Interference between wireless channels is often the cause of a poor connection or intermittent slowdowns and dropouts. Interference From Other Wireless Networks If you need to configure your router’s security, see my article on how to set up a wireless router. Using no encryption (open) or the obsolete WEP and WPA standards (which can be easily hacked) is just asking for other people to use your network – resulting in a slower and less reliable internet connection for you… at least 8 characters including some numbers, letters in lower and upper case and symbols such as * Make sure that your WiFi network is securely protected by using WPA2 encryption with a hard to guess password e.g. Obviously, the more people that use your internet connection, the slower it will be – quite apart from the security risks of allowing someone else onto your network (hacking, privacy, illegal downloads appearing to come from your house etc). If your wireless router is not well protected, it is possible that your neighbors could be using it to download from the internet without your permission… If your house is large or has very thick walls, even a wireless-AC router may struggle to provide a satisfactory signal everywhere – consider using a powerline adapter to extend WiFi coverage all around the house.This is especially recommended if you have a device with a wireless-AC adapter built in (many laptops and phones sold in the last year do) – you will then gain the full benefit of the router’s increase in speed and wireless coverage. If you have an old wireless-N (or even older, G) router, consider replacing it with a new wireless-AC router to provide an increase in speed and range – often double or more.Simplest (but often not practical) – move closer to the router or move the router to a room providing better WiFi coverage around the house.

Likewise, wireless signals degrade if passing through walls or other obstructions (two thin walls is often the maximum). laptop or phone) is simply too far away from the wireless router you may not get a good enough WiFi signal. There are a number of possible causes – I’ll look at the most common and how I fix them.

Typical symptoms include frequent slowdowns when web browsing, intermittent loss of internet access and a low rating in the WiFi signal strength meter (in Windows, less than 3 ‘bars’ out of 5 is a poor signal and likely to cause issues). Want to speed up a WiFi network that is slow or unreliable?

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