Move it away from side walls and place it in a more central location in the house. Otherwise, you will have to try one location at a time, then see if there is any change. This method of repositioning the router works only when the area is not congested. If you live in a complex with tightly packed houses or in an apartment with only walls as partitions in between you and your neighbor, this method may or may not work.
But you still have other options. There are two commonly used WiFi frequencies. The 2. You are wise to shift to 5GHz frequency to avoid signal interference for three reasons. First, the 5GHz is less common than the 2. Second, it is shorter in range. Even if you and your neighbor share the same 5GHz, you can conveniently move your router around the house to catch a better signal.
Third, it has more channels than the 2. If you have multiple users using the same frequency, you can shift to a channel with less number of users. Every WiFi frequency has different channels. At times, shifting frequency is not possible due to router limitations. Before you spend for changing your router, you can first try shifting to another channel.
Think of this method as like changing radio channels. To shift to another channel, you must first analyze which channels are most used in your area. There are programs and apps that do the analysis for you. However, you can also do a trial-and-error method. For the 2. Note that the channels in a given frequency do not always follow a sequential pattern. To change channels, log into your WiFi network.
You will be asked to enter your username and password. This button looks like a magnifier icon next to the Start menu button. It will open your search panel. If you're using Cortana, you'll see a white circle instead of a magnifier icon here. Enter cmd into the search. Matching results will appear as you type. Command Prompt should be the best match at the top of the results.
Right-click Command Prompt on the list. This will open your right-click options on a drop-down menu. Select Run as administrator on the right-click menu. This will open Command Prompt in a new window, and allow you to execute admin processes. This command will allow you to block a Wi-Fi network from connecting to your computer. Replace "Network Name" in the command with the name of the Wi-Fi network you want to block.
This will execute the command, and add this network to your blacklist filter. It will no longer appear in your network list. If you want to remove the block and add the network again, just replace add filter in the command with delete filter.
For an easier approach, try clicking the Network icon in the lower right corner of your screen. Click Network and Internet settings, then Wi-Fi settings. Under Manage known networks, click the network you want to delete, then click Forget. Method 2. Open the System Preferences menu on your Mac.
The System Preferences app looks like a gray gear icon. You can find it in your Applications folder. Alternatively, you can click the Apple icon in the upper-left corner of your screen, and click System Preferences here. Click Network in System Preferences. This option looks like a gray globe icon on the third row of System Preferences.
Select your Wi-Fi connection on the sidebar. Find Wi-Fi on the left sidebar, and click on it. This will open your Wi-Fi settings on the right-hand side. Click the Advanced button on the bottom-right. If you have confirmed that there are no physical objects that could be causing interference, you can move to the next options to get the issue resolved.
Moving the router is probably the easiest way to get the issue fixed. By physically moving the router, you may be able to reduce some of the congestion. However, if you have to use WiFi in a congested area, then maybe you can try one of the different steps.
This solution will work for users who have a dual-band router that supports the option to use 5GHz WiFi frequency. By using this frequency, you can significantly reduce the amount of congestion you have to deal with. There are three reasons why this works. The first one is that 2. Last, but not least, the 5GHz network features more channel options than the 2. There are more chances of this happening if you are using the 2. This frequency has 14 channels and all of them overlap with the ones they are next to.
The problem is that due to this, it is possible that you come across interference from other networks that use these three default channels as well. In order to change the channels that you use, to see is this helps to reduce interference, the first thing that you need to do is to check the WiFi signals in your area.
Then, you will be able to select the channels that have the least interference. The good news is that there are many programs that will take care of all the difficult tasks.
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