That's better than what we could do
with older router setups.
Customers
with older routers were disconnected from the Internet.
Not exact matches
I used to have a lot problems
with my
old Buffalo
router dropping connections and not connecting but now I never have any problems
with my new Actiontec
router.
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).
You can still use
old devices that support
older wireless standards
with modern
routers.
Even
with the advances in Wi - Fi
routers it's still possible you have a dead spot or two in your house (and if you have an
older router it's likely you have entire portions of your home
with a poor or non-existent signal).
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
Unlike your modem, which is almost always either fully functional or totally offline,
routers can be like
old cars
with a myriad of problems and ghosts in the machine you have to hunt down.
One of AiMesh's key advantages is its compatibility
with older ASUS
routers, which means that there is no need for people to buy a whole new set of hardware in order to take advantage of the new functionality.
If you can't use a wired connection and you're struggling to use the Steam Link
with an
older Wi - Fi
router, PCWorld's guide to the best wireless
routers can walk you through upgrading your network.
But if your
router is particularly
old, or if you have a large house
with a lot of thick walls, you might need a more powerful
router, a few extra access points, or an easy - to - use mesh network to get full coverage.
Don't let your
old router let you down, replace it
with a new, more sophisticated
router that is designed to not only provide you
with fast internet but also keep your network safe from intruders.
With EVDO / CDMA networks winding down, Cradlepoint is offering an incentive for users of
older routers to upgrade to the latest technology.