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What is a Dual Band Router?

Wireless router are required to keep all the devices, at home or at office, connected to the network. So, whether a user uses the device for online gaming, unlimited streaming, downloading or any such purpose that requires complete bandwidth the ISP is offering, a wireless router should be able to cater. If you want fastest speed across all your connected devices, it is better to go for a dual band router. As you can take it by its name, these routers use dual frequencies to pick up devices and transmit data. A dual band router works not only on 2.4 GHz but also on the popular 5 GHz frequency which is far more robust than 2.4 GHz. As we mentioned that the single band routers use the older standards (wireless g and n), they tend to perform slower in terms of speed and connectivity. The 5 GHz frequency uses the latest standard, 802.11ac, which is way faster and reliable. Almost all the latest devices these days come with the latest ac standard. Since a dual band router uses both...

Why is Parental Control Router Necessary?

As the title implies, can there be such a thing as parental control router which can solve the problems of so many parents of this generation. So what is exactly a parental control router? A parental control router is a simply a router but with features especially designed for parents' needs, such as online monitoring, internet pause, gaming restriction, porn blockers, content filtering and censoring abusive words. So why do parents need to place such a device in their home? Don't they trust their kids? The question isn't just about trusting your kids to make a better judgement, instead it is to provide and reveal the world all in due time to them. A 6 year old boy doesn't need to know what is porn? Neither does a 6 year old girl needs to know the meaning of whore. By censoring words which could distract our kids from positive learning and instead of traumatizing them with explicit images and videos, we can save our children from disturbing content. Secondly...

What is the Best Wi-Fi Router for Home?

Technology is constantly changing and evolving and we must do the same if we intend to see the new era dawning in our timeline. Things were different in past times, with few devices which had capabilities to connect with internet, however in current times there are multiple household items which now have features to connect to internet leading to a new popular phrase called " Smart Home ". So to support all this connectivity one must have a reliable and suitable router at home. Does your modem qualify for this task? The one you get on rental basis from your provider/carrier? Or do you need a router which meets your standards and is truly made for you. Details including 1. Wi-Fi standard 2. Band preference 3. Range 4. Number of connections 5. USB port 6. Advance security 7. Custom needs For more details check out this article

How To Secure Wi-Fi From Hackers?

Internet has become more of a necessity rather than a luxury for most of us. All our work and life decisions depend on it, and this becomes are weakness as well. Hackers know that we are dependent on internet for most of our daily routine tasks, and in here they have the opportunity to strike us when they find us vulnerable. We connect to internet via 2 mediums 1. Wired (routers) 2. Wire-less (Wi-Fi, Provider/Carrier) For provider/carrier devices we can secure each device as per it's own needs, however for router we can follow simple tricks such as: 1. Activate encryption 2. Change network name 3. Use a strong password 4. Use VPN 5. Turn off guest networks 6. Enable logging feature More details mentioned in the article link below. By following above simple rules you now know how to secure wifi from hackers