Like our other devices, routers have software that occasionally needs updates as well to offer improved security and compatibility, and even provide new features for users. To do this, the router ...

While you may not realize it, you need to maintain your Wi-Fi router periodically, and given the critical role these devices play in providing your home with secure and fast connections to the ...

Netgear is strongly recommending that you update your router. The company resolved two critical security issues affecting several Wi-Fi 6 access points and Nighthawk Pro Gaming routers. It issued ...

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The makers of home network gear are starting to give older routers the ability to auto-update their firmware. But depending on when that update occurs, it may not be a good thing. At least once a week ...

While we daresay that many of you are probably pretty hot on updating the various drivers on your PC/laptop, it’s likely a very different story when it comes to your router. – It’s almost a forgotten ...

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Firmware is the software embedded in your router. Its firmware helps the router figure out how to carry on different tasks. To update it, you have to flash the updated software in the router. We’ll ...