Cable Modem Activation: How to Ditch that ISP-Provided Gatway
7 Min Read
If you’re using cable Internet, check your bill. You might pay around a $15/month “equipment rental” fee. If so, replacing …
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi is the wireless alternative to network cables. It’s the most popular way to connect devices locally and to the Internet. A Wi-Fi device is one with this wireless capability built-in to connect to a Wi-Fi access point which can host multiple Wi-Fi-enabled devices at a time.
Linksys’s Latest LAPAX3600C Wi-Fi 6 Cloud Managed Business Access Point Blends In Well
3 Min Read
Linksys today announced the availability of its Cloud Managed AX3600 Wi-Fi 6 Indoor Wireless Access Point (AP), model LAPAX3600C. And …
TP-Link Unveils Deco X50 Variants that Support PoE, Outdoor, 5G, and More
2 Min Read
When it comes to home Wi-Fi mesh systems, it’s been hard to find hardware that supports Power over Ethernet (PoE) …
Linksys Unveils Its Latest Wi-Fi 6 Router, the Hydra Pro 6, and It’s a Snooze
3 Min Read
Sometimes the latest is not synonymous with the greatest. Case in point: the Hydra Pro 6 router Linksys unveiled today. …
Archer AXE200 Omni: TP-Link’s 6E Router Gets Serious Auto-Rotating Antennas
3 Min Read
When it comes to a Wi-Fi router’s antennas, my standard recommendation, for the most part, is to leave them alone. …
TP-Link (Re)commits to Wi-Fi 6E, Announcing New Routers and Mesh Systems
5 Min Read
If you’re wondering about the whereabouts of those Wi-Fi 6E solutions TP-Link flaunted back in January 2021, your guess is …
NETGEAR EAX50 Nighthawk AX5400: A (Kind of) Promising Mesh Extender
3 Min Read
NETGEAR today announced its latest Wi-Fi 6 extender, the EAX50. While it’s not the first Wi-Fi 6 extender from the …
Comcast’s latest xFi Advanced Gateway Gets Wi-Fi 6E, Zigbee, and Matter
2 Min Read
Comcast announced today its latest xFi Advanced Gateway that, among other things, has the support for Wi-Fi 6E. Wi-Fi 6E: …
NETGEAR RBKE960 Series (RBKE963) Review: The Best Orbi Yet, with Big Caveats
18 Min Read
The new NETGEAR Orbi RBKE960 series—currently available as a 3-pack Orbi RBKE963—is a nice and large Wi-Fi 6E mesh box …
dBi: Wi-Fi Broadcasting Power and Antenna Explained—There’s no “High-Gain”
10 Min Read
This post is a supplement to my other piece on dBm. I’ll explain here how a router’s antennas work and …
