Collections
Article collections
A collection is a short reading path for a single task. It brings together the guide’s pages in a convenient order and shows what to read first and what can wait. Collections help you avoid reading everything and settle a specific question in one evening. Articles marked “Start here” need no background, while those marked “In depth” are worth opening once you have covered the basics.
When you move, the connection is easiest to sort out before the furniture is in place: afterwards the wardrobe, not common sense, decides where the router goes.
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Moving: getting connected in a new home
For those who have just moved in and want the internet working without a long back-and-forth.
- Your home network in one evening (in Russian)Start here
Contract, router, where to put it, passwords, a speed check and a card with all the details.
- Five things about your networkStart here
A short checklist on the guide’s home page.
- Answers on Wi-Fi and the routerIn depth
Where to put the router and how to choose a band for each room.
Working from home
For those who work or study from home and cannot afford a dropped call.
- Internet down: what to checkStart here
What to do, step by step, if the connection disappears in the middle of the working day.
- Answers on speed and video callsStart here
How to measure speed honestly and stop calls from freezing.
- Glossary: channel, band, DNSIn depth
Terms that come in handy when talking to your provider’s support.
A network for the whole family
For parents and grandparents who want the connection to be shared, easy to understand and safe.
- Topics on safety and familyStart here
Encryption, passwords and agreements with children in one section.
- Guest network and encryptionStart here
What they are and why guests and smart devices should be kept apart from your main network.
- Answers on children and smart devicesIn depth
Family rules and protecting cameras, speakers and other devices.
Read next
Sources
- Soedin guide articles
- User manuals for home routers
This article reflects the situation on the date it was prepared. Router menus, contract terms and the way support teams work differ from company to company and change over time, so always check the manual for your own device and your own contract.