My smart devices were putting everything at risk. This easy setup protected my home network.

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Working from home by day, gaming and streaming by night? Defeating Wi-Fi dead zones is more important than ever. A mesh network system can help, and these are the best we've tested. I’ve been working ...

A standard router is often less hassle to set up than a mesh network. For something that "just works," a typical router might be the best option. Set it up once, make sure updates are automatically ...

If your Wi-Fi router is struggling to cover your entire home and you're often dealing with dead zones, two of the most common solutions you'll encounter are mesh networks and range extenders. While ...

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Fi 7 reshapes home networking, I tested a midrange Eero mesh router to see how well it handles a smart home setup.

An ordinary home network router with a Wi-Fi 5 or Wi-Fi 6 access point is usually enough for most homes with a modest living space and central internet serving phones, laptops, and other everyday ...

In the early 2000s, mesh networks were on the verge of being everywhere and connecting everything. Daisy-chaining many devices like beads on a string would “accommodate hundreds or thousands of nodes” ...