When working with a wireless
network, Wi-Fi signal is everything .Sometimes your Wi-Fi can drop out, get
slow, or just plain not work in certain areas of the house or office. If the
Wi-Fi signal is weak in certain parts of your home/office, there are some clever
ways to boost or extend your Wi-Fi signal , few of them are explained as
follow-:
- Position The Router
If your wireless laptop or tablet is
in another room, the signal has to go through walls and other interference
before it reaches you. You can change the positioning and give everyone equal
access. Place it in the middle of your home rather than at one end. Solid
surfaces slow down Wi-Fi speeds and this reduces the number of walls it has to
go through.
If you only have one wireless
computer, and it's always in the same place then it makes more sense to place
the router closer to the computer, rather than in the center of the house. To
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strive for positioning the extender in a central location of the house.
- Extend the Antenna
If you can’t get your router into a
convenient central location, you can get an antenna with a cable that lets you
place it in a more open area away from the main router. You can also get a
high-gain antenna that projects more effectively at a distance, or one that can
be used to direct the signal in a certain direction.
There are some decent wireless
antenna boosters available that you can purchase as addons to your current wifi
router to help the signal extend out further. You just plug them directly into
the router base (sometimes called the Wireless Access Point, or WAP) and it can
give you that boost in the signal that you need.
- Avoid Bad Neighbours
Remember, Wi-Fi is a radio signal,
so the signals from microwave ovens, cordless phones and even fluorescent
lights may cause interference and signal degradation. Even poorly wired
electrical connections in a home can interfere with wireless signals due to
broad radio-frequency emissions. Steering clear of as many of these problems as
possible may provide a boost to your Wi-Fi.
- Upgrade Your Router
If you've owned the same router for
several years, it might be good to go pick up a new one if you want to enhance
your wireless network performance. Some of the latest models have a stronger
signal.
- Don’t put your wi-fi router on the floor
Wi-Fi signals go down as well as up,
so if you put it on the floor, a proportion of the signal will go through the
floorboards.
- Keep it away from Metal objects
Metal objects that come between your
router and computer can obstruct signals. A wireless signal has no problem
passing through a wooden desk but a metal desk can pose a real problem.
Metal objects can reflect your signal, dispersing it.
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