Hello! I have such a problem: there is a main D-Link Dir-615 Router, the wi-fi does not reach the far room, or the speed is no. I put the Zyxel Keenetic Start II amplifier in the middle of the house, at first it worked for 10 minutes (speed 40-50 Mbps) and then the signal disappeared or the speed dropped to 0.3-0.7 Mbps.
I decided to update the firmware on Kinetics and everything worked stably, I kept it for a week, then it would break off, but after certain manipulations (remove the Wi-Fi network, for example, and re-enter, turn off the amplifier and turn it back on) and again everything started working stably (about a month ). And right now, it falls off again every 10-20 minutes, the speed cuts to ~ 0.5 Mbit / s.
I looked which channel shows, through the Insider program, 1 + 5, and another 1-2 from neighbors with the same channels. Is there any way out? Or is it already useless to experiment and just buy a new 5 GHz router !? Thanks in advance for the advice.
Answer
Hello. Did I understand correctly, is your Zyxel Keenetic router configured as a Wi-Fi signal amplifier? A network that is built of a router and an amplifier (repeater) very rarely works stably and as we would like. The speed will always be lower through the Wi-Fi signal booster. The speed itself depends on many different factors. Including interference from neighboring Wi-Fi networks and various devices.
In your case, the reason for such a drop in speed through the repeater and unstable network operation is most likely precisely in the noise. The 2.4 GHz band is very crowded right now. You found out that there are two more networks on your channel alone. Even if the signal strength of these networks is not very strong in your apartment, they can all create interference.
What I would try to do:
- Find a more or less free Wi-Fi network channel through the same inSSIDer program and change the channel to static in the D-Link DIR-615 settings. Save settings, reload it. Then turn off and turn on the Zyxel Keenetic amplifier. Or reset it and re-configure it.
- Try to change the location of the repeater. This already needs to be looked at on the spot. Try to place it as close to the main router as possible. But so that it covers the desired room with a signal.
- Consider an option for the location of the router in which a repeater is not needed. You can take a look at the article in which I told you where to install a Wi-Fi router in an apartment or house. But it's a pity that moving the router around the house is usually limited to a short network cable from the provider. Or the lack of the ability to lay this cable in the right room.
If you really have such Wi-Fi problems due to interference, then buying a dual-band router and switching to 5 GHz will solve the problem. But you need to understand that the network coverage in the 5 GHz band will be even worse than in the 2.4 GHz band (such a feature). And then everything will have to be installed with a signal amplifier. Only this Zyxel Keenetic Start II will no longer work. You will need a new one with support for 5 GHz (802.11ac standard).
If the budget allows, then you can look at Wi-Fi Mesh systems. Cool devices. You can buy any system of two modules, they should be enough for you. If anything, you can buy one more module. Well, the main feature, in comparison with conventional repeaters - using Wi-Fi Mesh system, you can build a seamless Wi-Fi network. You won't even notice that you have two devices sharing Wi-Fi. Switch between modules without losing connection.
26.05.19
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Asked by Dmitry
