When your wireless router broadcasts its wireless network name, known formally as a Service Set Identifier (SSID), it's like putting a virtual bumper sticker out in the air around your house or ...

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Sharing your Wi-Fi network details with friends and family while visiting your place doesn’t require dictating awkward network IDs or passwords out loud. It also ...

Home Wi-Fi has quietly become critical infrastructure, carrying everything from banking logins to baby monitor feeds. If you never check which devices are connected, you are effectively leaving that ...

Those who prefer privacy or might be concerned with people trying to use their network might create a hidden Wi-Fi network. Hidden Wi-Fi networks are similar to the typical Wi-Fi setup, except that ...

When most people think about home security, they focus on door locks, alarm systems or cameras. But securing your Wi-Fi, is also important. These days, just as much of our lives happens online as it ...

What is a guest Wi-Fi network? A guest Wi-Fi network is a separate network that you can set up on your router that allows your guests to connect to the internet without accessing your main network.

When you set up an Internet network for your home with a router, often you can name it so that you can distinguish your network from your neighbors’ networks. Some people have gone way beyond giving ...

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