| Lots of people encounter problems with their | | | | propagated in all directions and as we've said |
| home wireless networks. Most of these problems | | | | already if you you leave this beside a wall you are |
| really stem from a poor signal and it's really just a | | | | losing up to 50% of the signal to the outside of |
| matter of addressing this and you should be able | | | | your home. There are and antennas available |
| to improve the quality and stability of your | | | | which can point in the direction of your PC or |
| wireless signal. | | | | laptop. |
| 1. It is possible to make sure that the router is | | | | 4. You could consider replacing the computer |
| near the center of your home. If it happens to be | | | | wireless card. There are many options available on |
| near a wall you are unfortunately losing off the | | | | the market today and if you have any wireless |
| signal to the outside and unless you're looking to | | | | PCI card you may consider buying a USB wireless |
| have coverage in your yard this is complete | | | | adapter which can be moved and pointed in the |
| wastage. | | | | direction of your router to improve the signal |
| 2. Try not to place the router on a floor try keep | | | | quality. |
| it away from walls or near any type of metal | | | | 5. If your home is big and you have tried to get a |
| objects as these will affect the signal and will | | | | solution you may have to consider an access |
| contribute towards a very weak signal. | | | | point. The access point is cable using category 5 |
| 3. As you'll note the know this already most | | | | cable back to your router this access point would |
| routers comes with and Omni directional antenna, | | | | then give out the wireless signal which is placed in |
| you maybe able to replace this. The problem with | | | | an open area showed improve your chances of |
| this type of antenna is that the signal is | | | | improving the signal quality you are receiving. |