A wireless router comes with default configurations that require attention to improve your security posture. If you don't give them the right attention, you could make it easier for someone to use the ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

The two major components in a small computer network are a modem and wireless router. The modem is wired to the Internet via the cable company's coaxial cable, the telephone company's DSL phone line, ...

Keeping your home network safe can be daunting, but there are some things you can do without deep knowledge of networking. Your router's starting settings are often set up for user convenience, and ...

It's usually not practical or affordable for every computer to have its own printer, so many businesses place standard and specialized printers in convenient locations, and then share the printers ...

When it comes to complexity of network connectors, you have got multiple levels, with a switch (hub) at the bottom and a router at the top. A hub is an astonishingly dumb gadget. It accepts a packet ...