Tips to fix weak Wi-Fi signal

There are a few simple things you can do to make your wireless Internet access faster.

Network speed depends largely on the package you are using. However, after a long time, the ability to browse the web, watch movies and play games online begins to decrease and sometimes it will make you frustrated.

There are many reasons for this including the provider not ensuring service quality, router degradation, the number of Wi-Fi devices increasing rapidly, poor load balancing or simply electromagnetic waves being absorbed by devices in your home.... To avoid discomfort, you can follow the ways below.

Restart your Wi-Fi router

Restarting the Wi-Fi router is something that many people think of when they are frustrated with the internet, and this is even one of the tricks that technical support staff advise you whenever the network shows signs of slowness or lag.

The reason is that the router will heat up after a long time of use with high intensity, affecting the quality of the emitted electromagnetic waves, leading to network connections becoming less stable and more intermittent than at first. At that time, let the router rest a bit by turning off the power to "cool" for 1-2 minutes and then restarting.

Find a better location for your router

When the staff comes to install the Internet system for your family, they often leave quite a lot of wire so that they can customize the location to be most convenient. Usually, there will be criteria to ensure the quality of Wi-Fi waves, including not placing them next to metal objects, placing them as high as possible, and ensuring that there are as few obstacles as possible between the device and the router. Note that household appliances with large magnetic fields such as refrigerators, TVs, microwaves, etc. can cause interference, affecting the quality of the transmission. The height also needs to be ensured to make it easy to replace and install new equipment.

Using a Wi-Fi Repeater

Nowadays, users also have a solution to expand their home WiFi network with a compact device and do not need to set up messy and unsightly wiring. That is the effect of a Wi-Fi Repeater (also known as a signal booster).

The repeater will receive the Wi-Fi signal from the main router and rebroadcast it at high intensity to expand the range of the signal. The repeater is especially effective for high-rise buildings and many devices used at the same time.

In addition to buying a Repeater, users can use two routers of the same type and manufacturer to be able to repeat the signal, however this method is very unstable, especially when dividing the IP range for devices.

Control Wi-Fi connected devices

Routers are sold with many recommendations on the number of different connections, if you are using the Wi-Fi modem provided by the network provider, this number is very small, usually only 4-6 devices. Therefore, to keep the Wi-Fi stable, avoid delays, lags... you should turn off unused devices such as tablets, smartphones to reserve all for the laptop.

Second, controlling connected devices also shows how many people are "freeloading" your home WiFi by going into the Router's administration and counting the number of connected MAC ranges.

Network bandwidth control

Your task is very simple, go "look around" to see what family members are doing and whether they are taking up bandwidth or not. It will not be surprising if the network slows down because someone is downloading dozens of movie tabs on Chrome or downloading games via IDM. This will help limit the load on the network when you ask them to stop downloading, but remember "patience is a virtue".

Contact your service provider

When all the above solutions do not work, perhaps the last way is to call the ISP support center. At that time, the staff will guide you on how to fix it as well as have technical solutions to restore the network connection to its original state. Of course, with reasons like broken submarine cables, you have to accept it until it is completely repaired.

According to Vietnamnet