Alright, so we know that the best networking solution to get the optimal connection from your router to all computers on your network is through a cable, but we know that is not always a realistic possibility. You need a connection set up in the office, but also need to connect to the internet with a laptop in the living room while you are enjoying your television or outside on the deck on a nice day, have a gaming system in the other room for the kids to play online with, or even have someone living in a FROG outside the immediate home that needs internet connectivity. For these needs, you may opt into a wireless router. Of course it’s easier; but there are a few things you should know about wireless and why it’s important for you to have someone there that knows what they are doing when setting up your network or helping you extend it.
To be honest, wireless has its limits. By this we mean that lots of things effect a wireless signal that you may have never thought about. The biggest thing would be what is physically between your router and your computer. Yes, your box did say that the signal reaches up to 200 feet from the router, but once you put 2 walls between the router and your computer, the signal will significantly drop and the more you put in between the weaker the signal gets and if you don’t somehow extend that wireless signal, it may go out all together before it ever reaches that originally promised 200 ft. So sometimes you might need a little extra boost to your signal. Another thing to consider is what your home is made of. Some older homes are made of stucco and cement and those are definitely signal stoppers! We have the right equipment and the right solutions to make a wireless signal breeze through those walls and get wireless connections to any computer anywhere in your home, regardless of the number of walls or what they may be made of.
Did you know that your cordless phone and even your microwave can effect the signal strength coming from your router? It’s true! Microwaves have been known to effect the signal and even make it obsolete if its strong enough. Make sure you have someone who knows how to power through those obstacles and get you running wherever you need to.
You need someone with experience there to set up your network for you in your home, not someone over the phone in a different country that might be able talk you through it after hours of frustration. We come out and provide you an estimate, we bring the equipment that will get you wireless where you need it, and we set it up for you right there in your home quickly. All you have to do is get connected once everything is done for you, and we’ll even show you how to do that!
So if you’ve always wanted to make your home wireless, but just don’t know how to do it, or your wireless router is not reaching where you need it to reach, or your home network just simply needs help, it looks like its time to give us a call at Your Computer Friends so we can get you the right answers and the right solution the first time!
