The best
position for your Wi-Fi router is the center of your first floor, away from any
walls, allowing the signal to spread out in all directions. Unfortunately, this
is also the most impractical place for it. Your router usually needs to be near
to your broadband entry point, which is almost downstairs, alongside an
external wall and perhaps even behind your TV.
If you are
forced to work within these limitations then you can try some of the methods
which I am going to explain in this post. There are many such methods so read
this complete post and check which is good for your Wi-Fi router.
#1. Make
sure that your Wi-Fi router is elevated from the floor as this will improve its
signal reach. If possible, place it on top of a bookcase. If you can’t move it
away from the wall without trailing wires, try sticking a couple of sheets of
aluminum foil to the wall behind it. This will help to reflect the signal back
into the house.
#2. The next the thing you can try, use powerline networking kit like the TP-Link 2-Port
Powerline Adapter Wi-Fi Starter kit which carries a wired network signal across
your home’s electrical wiring and covert it to a wireless access point at the
far end.
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To set up
and use a Powerline networking kit (Powerline WiFi Extender), connect one of the
two units to your Wi-Fi router using an Ethernet cable and plug it into a
socket elsewhere in your home and the signal will automatically pass between
them, with the second device broadcasting wirelessly.
Note: Powerline networking is limited to your home’s wiring circuit, so it won’t stray into neighbor's homes. This would be a problem if you wanted to extend your network to an end-of-garden office that runs on a separate circuit and fuse box.
#3. Another thing which you can try is Wi-Fi Range Extender boosts
an existing wireless signal so that it travels further. You just have to plug
it in towards the edge of your existing area of Wi-Fi coverage and it will
create a second network, using the original network name to which it is
connected. By default, it will have the same password as the original network.
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To connect
to either a powerline-extended wireless network or a boosted Wi-Fi signal,
simply select the new network name on your PC, tablet, or smartphone, then enter
the required password.
#4. You can also
improve your Wi-Fi router strength by using a new antenna. If you want to set new router antennae then first you have to remove your existing router
antennae.
To do so, take
a closer look at the router antenna. If they appear to screw in, gently twist them
anti-clockwise to unscrew them. Removable antennae let you upgrade to a more
versatile antenna that spread your wireless signal and improves coverage, such
as TP-Link’s TL-ANT2409A. This comes with a long cable, allowing you to
position it for better results such as high up on a wall.
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#5. You can
also, improve your Wi-Fi signal strength by choosing the best wireless channel
for your router. You can read our post on how to change the wifi channel but before
doing understand how choosing the best wifi channel can help to improve your
wireless signal.
Each network broadcasts on specific channels, and if you and your neighbors are on
the same channel, your devices, and the router will have more difficulty figuring
out which data is which and experience a lot of interference with the networks.
This could slow your speeds, so it is better to choose a channel with fewer
people on it.
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