Does this constantly happen to you
at your home or your office.
Slow WiFi, poor signal?
Hi, I'm Aaron from Jim's Antennas and Security.
Today we're gonna do a short video and
give some explanation and solutions on
how to improve your WiFi signal and
signal strength.
The average household has 25
internet connected devices.
This includes computers, phones, TVs,
gaming consoles,
Streaming devices,
smart plugs, light bulbs,
even appliances, such as dishwashes.
If you or your family are using several
of these devices at one time,
this can put a big strain on the network.
This means having strong and reliable
WiFi coverage throughout the home is
more important than ever.
Traditionally,
we have used a single Modem or Router to
access point to provide this coverage.
However, given the number of devices
using WiFi and the locations,
this is often no longer a good solution.
What are the options for improving WiFi
coverage and boosting the speed of your network?
Let's go through a few of those.
Let's talk about WiFi extenders.
This is a lowest cost option.
That's not always the best outcome.
Range Extenders connect to your
WiFi just like any other device.
Then they re-broadcast the signal to
broaden the range of your network.
Extenders are easy to set up,
plug them into the power-point and simply
connect them to the new temporary
Wireless network that they will create.
You can then follow whatever the
wizard setup process has provided.
However,
there are downsides to WiFi extenders.
Firstly,
half of the signal from your WiFi extender
is used connecting to your router.
So only half of its signal is being
used to connect to your device.
This also means that you will only
get half of the speed that the
range extender is capable of.
Extenders typically have a different network
name or SSID from the main network.
So you will potentially need to
manually select the network depending
on where you are in your house.
They are also fussy about positioning.
They need to be close enough to
the router to get a good signal,
and also close enough to the
area where you want the signal.
Let's talk about mesh routers.
Mesh routers are similar to extenders,
but they're a little more advanced.
The main difference between mesh
routers compared to wireless range
extenders is that all of the devices
have satellite access points.
In the mesh router system,
they're designed to work as a team.
So they all have the same network name.
Your devices will seamlessly connect
to the best point without you having to
ever think about which point you should connect to
the downside.
They can be expensive.
You can still have issues achieving
coverage in difficult locations.
All right.
Let's now talk about powerline adapters.
A Powerline adapter will extend a wide internet
connection by transmitting through the 240
electrical wiring already within your walls.
The socket where you plug it in
will become a new network point.
Some power and adapters
also have WiFi built in.
Let's talk about some of the down sides.
They only work though,
if both plugs are connected onto
the same electrical circuit,
they can be also impacted
by electrical interference.
So other devices,
such as appliances that are
connected on the same circuit,
may impact the speed or actually
disable the connection.
They are also limited by the power points
and those locations within your house.
So we've talked about different technologies
from WiFi extenders mesh system,
powerline adapters.
Let's talk about though, what we recommend
We recommend running a hard line data point.
This basically involves running
an ethernet cable from the location of your
Route or Modem to the location where
you require an internet connection.
You can then either connect directly
into any device at this location,
or at a wireless access point
like one of these here.
This is the most reliable solution
to improving the strength and
speed of WiFi within your home.
Hardwire data point gives you
a dedicated data connection,
which cannot be interacted by interference
from other devices within the home.
This can be a very cost effective solution
compared to some other alternative,
such as the expensive mesh systems
we talked about earlier.
The only downside is that it's not
always possible to run a data cable.
If there is limited roof space or
Underfloor access within your home,
like we said,
running that data line or
Hard-wired access point,
Is gonna give you the best solution
and best outcome,
especially if we install an access
point to that system as well.
Let's mention another technology that
Jim's antennas can help you out with
this here is a point-to-point sender.
So what this device is designed to do
is to send internet wirelessly
from one point to another.
For example, if you have a pool house,
let's say, 20,
30 meters away from your house itself,
we can come out install one of these
on your main part of your house.
We run a data line back down to your Modem.
From there on the pool house,
we can store another one.
What the devices do is send the internet
Wirelessly from the
house to the pool house.
We can then run another data cable inside
We can connect an access point
like we talked about earlier,
and that'll give you seamless
WiFi at the pool house.
No cables, not having to dig up
the pavers or anything like that.
But a nice wireless option that will give
you WiFi around the house wirelessly
from one point to the other.
So one final point,
if you fix your WiFi and
still have slow internet,
then you might have an issue
with your internet connection.
You may need to contact your internet
service provider to resolve this,
to check your internet speed.
You'll need to run a speed test,
preferably using a computer,
Plugged into your router, or at a minimum.
Stand next to your router
or your access point.
If you're going to do this via WiFi,
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