If you have noticed how your WiFi connection suffers small interruptions or the speed is not close to the contracted speed, you may not have the router properly configured or it may be in the wrong location, exposed to different interferences that can reduce its performance. In this article we give you some keys to optimize the settings of your Digi router, or any other operator, and thus be able to get the most out of your connection.
Regardless of the operator with which we have contracted internet at home, Surely on some occasion we have suffered a specific problem on the network that has affected the quality of the network. Normally, they are specific outages that last a few seconds and are due to some incident or maintenance task by our company and the service is usually restored in a few minutes.
The problem comes when these incidents with our connection become a regular occurrence and we cannot find the solution. In addition to contacting our operator to resolve any technical problem, it is also recommended that we review the settings of our router. In the case of Digi, The company includes on its website a series of recommendations that can help its clients optimize their wireless network.
The choice of channel
Yeah we change the channel of our connection, we will improve the WiFi signal from our home. Routers connect to a series of channels to transmit the wireless signal, but if they do so to a channel that is very saturated, we may experience a slower connection and, therefore, a worse user experience.
The first thing we have to do is access the address 192.168.1.1 from our usual browser and identify ourselves with our username and password. Once done, we can enter the settings menu of our router. The Digi WiFi network allows you to use the 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands, each of them with their corresponding channels. While the first band uses channel 1, 6 and 11, the second uses 36,40, 44 and 48.
By accessing the “Local network”, “WLAN” and “WLAN Radar” route, we can have all the information about the channels that the closest networks are using. If we detect that a channel is very little used, we can access the “Basic WLAN” tab and select said channel for each of the bands. Next, click on the “Apply” button and we will check if we have noticed any improvement in this regard.
In addition to this setting, it is also important to keep in mind that the number of devices connected to our network can influence coverage or in signal strength. If we notice how our connection is slower than it should, it is advisable to unlink those devices that we are not using and that we do not plan to use in the coming days to optimize network performance.
Two more settings
So far, we have mentioned two adjustments aimed at avoiding saturated networks, both due to a poor choice of channel and an excessive number of linked devices. But, in addition, we can also perform two more actions that are very simple and that help us improve the intensity of the network.
The first is change router locationas long as possible. It is recommended that we install it in an open space, away from appliances, walls or doors, to avoid limiting the intensity we receive on our devices.
The last change is vary the orientation of the antennas if you have a router that has them. Digi recommends place them in an L shape, that is, one antenna in a vertical position and another in a horizontal position. In this way, we will be able to transmit the signal in several directions and guarantee that it will cover the maximum available space.
As we have seen, it is a series of changes that are very simple and that we can make in a few minutes. If we have noticed any recent problems with our connection, with these tips we will be able to recover the speed and power of the network by optimizing the operation of our WiFi signal.
