While your router might seem like a single-purpose device, you can use its USB port for a variety of cool things. Here are some use cases worth exploring.

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You may already know how to use a USB port on your computer or smart TV, but what about the one on your router? It can turn your router into a media hub, a personal cloud server, a backup machine, and ...

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