Andrew Bonwick
Vice President of Product Development at Relm Insurance
Madhav Sheth
CEO of Ai+ Smartphone
Stephen Rose
CEO Render Networks


Broadband connections require internet routers to spread wireless connectivity all over the house or office. Routers have come a long way and can do things which most of us wouldn’t have imagined a few years ago. There are multiple types of routers available in the market, each serving a specific purpose. But most users don’t realise how to use their router to its full potential. There are quite a few amazing things which your broadband router can do that you might not know. Please keep reading to find out what they are.
Things Broadband Router Can Do Which You Might Not Know
Broadband routers can allow you to schedule access time for certain devices. This is a good feature for the parents who don’t want their kids to be using Wi-Fi late at night. Parents or other users can go to the router configuration page and choose the MAC addresses of the devices they don’t want accessing the internet during specific hours.
With your router’s help, you can also create a local wireless network for sharing files within your home or office area. When your desktop is connected to your router’s wireless network, all the other devices connected to the same wireless network can share files amongst each other.
Through the router configuration, parents or other users can also set up restrictions for certain devices to access specific websites. Users can select MAC addresses and set up website restrictions for them. Thus whenever these devices are connected to the router’s network, they will be blocked from accessing the restricted websites.