Wi-Fi router

Wireless internet transmitter

A Wi-Fi router is a device that creates a wireless network, allowing computers, phones, and other devices to connect to the internet without cables.

It receives an internet signal through a wired connection and broadcasts it as radio waves throughout a home or building.

The Wi-Fi router is in the living room, so the signal is weak upstairs.

Related

dual band · password · network · network name · guest network · bandwidth · streaming · connection · slow connection · hotspot · ethernet · buffering · blinking · reboot · power cycle · factory reset · firmware · broadband

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Opposites
wireless versus wired connectivity

Wi-Fi routerwired connection

LAN cable · patch cable · fiber optic cable

network distribution versus single-point connection

Wi-Fi routermodem

Digital-to-analog signal converter

wireless adapter

connectivity versus disconnection

Wi-Fi routerdead zone

Area lacking signal coverage

internet outage · disconnection · no signal · airplane mode · Faraday cage

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G