What’s more frustrating than watching a video on Youtube and it stopping in the middle, just before the best moment. Perhaps trying to open your email inbox and finding yourself faced with a blank page. You then start to wonder what is going on. Survival reflex, take a look at the Wifi icon, at the bottom right of the screen, on your taskbar. With a single unfortunate signal bar or an orange star and the message “Not connected”, it is certain, you are not likely to go any further. A little flick to bring your laptop or tablet closer to the box and you gain a signal bar. The situation is clear! Your WiFi signal is not strong enough to reach your room.
To boost the Wifi signal of your box here are 6 tips:
1. Choose a better place for your Internet router (box)
To find the strategic place to place your WiFi router (or box) in your home, you must first ask yourself the right question: In which rooms of my house would I need my WiFi connection the most?
Depending on the answer, care must be taken to place the router in the closest location and at the intersection of all the rooms that must be served. You can also move the router away from the bathroom or garage since you probably won’t need it in those rooms.
The same logic applies to several floors of a house. You must choose the floor for which you want to have a good signal and install your router there.
2. Avoid interference
Unless you live like a modern-day monk, your router isn’t the only electronic equipment you own. Many devices emit waves even if this is not their primary function. The TV, the microwave oven, or more obviously, your wireless phone, interfere with the signal from your box. You must therefore be sure to place your router in a location far from any electrical appliance.
3. Change broadcast channel
The Wifi signal emitted by your box is transmitted on a specific channel among the 14 channels dedicated to this use. This channel may be saturated or disrupted if there are other routers and other devices also using it to broadcast their signal. You can therefore boost the performance of your Wifi network by changing the channel. To do this, you must reconfigure your box (Wifi router) using the interface made available to you by your provider (Free, orange or other). To note that at Free there is an option, which you can activate, and which allows your box to automatically choose the most efficient channel.
4. Update your router
The internal software of your router (box) may have bugs or limitations. Manufacturers regularly offer updates and corrections to improve the performance and quality of their equipment. Applying these updates can bring significant improvements so do not hesitate to consult your provider’s website (Free, orange or other) to find out how to benefit from them.
5. Check that the problem is not with your computer
Blaming everything on your wifi network and your box is not necessarily correct. The source of the problem may be the receiver and not the transmitter. If the signal is weak on your computer, test your connection with other equipment such as a smartphone, tablet, or another computer. You can also consider updating your computer’s WiFi drivers, if that’s where the problem comes from.
6. Buy a Wifi repeater
As its name suggests, this is a device that allows you to repeat your WiFi signal to reach places that are usually inaccessible. You place the repeater between your router and where you want to get a quality signal and it takes care of the rest. This is a good solution for large houses or places whose specific architecture reduces the diffusion of WiFi.