![]() Defining the Wired Connection Continuing our. In Exhibit 22 it is shown reset to channel 6. When you log in to your router's web app you'll find it under the basic menu in the sidebar. By default, the Netgear wireless router is set to use channel 1. This will help to intelligently prioritize bandwidth to make sure that the most important and demanding tasks, like streaming video and gaming, for example, are getting the share of the bandwidth they need. On my Mac, I navigated to Apples MacOS App Store and searched. Most routers have guest networks disabled by default, so there will usually be a page to set one. 1.Search for and download a Wi-Fi analyzer tool on your smartphone, tablet, laptop, or desktop. By default, it'll have 5G at the end of the SSID.Īnother thing to try is enabling Netgear's Dynamic QoS (Quality of Service) feature that is supported on some routers. To set one up, go to your router's app/configuration page and navigate to the wireless settings. On Netgear routers, you'll see the 5GHz connection as a separate Wi-Fi network in Windows. Typically, 2.4GHz is for distance, 5GHz is for performance. A lot of modern routers are dual or tri-band, offering 2.4GHz and 5GHz connections. One easy trick is to use the 5GHz connection if your router supports it. Pick a different one to the default and see if that helps. In the wireless settings this time you're looking for channel. If there are other networks nearby using the same channel, it could get congested and as such your speeds may suffer. ![]() You could try changing the channel that your Wi-Fi signal is using. ![]() If you can't move the router to a more central location, there are some things you can do. The size of the house will be one contributing factor, as will the positioning of the router. This one is more difficult to solve, as it might not be just down to the router. ![]()
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