Following these tips can help keep your personal data safe By Nicholas De Leon In today’s hyper-connected world, your WiFi router is one of the most critical tools for protecting your personal data.

To change your Wi-Fi password and name to increase your network security, you need the router's IP address to access the ...

Encryption is key to keeping your data safe while it travels over the airwaves. WPA3 is the latest and most secure Wi-Fi ...

Network security sounds like something that would concern an IT manager at a big company, but even ordinary home users have good reasons not to leave their small home networks to the wind. It’s about ...

You can tell if someone is stealing your Wi-Fi by checking the status of your router, using an app, or logging into your ...

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.

If your internet keeps lagging, buffering or dropping out, one of the quickest fixes is restarting your router. Restarting your router is one of the quickest ways to restore Wi-Fi speed and stability ...

The password for your home wifi unlocks your gateway to the web. And since just about everything we own these days is internet-ready, you probably have your password memorized after hooking up dozens ...

Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and moving. Prior to joining CNET, Joe led MyMove's moving coverage and reported on broadband policy, the digital divide, and ...