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5 Actionable Tips To Expand Your Wireless Range Using An Old Router

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<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">Routers are inventions in the recent decades that have helped take wireless connections to a whole new level&period; With that said&comma; it is these devices that have enabled laptops&comma; phones&comma; tablets&comma; and other devices to gain connectivity to the internet without the need for long Ethernet cables&comma; which could be a hassle and defeats the portability of the device&period; If you want to expand your wireless range and boost your WiFi connectivity&comma; like the ones mentioned in the article&colon; <strong>11 Best Gaming Routers 2018 – The Ultimate Showdown&excl;<&sol;strong> Here are 5 actionable tips to expand your wireless range using an old router&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Remove Interference from other Appliances<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">One of the causes for slower signal&comma; as well as a reduction of the range in which the signal could be intercepted&comma; is the presence of other appliances in the immediate vicinity of the router&period; There are a lot of appliances that could hinder signals from reaching far ends of the house&comma; such as microwaves&comma; cordless phones&comma; as well as other appliances which make use of technologies similar to a router&period; Apart from all these appliances&comma; placing two routers too close to each other could also get in the way with you getting a good signal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Make Use of some DIY Tricks <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">If you’re a crafty person&comma; then one of the tricks that you could do for the signal to reach far and wide involve tin foils&comma; a cooking strainer&comma; or even an old beer can&period; While the difference wouldn’t be drastically huge&comma; it still is a proven step to expand your old router’s range&period; To do this&comma; simply fold the tin foil or the can into a parabola&comma; fasten it to a strainer&comma; and then affix to the antenna&period; This has been shown to boost the router range significantly&comma; with some ranges extending even to twice as much&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Look for the Perfect Spot for your Router<&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">A common reason behind the not-so extensive range of your router includes not being placed in the right areas&period; If you are to position your router&comma; make it a point to place it where it is out in the open&period; This is despite your router&comma; or most routers in general&comma; not really having that much aesthetic value&period; In some cases&comma; wall mounting may be necessary&period; Make sure your router is placed on an elevated area&comma; or at least in the center of your house&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><img class&equals;"aligncenter wp-image-447 size-full" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;incrediblemag&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2018&sol;07&sol;Perfect-Spot-for-your-Router&period;png" alt&equals;"Perfect Spot for your Router" width&equals;"623" height&equals;"345" &sol;><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h3 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Tune Your Router to the Correct Channel <&sol;strong><&sol;h3>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">While this may seem to be a rather advanced step&comma; this is nevertheless&comma; one which is still doable&period; This is a step you ought to do if you have several neighbors around with their own internet connection&period; The more of you sharing the same channel&comma; the greater the chance of it interfering with that of your own&comma; and thus degrading your signal&period; For you to do this&comma; you could make use of tools like WiFi Analyzer or Network Analyzer Lite to find<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;westmagazine&period;net"> the best channel with<&sol;a> the least amount of people using&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h4 style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;"><strong>Conclusion <&sol;strong><&sol;h4>&NewLine;<p style&equals;"text-align&colon; justify&semi;">In a nutshell&comma; there really isn’t much you could do with old routers&comma; given that they have their own limitations which have been set by the manufacturer&period; There still are&comma; however&comma; some tips which you could follow which are stated above&period; These tips do not really need experts&comma; though there are several places to get more detailed steps on how to do some of these online&comma; such as tuning the router to a different channel&comma; and making use of some DIY hacks to increase the intensity and&sol;or magnitude of the signal&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;

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