Routers

The Internet network has firmly entered our life, especially with the advent of the first smartphones. Indeed, with its help, we can make our life easier, in terms of saving our precious time to do many important things. 

Now, thanks to the mobile Internet, we can both pay utility bills and buy new things or products without leaving home.

However, such cool features are not possible without the high-quality internet at home, which is provided by the router.   

Features and Benefits of Wi-Fi Routers

Before talking about the features of these devices, we need to know basicly how it works and what it is. Surely all of you have already seen what a modern router is. In short, this is a small plastic box that has many ports and indicators. Most often, such devices are equipped with external antennas for distributing a Wi-Fi signal. 

The word router in translation from English. into Russian as a route, that is, a device that provides data exchange between different devices. If it's even simpler, the router allows you to combine all your devices into one local protected network with Internet access. You can find out in detail what kind of routers there are in our article “ How to choose a router ”. In this blog, we tried to describe in detail the principle of operation of such devices, their features and which router is better to buy. There are two types of routers on the market, wired and wireless. The first option made it possible for us to connect devices to ourselves only by cable. Because of this, the popularity of such a device has plummeted.

The wireless router can create a wireless Wi-Fi network. Then the connection to such a router can already occur over the network without a cable. This gives its user more mobility, and he does not have to drag the cable around with him. 

Specifications

Due to the large number of different models on the Ukrainian market, it is difficult to choose a good router. Modern routers have many useful features that provide new opportunities in their work. 

For example, it is worth knowing that Wi-Fi routers can distribute Wi-Fi in two frequency standards 2.4 and 5 GHz. The second standard allows data transfer at high speed. Therefore, more and more devices with support for 5GHz appear every time. 

Some routers also have a USB port that allows you to connect 3G / 4G modems. This is a very useful feature when you need a backup internet source or don't have the ability to connect a wired provider.