Network Magic tasks are easy ways to improve your network, perform routine maintenance, or use a Network Magic feature.

You can easily view and change settings for your router. For more information, see Administer your router.

A device that joins networks (for example, to connect your home network to the Internet). A router is also known as a gateway or base station.

You can rename your home network. For more information, see Personalize your home network.

You can access contact information for networking hardware manufacturers. Examples of when you might want to do this include the following:

• Look up contact information (for example, a telephone number or a Web site address).

• Check support information.

When you click the link for this task, Network Magic opens a page that lists the names and basic contact information for popular manufacturers.