up a new home router. But it ...