Updating your Wi-Fi router’s firmware can be tedious, but it helps keep your data secure from hackers. Here’s how to make the process less stressful.

Connect your router to your modem. After you connect and turn on your modem, you can set up your router by connecting an Ethernet cord to your modem and into the router.

Your modem and router work together to connect you to the internet through your internet service provider, or ISP. bedo/Getty Images One big factor that may affect the router's connectivity is if ...

What does a router do? A WiFi router works like a post office. It takes packets of data from your devices and directs them to your ISP’s network (where more routers can send them to their final ...

I've got a freesco router, and everything on the ethernet side works great. I can ping it, it dishes out IP addresses great (DHCP), and it does what it should do.However, it won't stay connected ...