A weak or intermittent WiFi signal affects your online lifestyle. But but but there are hundreds of ways you can increase the WiFi signal up to 20 percent. Lots of users, for instance, like to extend their WiFi range outside during winters so that they can enjoy the outdoors with a cup of tea or coffee.

For other users browsing speed can be irritating inside the house. A particular area in the house might be a wireless dead zone. If they are in a dead zone then they can't stream movies without buffering. If the same thing happens to you as well, then follow the easy steps below to improve signal strength up to 20 percent. Scroll down.

Relocate your WiFi router

As a matter of fact, the reach of an existing WiFi network doesn't cover the entire house. Distance from your main WiFi router and physical obstructions between your devices affects the signal strength.

Solution

    Place your router at the central location of your house.

    Also, the WiFi signals are affected by placing your router in reach of brick walls, large metal appliances, microwave ovens, cordless phones, Bluetooth speakers, baby monitors, etc. So, you get continuous WiFi signals, place your router away from these obstructions.

    Update it's firmware timely.

Change the WiFi channel number 

Range-limiting WiFi interference can be caused by neighboring WiFi networks as well that use the same WiFi radio channel. To troubleshoot this issue – change the WiFi channel numbers on your device. This will eliminate this interference and improve the overall WiFi signal strength.

Add a signal amplifier

Keeping it simple, a bidirectional booster amplifies the WiFi signals in transmitting and receiving directions both.

Solution

Add a WiFi signal amplifier.

Ditch the outdated router and switch to Netgear WiFi range extender

Netgear WiFi range extender manual keeps your laptops, computers, mobile devices, and media players connected to a fast, reliable connection and expanded internet coverage in every corner of your house. A Netgear range extender is also known as a wireless repeater that takes the existing WiFi signal from your main wireless router or the access point and rebroadcasts it to create a second network (secure).

After the Netgear extender setup process, you can log in to your range extender via mywifiext web address to view and change the settings. If you have not installed your Netgear WiFi range extender yet to your existing home WiFi network, then dial a toll-free number 1-866-504-8616 and ask our technicians for Netgear extender support.

Also, make sure to perform Netgear firmware update on your range extender timely. A regular firmware update will improve the performance as well as the security of your device. For complete new extender setup instructions, you can contact our technical department anytime.

Conclusion

If you follow the troubleshooting steps given in this post in a correct manner, you will definitely improve your internet speed up to 20 percent. And if you have any suggestions, do share that with us via the comment section.