As the most traditional festival in China, the annual Spring Festival will inevitably have to go to visit relatives and friends, and in the hands of at least one smart phone era, home wireless network also need to withstand a lot of pressure, so how to be more efficient Use a wireless network? Today we will share a few tips for using the router during the Spring Festival.
1, hidden WiFi anti-rub network
There are a variety of reasons why wireless networks suddenly fail, with the most troubling of these being 'being rubbed', but there is one way you can completely stop rubbing, that is, hiding your network name. This is stingy, but it's the most effective one.
The specific method of operation is: first log in your router management page, find the wireless settings option, first set the encryption mode for WPA2, and then the 'broadcast SSID' item can be closed.In addition, many routers have hidden WiFi APP name The option to open directly can also hide the network.
2, change the wireless channel anti-congestion
If most residents have installed a wireless router at home, so the wireless network environment is very complicated, often cause channel congestion, this time will cause wireless instability at home, Caton and so on.
If this happens, try switching to a channel with fewer access points because changing channels can avoid interference caused by other devices. In fact, many routers on the market now have the ability to automatically select the best channel, You can also manually select the channel to improve wireless speed and stability.
The specific solution is, through the channel viewer found in the area of WiFi channel usage, and then choose a more smooth channel to use.
There are many tools for viewing router channels. For example, some routers can be directly viewed on the client. Users can check the congestion level of each channel by using the 'WiFi' channel function to facilitate switching to a relatively free channel, thereby enhancing wireless signal.
Can also be more professional 'wirelessmon' software to view the wireless channel congestion, timely switching channels to enhance the wireless network at home.
3, the correct placement of the router
There is also a problem that will affect the wireless Internet speed, but more than the impact of hardware to be larger, that is, the placement of the router.
In fact, the placement of the router is still a lot of stress, because the wireless signal strength will continue to decay with the distance, especially in the case of obstacles (physical walls), so when your bedroom or home Internet location too far from the router , The speed of internet may become very slow and slow.
In addition to being placed at the very center of the home, the router's installation should be avoided by the solid walls, which can have a significant impact on signal strength.
Of course, can not be placed on the edge of metal objects, because metal materials will absorb wireless signals, so when installing routers at home, we should try to avoid being placed beside metal security windows or metal objects, but also away from home appliances, as household appliances The generated electromagnetic wave will also cause some interference to the transmission of the wireless network.
4, the use of wireless repeater / power cat
Home users will generally encounter the problem of wireless signal blind spots, so the router signal strength has been a home pain point, everyone hopes to buy a wireless router with excellent wall penetration capabilities.
However, according to the author's experience using a variety of routers, in fact, even the thousand-level router, the effect of the wall, in fact, not as good as another more practical solution, that is the wireless repeater / power cat, so Both can achieve the purpose of expanding wireless coverage, and the cost is relatively low price, more suitable for home users choose.
5, open the 'guest network'
In order to facilitate visitors to use wireless, you can open the router's 'guest network' set up is also very simple, you can open through the phone APP, and according to personal preferences to set the WiFi network name, password (or do not set the password is OK) Effective duration and speed, then click 'save'.
Visitor network can also effectively prevent wireless passwords from being leaked to protect personal network.
to sum up:
These are just a few of the tips that you need to be aware of when using a router. You may try it during the Chinese New Year or during normal times, which may improve the network environment in your home to a certain extent. Of course, do not forget to share it with others if you find it practical Oh my friend
