Most modern devices that use WiFi make use of a security protocol called WPA2. Basically you enter a password and you can connect to the network. But what you don’t see is how that password is just the first step in securing your connection. Once it’s entered, your phone, tablet, laptop, or other device negotiates […]
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Deals of the Day (6-27-2017)
TRENDnet’s TEW-828DRU is a tri-band wireless router with four gigabit Ethernet jacks (plus one Ethernet input), a USB 3.0 port and a USB 2.0 port that you can use to share files over a home network, and a dual-core 1 GHz processor. It typically sells for around $200, but today Newegg is selling this AC3200 […]
Eero upgrades its Mesh networking solutions, offers subscription-based security
Mesh networking is all the rage in the WiFi router market right now. Instead of buying a single router and searching desperately for the best place to position it in your house, the idea is to let you buy a couple of devices that you can place throughout a home to blanket a space in […]
Qualcomm launches Mesh Networking platform, reference design
Mesh networking is all the rage with WiFi router makers these days. Rather than buying a super-powerful router to make sure there are no dead spots in your home, you can buy two or three units that can be placed throughout the house to offer more reliable coverage. Right now the market is a bid […]
Asus Blue Cave makes the case for WiFi router as art piece
Your home WiFi router might be one of the most important gadgets in your house. But most routers aren’t exactly attractive, so they tend to get hidden away behind furniture or under a desk… which can hurt performance. A handful of companies have tried to make routers that look good enough to earn a prominent […]
Now TP-Link has a whole-home mesh WiFi system too
TP-Link is the latest company looking to sell you a multi-device WiFi system designed to blanket your home in wireless internet. The company’s mesh-networking, whole-home WiFi system is called Deco, and you can buy a set of 3 WiFi routers designed to work together for $300. While that makes the Deco M5 WiFi system more […]
Asus unveils WiFi router mesh networking systems for whole-home wireless
Asus is the latest company to unveil a WiFi router system that allows multiple routers to work together in order to provide a strong wireless signal throughout your home. In fact, Asus isn’t just launching one router system that relies on this type of mesh networking. The company has two different models. The Asus HiveSpot […]
D-Link launches whole-home WiFi solutions
Have a big home, or lots of walls or other obstructions? Then it may be tough for a single WiFi router to cover the whole house. That’s why a number of companies have introduced whole-home WiFi systems that join two or more routers together in a mesh network recently. That’s the approach Google, Eero, Linksys, […]
Linksys joins the mesh networking WiFi router party with Velop Whole Home WiFi system
Over the past year or so, we’ve seen a bunch of companies launch a new kind of home WiFi router system. Instead of relying on a single router to blanket your whole house with a strong signal, the idea is to use two or three routers that communicate with one another to improve coverage throughout […]
Google WiFi mesh router system now available for $130 and up
After dipping its toe in the smart wireless router space last year by partnering with Asus and TP-Link, Google has begun selling its own WiFi routers. The aptly-named Google WiFi is a $130 router that you can set up and control using a smartphone app, making it easier to manage than most traditional routers. If […]