{"id":6325,"date":"2014-10-27T10:11:11","date_gmt":"2014-10-27T08:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/?p=6325"},"modified":"2023-06-01T16:08:24","modified_gmt":"2023-06-01T14:08:24","slug":"5-easy-ways-increase-wi-fi-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/general\/5-easy-ways-increase-wi-fi-range\/","title":{"rendered":"5 easy ways to increase your Wi-Fi range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6336\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender.png\" alt=\"Increase your Wi-Fi range\" width=\"772\" height=\"285\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender.png 772w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender-300x111.png 300w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender-613x226.png 613w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender-400x148.png 400w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender-60x22.png 60w, https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender-680x251.png 680w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 772px) 100vw, 772px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Wi-Fi is one of the most important parts of using the internet. You are probably reading this blog using Wi-Fi.<\/p>\n<p>Your internet experience of loading websites, watching YouTube videos, going through Facebook photo\u2019s or trying to even connect to the internet is great when it\u2019s fast and smooth, but it can be daunting task trying to find the Wi-Fi zone around the house between all dead zones just to be able to connect.<\/p>\n<p>If you are like many of us who\u2019s Wi-Fi doesn&#8217;t extend throughout your house, here\u2019s <strong>5 basic tips to increase its range.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Location, &nbsp;location, location<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your router&#8217;s location plays an impeccable part of the Wi-Fi range. Although it might not match your d\u00e9cor, hiding it on the floor, behind your TV and 3 walls won\u2019t help. The less walls and obstacles it needs to travel through the better.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Elevate your router<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The higher it is placed, the fewer obstacles it needs to travel around i.e. walls, T.V\u2019s, dishwashers, computers, desks etc. Waves travel <strong>down and laterally.<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>&nbsp;The centre of your house provides the best range<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It won\u2019t help if your router is in the corner of the room at the end of your passage. Place your router as central as possible.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minimize mirrors<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All metallic surfaces reflect Wi-Fi signals, including the thin metal layer in most mirrors.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Place it away from other electronic appliances<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Place your router&nbsp;away from power cords, computer wires, microwaves, TV&#8217;s, baby monitors etc. as these wires and waves can interfere with radio reception.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Minimize travelling through walls<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Problems can be caused if the signal has to bounce around too many corners and walls &nbsp;to reach your wireless devices. Old houses have this problem more than modern, open plan ones.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Find the right router channel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Your neighbors routers can interfere with yours and cause your signal to be interrupted. You can also stack up wireless channels from devices you used to use but not anymore. Similar to choosing a path to hike, if everyone chooses the same path it will become congested and slow. Wireless routers operate on different channels and it&#8217;s best to ensure your router is on a channel with as little interference as possible. You can view your channel in your Control Panel to see just how busy your wireless network is and remove the Wi-Fi names that you don&#8217;t use. ( to clean it up.)<\/p>\n<ol start=\"3\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Wi-Fi access protection<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Protect your Wi-Fi range by ensuring your Wi-Fi has a password that only the members in your house know. It is very easy for your neighbours to use your Wi-Fi if it isn\u2019t secured with a password.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"4\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Your router is too old<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Technology changes every day. The newest Wi-Fi routers are probably 3 times stronger than an old one you could be using. You can purchase a new router from Web Africa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.webafrica.co.za\/routers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">here<\/a>. You can also call into ADSL support to find out if your router is too old.<\/p>\n<ol start=\"5\">\n<li>\n<h2><strong>Purchase a wireless range extender<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>These nifty devices must be placed in an area with solid connection. It then grabs an existing wireless signal and boosts it to areas in your home with bad reception.<\/p>\n<p>Although Web Africa doesn&#8217;t offer range extenders, they are widely available and &nbsp;easy to configure yourself. Simply follow the manual provided with your purchased extender to have it setup &nbsp;in no time!<\/p>\n<p>Purchase a range extender from&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.dionwired.co.za\/belkin-networking-n300-range-extender.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dion Wired<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kalahari.com\/Merchandising-Category\/Billion-Universal-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender_p_44421999?gclid=Cj0KEQjwiJiiBRDh3Z-ctPfS5MgBEiQAAlkbQm5-9hOZcxBeB7DanvNrk3xTyT1ip5O6Dkb2vlmxw4gaAsRp8P8HAQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kalahari.com<\/a>&nbsp;, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pc-direct.co.za\/netgear-ex6100-100pes-universal-wifi-range-extender-up-to.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PC Direct <\/a>and many of your favorite tech stores.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wi-Fi is one of the most important parts of using the internet. You are probably reading this blog using Wi-Fi. Your internet experience of loading websites, watching YouTube videos, going through Facebook photo\u2019s or trying to even connect to the internet is great when it\u2019s fast and smooth, but it can be daunting task trying [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":46,"featured_media":6336,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/wifi-extender.png","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pdAWxt-1E1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/46"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6325"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13247,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6325\/revisions\/13247"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.webafrica.co.za\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}