Do I have to use a router with CIT Broadbands service?
CIT Broadband does not require the use of a router, you can hook it up directly to a single computer. A router allows you to have multiple computers in your home connected to the internet simultaneously. Additional benefits of the router include an extra layer of firewall protection beyond the typical software firewalls built in to the most popular computer operating systems If you choose to use a router, any broadband router that has an Ethernet port (10BaseT or 100BaseT) as it’s WAN or Internet port will work. This includes the wireless routers that are currently popular. If you get the router from CIT Broadband, it will be a Trendnet router, which we have found to have superior relability and longevity in comparison with most consumer grade routers. If CIT installs the router for you, we will also configure its basic security and passwords, several of the most common security holes missed by most consumers when installing a router.
