Weak Wi-Fi coverage in homes is often due to poor signal reception. If you are seated in a corner room separated by three or more walls from the wireless router in your living room, then your reception may be weak or even non-existent.
It is also possible your neighbours have upgraded their Wi-Fi networks and disrupted your wireless signals.
Here are some ways to check for problem areas and optimise your Wi-Fi signals around the home.
1. Turn on the power
Most wireless access points come with an option to control the actual power setting to boost or reduce the signals by a notch. Chances are that the default setting of your wireless router is not at the most optimum power output to cater to your needs.
To change this setting, you have to access the control menu of your device on a computer that is connected to it.
For example, with the 2Wire 2701HGV-E ADSL-2 gateway, you type in ‘http://192.168.1.254′ in your web browser.
Navigate to the Home Network tab and then click on the Wireless Settings link. Click on the Edit Settings button and at the bottom of the window under the Additional Settings section, change the power settings from the default 1 to a maximum of 6. (left)
For other brands of wireless routers, try searching for this setting under the Wireless, Advanced Settings section. It may also be labelled as Tx Power. (right)
In most instances, this new setting will boost your signals, thus increasing the coverage of your Wi-Fi network around the house.
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