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

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 ...

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” ...

When it comes to networking, mesh networks are touted as one of the best upgrades you can make. For the record, in a general sense, it's true. Mesh networks are hugely beneficial to larger homes to ...

Google made a bunch of , which included new smartphones (the Pixel) and a virtual assistant (Google Home), but they also announced Google Wifi (love how they drop the hyphen and lowercase the F, ...

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 ...

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