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Disable features you don’t use. These include Universal Plug and Play (UPnP), mentioned above. You should also turn off Remote Administration (also known as Remote Management or web access from WAN).Turn on automatic updates. If that’s not an option, periodically check for new software yourself. (Older routers don't make that easy.) “If you find your router is no longer getting updates,” Fisco says, “it's too risky to keep using it.”
Security protocols for routers improve over time, which means the old ones get outdated. The newest protocol is called WPA3, but not many devices support it yet (though the Synology RT2600ac does). Its predecessor, WPA2, provides the best network security that’s widely available.Make sure in your router settings that you have WPA2 turned on and an older protocol called WEP turned off. (Ten routers we tested still support WEP encryption as an option.) If you have a really old device, it may not support WPA2, but only WEP or WPA.
Alexa Kaplan was in the mood to watch "At World’s End," the third film in the "Pirates of the Caribbean" franchise, when she realized she had no way to do so.A college student from Long Island, Kaplan is among the many consumers who own a laptop that doesn’t have a built-in DVD drive, a once-common feature that has faded away as manufacturers chase thinner and lighter designs.
Though the proliferation of streaming media services for music, movies, and TV shows, and cloud-based software may make it seem like having a built-in DVD drive is superfluous, anyone with a pokey internet connection (or strict data caps) will appreciate the flexibility of being able to use disc-based media. An added bonus: Blank DVDs are inexpensive—you can get 50 of them for $15 on Amazon—in case you want to back up photos or other digital media somewhere other than the cloud.
“My first Mac had a disc drive and, yeah, it was heavy, but I got a lot of use out of it,” Kaplan says. “While I definitely enjoy my current Mac being lighter and thinner, I do miss the luxury of having a DVD drive."
Of course, if your laptop doesn’t have a built-in DVD drive, you can always buy an external drive for $20 to $30 at stores like Amazon, Best Buy, and Walmart. But that's best for occasional use. These drives typically connect via USB, which means you’ll need an unoccupied USB port every time you want to use it. And if you're bringing your laptop and some DVDs on vacation, you'll need to pack the extra piece of electronics. A built-in drive can be more convenient.
The following laptops, which all have built-in DVD drives, aren't the highest-rated laptops in our ratings, but they’re more than capable of handling everything from browsing the web to editing text documents to touching up photos. And they’re reasonably priced, too.
Q. I've heard conflicting advice about preserving laptop battery life. What should I actually be doing?
A. There is indeed a lot of misinformation floating around about how to keep your laptop battery working longer. "That's because battery technology has improved rapidly, and a lot of old advice stays in circulation even though it doesn't apply anymore to newer technology," says Rich Fisco, head of electronics testing at CR.Gone are the days when it was important to let your laptop battery drain completely, then charge it all the way back up to 100 percent. "That's now unnecessary with newer lithium-ion batteries," which power practically every laptop and smartphone, Fisco says.
For instance, though the Netgear Nighthawk mentioned above got high scores across our of all tests, the Netgear Nighthawk AX8 RAX80 did well in terms of performance but lagged behind for security and privacy. And the Netgear AC1000 R6080, scored poorly on measures of both performance and security.“We at Netgear are regularly updating our security features and requirements to improve the security of our products, [and] at any point of time you will find differences in product features depending on when the product was released and the last firmware update done,” Sandeep Harpalani, Netgear vice president of product management for connected home products, told us by email. “We roll out these new security features as part of firmware rollouts, but [the] exact time of rollout might vary by product.”
If you’re using an older router, you can take several steps to improve both performance and security, says Richard Fisco, who oversees electronics testing at Consumer Reports.First, to boost coverage, try to place your router as close to the center of your home as possible. Then go into your router settings, using the router’s mobile app or web interface, and check the settings to protect your security.Start by setting a strong password. Then take these steps:

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