[Hartsrealestate]

I work in an office where the wifi constantly drops out,  the router is brand new. 

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Dropouts are often caused by interference.  Download inssider

 

http://www.techspot....6-inssider.html

Double click to install it. Then run it

 

It will show you a graph in the bottom  that has your signal in blue and competing signals in orange and yellow.  It may also recommend a different channel which might have less interference.

 

Moving to a different channel (by logging on to your router) can drastically improve performance.

[RKinner]

Dropouts are often caused by interference.  Download inssider

 

http://www.techspot....6-inssider.html

Double click to install it. Then run it

 

It will show you a graph in the bottom  that has your signal in blue and competing signals in orange and yellow.  It may also recommend a different channel which might have less interference.

 

Moving to a different channel (by logging on to your router) can drastically improve performance.

[Hartsrealestate]

Thank you so much 

[RKinner]

The router makers claim that the router will automatically select the best channel but in my experience that never works.  We lived in an apartment complex where most people had AT&T service and inssider showed that all of them were on channel 6.  I logged onto mine and changed channel selection from auto to manual and put it on Channel 2 which was not being used and the dropouts stopped.

[Hartsrealestate]

How do i log into mu router to change the channel , and i downloaded that link and it just took me to a search bar

[RKinner]

Just tried it and it worked for me:

 

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To log on to your router, first find the make and model number then look up the default username and password

 

http://www.routerpasswords.com/

 

If the router was probided by your ISP, look on the router for a sticker with the username and password.

 

 

Open up an elevated Command Prompt (admin)

Win 7: Start, All Programs, Accessories then right click on Command Prompt and Run as Administrator

Win 8: http://www.eightforu...indows-8-a.html

win 10: http://www.howtogeek...-in-windows-10/

 

 

Type:

 

ipconfig

 

hit Enter

 

You will get something like:

 

Windows IP Configuration

 

 

Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:

 

   Connection-specific DNS Suffix  . : Waitsfield.gateway

   IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.100

   Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0

   Default Gateway . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.1.254

 

 

 

 

 

Note the IP address of the Default Gateway.  In my example it is 192.168.1.254 which is unusual.  Most will have either 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1

 

Open a browser and type in the IP address of the default gateway.  Hit enter.  Use the default username and password you got from the lookup.  Most router makers have their manuals on line so check the support site for your router which should explain a bit more.