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10 things you should know about your wireless router

Wireless routers give us the freedom to roam around and do things that one cannot do with a wired internet connection (chatting from kitchen for example). No one is an expert when it comes to wireless router technology as the scenarios related to a wireless router issue are numerous. However, we can definitely avoid some of the common mistakes people do by spending our time reading the manuals that comes along with these routers.

Here are 10 very important things that you should know about your wireless router, which will definitely help you to better your wireless performance and privacy.

• You cannot have your wireless router on a metal surface, metal surfaces cause lot of interference and it is always good to keep your wireless router on a wooden table or any table that is non metallic.
• Avoid too many wireless devices in your home such as cordless phones, oven etc. If you do, then you should make sure that your wireless router and the other wireless devices have different frequencies. Frequencies are just like radio frequencies, so if you have all your wireless devices with same frequency, there is no doubt that you will have bad signal strength. Consult with the manufacturer of your wireless router before or after buying your wireless router and they will alter the frequency of your router to better the wireless signal.
• Do not except the wireless signal to be at its full strength when you are working on the basement with your wireless router on the first floor. Wireless routers signals are designed to travel along the surface where it is placed. So, if you are planning to work on the basement, you should either home wire your internet to the basement or connect another wireless router at the basement to get the best signal strength.
• The user name and password to access your wireless router page and the password for your wireless signal are two different things. You should always make sure that you have your wireless signal secured with the help of password that has alphabets, numbers and special characters in it. It is best for you to buy a wireless router with a WPA2 security, as it offers one of the highest wireless securities.
• Never ever share your wireless password with anyone, especially when you are living in a crowded surrounding.
• Make it a point to turn off your wireless router when you are not using it. Or, buy a wireless router with a switch using which you can turn on and turn off the wireless facility. This will prevent people trying to access your wireless signal while you are on a wired computer or while you are away.
• Do not allow the wireless router to get overheated. If there is excess amount of heat from your wireless router, either turn it off for a while or consult with the tech support team.
• Do tweaks to your wireless router to improve the wireless signal only if you are really aware of tech things. Most of the steps and instructions that you get as google results are unconfirmed and unverified results. It is better for you to always consult your technician before doing things in the firmware of the wireless router.
• If you are sharing files between two computers using your wireless router, make sure that the file sharing is limited to the two computers only.
• It is always better for you to connect through wires if you are trying to create a local area network that has more than 5 computers. Wireless signals travel through air and it will need immense signal strength to serve all 5 computers.

These are 10 important things that you should note while you are using a wireless router. Hope it helps many of you!