Perhaps you’re lucky enough to live in a spacious multi-story home with multiple rooms on every floor. If so, you’ve likely had the headache of wireless connectivity problems in various portions of the house. These “dead spots” generally seem to … Continue reading
Netgear Orbi—When You Need More Coverage
Sometimes a regular Wi-Fi router just isn’t enough to do the job, especially when you have a large home or business. You get those areas where there just isn’t any coverage. These blind spots are more than just frustrating—considering you … Continue reading
The Wi-Fi Extending Light Bulb: Your Answer to Wi-Fi Blind Spots
Bring Wi-Fi alive—wherever it isn’t. You know those spots in your home or workplace, the ones where Wi-Fi becomes non-existent or very weak at best. Yup, we all hate them. But now there is a way to extend the signal … Continue reading
No More Dead Spots with Home Wi-Fi Mesh Networking
Faithful readers of this space will recall from several weeks ago our previous article on AmpliFi, one of the better so-called “mesh” home Wi-Fi systems available. Today we take a closer look at some of AmpliFi’s more celebrated competitors and … Continue reading
The Next Generation of Wi-Fi Routers and Extenders—the Amplifi Mesh System
An emerging brand from upstart San Jose-based Ubiquiti Networks, Amplifi (pronounced “amp-lye-fye“) currently offers three top-shelf Wi-Fi router/extenders for home and office use. Amplifi™ is known as a Wi-Fi “mesh” system where a router and bridge extenders (“mesh points”) stretch … Continue reading
Tips on Adding a Wireless Internet Access Point to an Existing Network
If you have an existing network which is wired, adding a wireless Internet access point to the network can potentially cause conflicts when it comes to using IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. When IP address conflicts occur, it causes problems with … Continue reading
An Overview of Wireless Range Extenders and How They Work
Updated: 22 December, 2014 Improving a Wi-Fi signal often requires a series of troubleshooting steps. Using a wireless range extender is one of the strategies you can use to strengthen a wireless Internet connection. Placing a wireless router in a … Continue reading