While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

That USB port on your router looks useful, but plugging in the wrong device can create security and performance problems ...

Currently have an aging 3.5" 5400 rpm hard drive attached in a powered external enclosure, with backups and shared pics and music for the PCs in the house. I want to replace the drive before too long ...

D-Link has been producing wireless routers and other networking hardware for a number of years. The company has announced a new app that enables consumers to create their own cloud storage network.

You've supercharged your router with DD-WRT, you're using it to monitor your bandwidth use, and yet you still wish it could do more. Well it can; today we're looking at how to connect to and use your ...

We often use external hard drives and USB drives to store collections of movies, photos, music and more due to the large storage space they offer. However, it can be a hassle to connect them ...

Netgear announces its latest Smart Wi-Fi Router, the Nighthawk R7000, that can do a lot more than just sharing the Internet. The new device is capable of delivering fast Wi-Fi performance, and working ...

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Netgear announced its Media Storage Router, a NAS box that combines the networking of its N900 router with 2TB of internal storage. Netgear announced its Media Storage Router, a NAS box that combines ...

The Netgear Centria (model WNDR4700 or WNDR4720) was first announced during CES 2012. Almost a year later, it's now available, and for the most part it lives up to the status of being one of the ...

In its ongoing battle against internet bottlenecks -- or let's face it -- techie bragging rights, Netgear has launched two more devices with that sweet, sweet 802.11ac data flow. Joining its recently ...