While modern routers use beamforming to direct signals toward devices, physical misalignment can still tank speeds. You ...

IF you’re struggling with slow Wi-Fi speeds you could be using the wrong channel. Your wireless router sends and receives data via channels and you can easily switch between them. Please provide a ...

One type of electronic device to especially avoid is the microwave, which emits a strong signal in the 2.4GHz band, the same wireless band your router operates in. Be careful not to stick your router ...

USING the wrong router settings can slow down your Wi-Fi speed. It's worth making sure you're using the right Wi-Fi frequency channel for the devices you use most at home. Specialists at ...

All routers broadcast a Wi-Fi signal over a specific frequency, or channel. You can find the Wi-Fi frequency settings in the administrative interface for the router. You can set the router to ...

It's easy to take a smoothly functioning home wireless network for granted, especially when you're sipping coffee on the patio and catching up on the news of the morning with your iPad. You can ...

Illustration: Mick Wiggins What a difference a couple of years makes. In our first roundup of draft-802.11n Wi-Fi routers (see “Wireless Routers: The Truth About Superfast Draft-N“), we found so many ...