How do I extend my wireless network
Many people are asking themselves which is the best way to extend the range of the wireless access point they are currently using in their home wireless connection. If you are using a laptop, then it might be placed in your home in a place in which you can not capture the best wireless router signal and even in places in which the internet connection might fail altogether. When looking for a way to extended wireless range, you will have to consider several possibilities that include adding an external router antenna that will be able to boost the signal and also solve the coverage problem. The high-gain antenna will allow you to connect wirelessly from locations situated in the new signal range, which is often increased by more than 20-40% than the initial wireless networking rate.
Trying to connect with Mac computers to a wireless client that does not provide a wide wireless access might prove to be quite difficult unless you choose another way to extend the wireless network. While some people simply choose to connect the wired cable in order to gain access to the internet from remote locations in the house, others consider the much better alternative of purchasing a wireless repeater. This is a device than can collect the wifi signals from all routers and then boost and retransmit them to other remote wireless receivers.
The wireless expander can choose to be very effective in homes where the laptop can not access the LAN networking device because there many interferences such as other wifi devices or microwave ovens and even cell phone. Concrete and brick walls can also constitute a problem here, because they almost block the wireless signal entirely.
Expanding the wireless access is a much better alternative than returned to wired Ethernet networking. But you have to invest the needed money into the right equipment. In some cases adding a few more access points would do the trick, but in other cases you need to place them in specific locations or add a more advanced device. It’s also important to consider the protocol the router and expanders are working on. The newer 801.2b/g is better than the latter alternatives and they can expand the network with up to 50% compared to their predecessors.
If you think a simple wireless repeater can not do the trick, you can try a combined solution. This means that next to the repeater, placed strategically somewhere in the middle of the initial wireless range, you will also replace the router antennas and add some new access points at bottom of the staircases if you house has 2 floors. You can also try and build your own wireless booster, out of aluminum cans and a few wires. Or, you can change the old router and buy a new one that supports an enhanced wireless protocol.
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