How to make a home Wi-Fi is best: 5 tips from Google

In the official Google blog appeared a selection of tips for those who want to get maximum speed from your home Wi-Fi. Also, these guidelines will help protect your network and devices from hacking.

1. Place the router in the center of the apartment

Here, everything is clear: the further you are from the source, the weaker the signal. So if a router at the entrance, and you are downloading something heavy being in the back room, the rate is far from the maximum. Therefore it is best to put a router or at an equal distance from all the rooms, or in the one where you use the Internet most often. Moreover, it is desirable that the router was in the open (on the table, for example) and has not been closed on the sides of the books and other things.

2. Look at the system Wi-Fi Mesh

Wi-Fi Mesh - a system of several routers that create a unified network coverage. With this smartphone, computers, and other devices are automatically connected to the nearest access point to the best connection speed. Switching seamlessly: you will not notice how the phone was replaced by an access point, when you have gone out of the room into the kitchen. But notice exactly what the Internet

3. Update routers from time to time

Like any other technology, routers eventually become obsolete. For example, some models 3-4 years old only operate in the 2.4 GHz band, while new models are compatible with 802.11ac standard (5 GHz). Buy more modern router to take advantage of your network to the maximum.

4. Always set a password for your Wi-Fi

Of course, an open access point it is convenient - no need to remember a password and dictate its guests every time. But it also means that anyone can join. And then it gets it's not just that the Internet will be slower, but also for your safety. recently, we toldThe worth of hackers who have gained access to Wi-Fi - and rejecting the password you just simplify life attackers.

5. Make a single access point for guests

In your home often have guests? That's fine, but may adversely affect the speed of the Internet - and, again, security. Create a separate guest Wi-Fi password and put him in a prominent place. If you iPhone to share a password with another apple device can be via AirDrop.