I have walked about with both a laptop and some iOS devices and it seems to have no trouble handing off between the main router and the extender. Any snafus to be aware of? The extender wifi is slower ...

Okay, there is one scenario where hiding your SSID can make your wireless network less secure. If a cracker detects that you’ve disabled SSID broadcasting, he might think you’ve done it because you’ve ...

It only takes a few minutes to set up a safe, secure, and speedy Wi-Fi network. But it's also very easy to make mistakes ...

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When setting up your home or office WiFi network, one of the key decisions you'll face is whether to use separate SSIDs for the 2.4GHz and 5GHz bands or to combine them into a single network. This ...

A Wi-Fi signal is a broadcast-based communication. This is what makes it so easy to use — instead of dealing with the limitations of physically connecting with a network cable, you can simultaneously ...

Are there any pitfalls to using SSID cloaking? Many organizations use SSID cloaking as a mechanism to add a layer of security to the WLAN. This technique requires that all users have knowledge of the ...

Some Windows 11 users fail to connect to the wireless network as an incorrect PSK is provided for network SSID on their computer. This may usually happen after the password of the wireless router is ...

A flaw in the design of the Wi-Fi standard means that an attacker can, in certain circumstances, divert your connection to a less secure network, disable your VPN and intercept traffic. The ...

Hidden WiFi networks provide better security, but some users complain that Windows can’t connect to a hidden network. If you face this issue, you can execute the solutions mentioned below. Manually ...

If you’ve ever hesitated to share your internet password with a visitor—maybe a babysitter, a repairman, or some neighborhood scruff your kid dragged home—you might want to think about setting up a ...