Jim Hutchinson

Bringing Meraki Switch online on Meraki Cloud dashboard can be a bit tricky when you are dealing with Static IP assignments, because you cannot bring the switch online unless and until you assign a Static IP to it that is aligned with your network. In case of DHCP, it is merely a plug and play […]

Firmware downgrade is often required when your router malfunctions after a firmware upgrade instead of getting improvement. Luckily, there is a way to get back to a previous version. If a firmware upgrade on your ASUS router malfunctions, it can make the router unusable. Downgrading to a previous release can be achieved by factory resetting

Quality of Service (QoS) is a useful feature offered by ASUS in their home line wireless routers that helps manage the bandwidth consumption of applications running in parallel on the network and keep them optimized for their performance. Do You Need to Set Up QoS on ASUS Router? Yes, You should use QoS on your

Today I’ve decided to bring my old Linksys WRT-54G router back to life by making it a wireless repeater bridge to connect two PCs in my Home Office on the second floor without running long wires and drilling through the floors connecting it to the main router in the basement. If you don’t own one,

So you want to block Internet access for one or more devices on your network, but wondering what is the best method to achieve that on your ASUS Router? ASUS wireless Routers offers an intuitive User Interface for blocking single or multiple devices from accessing the Internet. You can block the device permanently or temporarily

The modern-day competitive online gaming has become more resource-demanding than ever before, where speed matters in every aspect of it to stay on top. This becomes quite challenging to achieve when carried over a Wireless / WiFi network. The 5 GHz band performs best in short distances and has better penetration through obstacles, while the

ASUS Routers are quite robust in performance, but like other electronic hardware, rebooting the router can clear some of the intermittent issues you may be experiencing. Here is the answer to How often you should reboot your ASUS Router? You should reboot your ASUS wireless router once a week to keep it optimized or when

With an increase in remote-work from home and bandwidth-hungry applications including online gaming, having two Internet circuits becomes quite useful to have. ASUS has a great variety of Dual-WAN WiFi routers that offers circuit failure redundancy and load balancing as well. ASUS router Dual WAN feature keeps your internet service up and running when one

Keeping your ASUS router up-to-date is an important task you should perform regularly when a newer firmware release becomes available. The firmware update process is straightforward, except at times you may experience that your router becomes stuck on firmware downloading without progressing. If your ASUS router is stuck on Firmware downloading, it either points to

So, you bought yourself an ASUS router to improve your home network, but wonder how do you access your ASUS router to set it up? Here is how. All ASUS routers require an AC Power, a power cable, a PC, and an Ethernet Cable to access and set them up according to your network needs.