Here's how to sign into your router to change the network's name, password, security options, and various other wireless ...

Besides age or wear and tear, internet routers can have certain settings you should try enabling and tinkering with to make ...

These settings let you tweak your network’s incoming and outgoing data ports and protect them from outsiders. But be extremely careful with these settings; your default firewall is usually enough, and ...

While the world is focused on the coronavirus, malicious hackers, cybercriminals and scammers are pushing out their own form of malware. IBM’s X-Force reports that COVID-19 related spam is up a ...

Almost all modern Wi-Fi routers are equipped with a configuration interface that you can access through a web browser and use it to set your preferences. So, if you’ve never paid much attention to ...

Network security is not just for IT professionals. Even home users need to keep their networks secure to prevent unauthorized people from, for example, hogging their broadband, installing malware that ...

Former CNET editor Dong Ngo has been involved with technology since 2000, starting with testing gadgets and writing code for CNET Labs' benchmarks. He managed CNET's San Francisco Labs, reviews 3D ...

June 3, 2010 Add as a preferred source on Google Add as a preferred source on Google Good question! For most broadband home users, a Wi-Fi net connection "works" once you plug in the cable and power ...

The first step to correctly answering whether you can change NAT settings without logging into the router is knowing exactly what NAT is and how it works. Then can you figure out how to change NAT ...

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 ...