How can I make my ATT Wi-Fi signal stronger?
The residents at home must get the best internet service connection that they deserve through a strong Wi-Fi signal connection. If you have AT&T Wi-Fi and for instance, there are areas where there are no signals or the signal is slow, here are some ways you can increase the signal strength.
First and foremost when positioning your device ensure that the AT&T Wi-Fi gateway modem/router is placed in a central position in the house. The strength of the WLAN signal decreases when you are seated further from the router. To enhance the coverage area, locate the router on an elevated area in the house or, on the upper floor if the house has many floors if the building has many floors. Place it in an area isolated from other devices that may interfere with the functioning of this gadget.
If your signal is still weak even after relocating your router, then there are more Wi-Fi range extenders from AT&T. These attach to a wall socket and simply receive your current Wi-Fi signal, boost it, and then relay it to another part of your house. Devices like the AT&T Wi-Fi Extender offer up to a coverage area of 1,500 sq ft. Location extenders you put them in areas where you experience low connectivity midway between your router and other areas with poor Wi-Fi signal.
In addition to all of these, replacing the current router with a new one can also improve the wireless capabilities to widen the coverage area of your Wi-Fi. Through this, customers subscribing to AT&T Fiber internet service can order a Wi-Fi 6 compatible BGW320 gateway for a better, more extensive whole-home Wi-Fi signal. Newer routers usually have better quality antennas and wireless chip to accommodate for lack of fiber internet.
Some of the options that can be enabled or modified on your 2.4GHz and 5GHz Wifi bands include changing the broadcast channel/frequency of your Wifi this way you may find a frequency that your neighbors are not using hence reducing interference. 1 Try using a certain channel instead of the auto channel like 1, 6, or 11 in 2.4 GHz. First should scan for available Wi-Fi networks and check which of the channels is used the least.
If this is not already done, one has to access the admin panel of the AT&T gateway router and ensure that the router’s transmitting power has been adjusted to the maximum allowable limit which is usually set to ‘High’. This ensures that your network’s signals are transmitted to the farthest point reachable when they are at their maximum strength. Just watch out for the possibility of raising it as this may lead to definite interference with the immediate neighbors.
Remove the antennas on the router and the extender and install new high-gain directional antennas to steer and strengthen the Wi-Fi signal in a particular direction. A change in the type of an omnidirectional antenna could also serve to spread out the Wi-Fi connectivity across your home. It is advisable to seek professional help if the intention is to swap antennas.
In case you want the fastest results, remember always to connect through a 5GHz Wi-Fi band instead of the 2.4GHz band, if your devices are compatible with the two. The 5GHz band is considered less interfered with and thus, it experiences less congestion in channel space. The signal strength should be maximized when you are performing several internet-based activities and should not be located on or near metallic objects.
Look for obstruction by Bluetooth devices, baby monitors, cordless phones, and microwave ovens, as they affect the Wi-Fi signal when running nearby. Also, ensure that your router firmware and network drivers are updated to their latest versions for improved compatibility.
For those that are connected through Wi-Fi, download a Wi-Fi analyzer application to assess the signal strength in various corners of the house and decide in which areas new access points are required. Another approach that is used to address the issue of coverage is adding mesh Wi-Fi routers or access points to cover large homes.
Smart Wi-Fi from AT&T has elegant solutions for the difficulties by ensuring that devices connect to the closest signal when you are on the move. It can also have an option for remote monitoring of the Wi-Fi performance and notify you of any problem. The Smart Wi-Fi Manager app, when enabled, shows the identification of all the devices that have connected to the router.
If Wi-Fi remains bad even if you followed the above tricks, then, it is time to engage the service provider, AT&T. They can extend the assessment or call in a technician if there is one to thoroughly discuss the wireless coverage situation in your house. The current fact of the matter is that there are always a host of different options that can be implemented to improve the speed and reliability of AT&T’s Wi-Fi networks. Persistent dead zones may call for relocation of the modem/router or the addition of more wired Ethernet connections, additional signal booster, or even a change of Internet service provider from DSL to fiber-optic with a new modem/router with better capacity for creating the Wi-Fi network.
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