Ultimately, your home network will be a mixture of at least two technologies wired for some items, and WiFi for others.

Optionally, you can choose MoCA for situations where WiFi and Ethernet both don’t quite fit, as explained in MoCA vs Ethernet. Another blog article, Ethernet vs WiFi, Is Wiring your Network Worth It? will provide a solid basis for when you should wire your devices. So, in our mobile world you often have no choice but to choose wireless over wired. Show me a place to plug in an Ethernet cable on your iPhone, and I will give you $5.

Feature overload.turning on some of these nifty new things, like MU-MIMO, can actually cause trouble instead of solving it.

Compatibility between multiple manufacturer’s devices.some don’t play nice with each other.

Obstacles like concrete, cinder block, and more.

Interference from outside sources such as microwaves, weather radars, and even your neighbor’s WiFi.

It is subject to a number of issues like: These things are all good signs but I have to give you a heads up… It has five glowing stars, and hundreds of happy users. You bought your new WiFi router from Amazon or some other online source. So, you buy it.Īlternatively, you did a lot of research online. More antennas than an alien! This must be the one.

Powerful! Lots of advanced technology is printed on the box like MU-MIMO, Dual Band, Quad Core Processor, and the thing is just festooned with antennas. Walking into any electronics store you might have seen a nice colorful box, promising billions of watts of transmit power and full coverage for your entire house. Have you ever bought a new WiFi router, powered it up, and found out that things are not going quite as planned? Well, you are not alone and you certainly won’t be the last one to run into this issue. This blog specifically addresses the most common environment - a single WiFi router or modem/router combo. Welcome to the first installment of a three part series, all addressing how to get the most from your WiFi in various situations. Written by Don Schultz, trueCABLE Technical Sales Representative & Fluke Networks Certified Technician How to Boost Your WiFi Signal: Working With a Single WiFi Router

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