You may have noticed that your Wi-Fi router offers two network options and wondered which to use. Here's what you need to know to make the right choice for you.

The router my ISP installed sits where it always has, right at the edge of my home, plugged into the fiber ONT, doing the job it was designed for. Upstairs in my office sits a second router. It has ...

I finished my basement last year and ran Ethernet cables everywhere — over a dozen drops total. My Ubiquiti Dream Machine had been handling everything on the network side without complaint. Internet ...

Emily Long is a freelance writer based in Salt Lake City. After graduating from Duke University, she spent several years reporting on the federal workforce for Government Executive, a publication of ...

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