The best router for you: What should you look for in it?

Things you should remember while buying a new router.

By Nilakshi Pathak
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Routers are the devices that help in connecting the computer to a single network by sending and receiving packets from one another. Routers have become an essential electronic device both in home and office. If you are looking forward to buying a router, here are the things that you should take care of.

 

Connectivity

Connectivity

While purchasing a router, you will come across both single band and dual-band router. The single band router uses only one frequency channel while the dual-band router uses both 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz band channel. The 2.4 GHz in dual-band router is used for the simple application while the 5 GHz is used for heavy-task that needs to be done online. In a single band router, all the light and the heavy tasks are done on the same frequency channel.

Ports
 

Ports

No matter which router you buy, you are going to have the LAN (Local Area Network) and WAN (Wide Area Network) port. If you are running many computers on your network, then your router should be able to accommodate all the computers with the help of Ethernet cables. The internet speed increases considerably when you connect the computers with Ethernet instead of WLAN (Wireless Local Area Network). Go for a router that has multiple USB ports.

Antennas

Antennas

Routers come with and without external antennas. Many experts say that routers with external antennas have better reception than the routers having the internal antennas. You can always change the external antenna to get the best signal.

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Security

Security

When buying a router, you should consider the security feature of it. What is the importance of having speed if you end up losing your valuable data via your router? It is always advised to browse the internet through a secure manner. Go for a router that has built0in firewall feature along with SPI feature.

Wrap Up

Wrap Up

Take care of all the above parameters while buying a router. You would be using the router for many months and for doing many important stuff. And therefore, it is important that you end up buying the best router.

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