5 Tips for Better Wi-Fi at Home
Most individuals predominantly rely on their personal home Wi-Fi for browsing the Internet. However, the quality of the home network within one’s own living space is not always optimal. When it comes to seamlessly streaming the finest moments of a series or swiftly downloading the latest updates without wired connections, a stable and high-speed wireless connection becomes crucial.
Tip 1: Quick Wi-Fi Check
Internet users realize very quickly if the network coverage is good or bad. However, doing a brief analysis of your situation is a valuable first step. Helpful analysis tools are available to aid you in your efforts. Experts often recommend Ookla Speedtest. With the support of this application, you can easily check the speeds with your smartphone or tablet in every room of your house to find the “Wi-Fi black holes”.
Tip 2: Ideal positioning of the router
Is the network too slow or the connection is interrupted more and more often? This is usually due to a range issue, as many homes have their router somewhere in the corner, behind a flower pot or, even worse, in the basement. A central and slightly elevated position is ideal for a router, for example on a sideboard or in a cupboard “in the middle” of an apartment. The router’s Wi-Fi must not be blocked by other objects located in front of or to the side of the router. Does the router have external antennas? These can be arranged at different angles. Try different antenna positions until reception improves.
Tip 3: Is the router too old?
If you have to replace your old router, the new model should definitely support Wi-Fi 5 (ac) or even Wi-Fi 6 (ax). Both standards are considerably faster than Wi-Fi 4(n). Also, one part of Wi-Fi 4, the 2.4GHz band, is extremely overloaded in many large urban areas. Your network gains speed again by switching to a router model that supports standard 5 or 6.
Tip 4: Wi-Fi repeaters for short distances
Obstacles such as reinforced concrete walls or ceilings act as a brake on Wi-Fi, which becomes increasingly slower and, in the worst case, stops completely. For small apartments with a balcony and to improve network performance on a single floor, devolo offers you the devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 3000 (€99.90) and the devolo WiFi 6 Repeater 5400 (€149.90). These repeaters that extend the range of the existing wireless network. With high transmission speeds, advanced Mesh functionality and easy one-button setup.
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Tip 5: For long distances – Internet from electrical outlets
However, in large living areas a repeater is no longer suitable because repeaters also use the Wi-Fi network to transmit data to each other. In these cases, there is a suitable solution for long distances: Powerline adapters. The trick: these adapters use the house’s own electrical network as if it were a long data cable. The advantage: walls, reinforced concrete ceilings and even underfloor heating systems are no longer an obstacle, because it is a cable-based solution. Powerline adapters create a quick access point to any electrical outlet. Installation is extremely easy: plug it in, wait a bit and start browsing. Current models combine the best Mesh Wi-Fi technology with the fastest Powerline technology.
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