Sentences with phrase «old router»

That's better than what we could do with older router setups.

With EVDO / CDMA networks winding down, Cradlepoint is offering an incentive for users of older routers to upgrade to the latest technology.

Even if it was fixed (this would be difficult, as this is a problem with the UPnP protocol itself), many older routers still in use would be vulnerable.

I like to think of it as creating a Public Service Announcement letting people know old routers are impeding rather than enhancing their streaming experiences.

That's why things like streaming Netflix in HD over Wi - Fi just aren't possible if you're using too old a router.

If you have a very old router and see bad performance with Ethernet, upgrading your router to something newer and faster may be the solution.

If you're replacing a really old router there's a good chance that you didn't have Quality of Service (QoS) capabilities or that they went unconfigured.

Customers with older routers were disconnected from the Internet.

I used the same network names and passwords as my old router for simplicity sake.

However, I can sell our old router for around the same cost.

(He eventually got the Kindle Fire online by replacing his old router.)

Older routers may require a certain alpha - numeric input, which is less convenient.

Rather than deal with the logistics and wasted energy of running two routers, you can simply remove the old router to banish the double NAT.

As always, before you dive into setting up a new router it's wise to write down the settings on your old router to reduce the amount of time you spend fiddling with connected devices (changing the Wi - Fi SSID and password to your old one, for example, saves you from resetting every Wi - Fi device in your house).

802.11 g is rather dated and you should definitely consider upgrading if you're still using an old router that only supports this standard.

If you're looking at replacing your old router — maybe even upgrading from your ISP's combined modem / router unit — you may come across terms like «dual band,» which refers to a router that uses both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz Wi - Fi.

That old router may still be working, but newer ones will give you better Wi - Fi.

It's the device through which all your devices get their internet connection, and even our tips for speeding up your wireless network will only get you so far if you hold onto an old router forever.

Very few of us upgrade our routers to get the little extras like printer sharing, most of us upgrade because the old router is either slower than we'd like or doesn't reach across our entire house or yard.

The only exception to this suggestion would be if your old router had very poor security settings.

In the same vein you want to match the settings of the DHCP server on your old router with your new router, specifically the range of the DHCP assignment pool.

Although it seems a bit tedious to pore over your router in such a fashion, by carefully checking and cloning all the settings from your old router onto the new one you avoid running into connectivity issues, failed connections, and missing devices later on.

Let's say, for example, you (or the relative whose connection you're trouble shooting) purchased a nice new router and promptly plugged it into the old router.

DSL users will want to pay special attention in this step as they're the most likely users to have an Internet connection with an access control protocol; make sure to copy over your username and other credentials from your old router.

Read on as we show you how to smooth the bumpy upgrade road for an effortless transition from your old router to your shiny new one.

If you already have a houseful of devices registered to your old router, however, switching to the new router's SSID and password is a nightmare as you'll now need to go visit every computer, tablet, phone, game console, smarthome device, wireless printer, and so on in your home and reprogram them with the new SSID and password.

Just like changing your SSID and password to match your old router helps minimize hiccups, keeping the same address assignment block will save you from resetting static IPs and dealing with devices and applications freaking out because things that used to reside at 192.168.1.200 now reside at 10.0.0.78 or the like.

As a general rule document everything except for features you are absolutely certain you never used (e.g. your old router has support for Virtual Private Networks but you've never used or even enabled it).

You can avoid that hassle by using the same SSID, same password, and same security settings you used on your old router on your new router.

This way even after the old router is powered off and getting the information off it would be a hassle, you can flip through the screenshots of the relevant settings from the old one and easily reference them.

Although most ISPs have shifted toward dynamic assignments and require very little consumer configuration, it pays to pay close attention to the way your old router is configured.

If you have an older router it's almost a guarantee that your router uses the 192.168.0.0 block, much less commonly the 172.16.0.0 block, and very rarely the 10.0.0.0 block.

Most people get the new router, unplug the old one, plug in the new one, follow the configuration guidelines that came with the router, and then spend a week or two bumping into annoyances along the way as they discover a myriad of ways the new router's configuration is different from the configuration of their old router.

Once you've decided on your screen capture method, log into the administrative control panel of your old router and snap screenshots of every relevant configuration page.

Proper documentation completed, the best practice is to outright clone the settings of your old router onto your new router (with a few minor exceptions we'll highlight).

One of the best ways to ensure your transition from the old router to the new router is pain free is to screenshot the settings of your old router before you decommission it.

You can't just install any old firmware on any old router.

Yes, you can run a VPN connection through a 10 - year - old router with the right firmware, but that doesn't mean you should.

Mesh Wi - Fi systems are the hottest trend in the home internet segment and you might currently be considering upgrading your old router setup to a mesh network.

You want your old router to essentially act as a wired router — not a wireless one.

Consider moving to 802.11 n by replacing your older router and network adapters.

Having an older router and a newer dual - band Wi - Fi range extender will not make your Internet signal faster or much stronger.

Start by unboxing the Google WiFi units and grab one to use as your main unit that you'll connect to your modem (or router, if you're looking to keep the advanced features of your old router).

When I say hard, I mean it took me almost an hour and half to get it to authenticate properly with my MU - MIMO router (to be fair it connected with an older router just fine).

You don't even need special devices for this — if you have some old routers around, you can use multiple routers to extend your Wi - Fi network.