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How to Position Router Antennas

  Most people think about router features like speed, power, and Wi-Fi protocols, but the antenna position matters, too. Here’s how to position router antennas for the best performance. How Should Wi-Fi Antennas Be Positioned? When positioning router antennas, there is a simple method and a complex one. The approach to each is a little different. The Simple Method for Positioning Router Antennas The simple method follows a pattern that works in most situations. It works best if you want good performance but don’t care about getting the best performance. If your Wi-Fi router has feet, set the router on them and not on its side. If the router has feet on more than one side, you can choose either position. Kittichai Boonpong/ Getty Images Locate your router’s antennas. If you can’t find any external antennas, your router has only internal ones. Pea San Ratn Dilk/ Getty Images If you want coverage for only one floor, position some vertically and some horizontally. Vladimir Nenov/ Getty Ima
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Telus introduces two new Wi-Fi solutions

  Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi Plus work together to create a responsive experience Telus has launched two new Wi-Fi solutions for its customers in Western Canada. The first is Wi-Fi 6. It offers tri-band technology and the fastest home internet speed in Western Canada, the company says. It provides fast speeds even if multiple devices are connected. Wi-Fi Plus is the second offering. According to the company’s website, this is a monthly add-on to Wi-Fi 6 for those looking to ensure their Wi-Fi connection works in all corners of their home. It cost $10 a month. Company technicians install the services and determine the number of access points needed for the best experience. A combination of the two creates “an unmatched home Wi-Fi experience that is only offered by Telus,” the company says. “We all know what it feels like to have that one spot in our home where the Wi-Fi connection just isn’t as strong, and the frustration that can cause ourselves and our families,” Zainul Mawji, president of hom
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Solved: Arris Modem Won’t Connect To The Internet (8 Fixes)

  What to do when your Arris modem won’t connect to the Internet?  Rebooting an Arris modem is usually enough to resolve any issue with connecting to the Internet. Unplug your modem from the power source, wait for 1-2 minutes, plug it back in. However, if rebooting doesn’t solve the problem, you should check the cables for damage or reset to factory settings.  Keep reading to learn why your Arris modem isn’t connecting and what steps to take so you reboot and/or reset the modem properly to fix any connection problems.  Check out the list of the best streaming devices   on Amazon now!  Why Is My Arris Modem Not Connecting To The Internet? There are a few reasons why your Arris modem might have problems connecting to the Internet: A problem with the modem:  Sometimes, hardware can impact the modem’s ability to connect. Damage to the cables:  Wiring wears out over time, so if your cables are a few years old, they might have damage. Small animals like mice can also get at the cables and da
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Verizon Fios Yellow Light: How To Troubleshoot

  Routers and extenders come with an array of LEDs, which blink different colors for different statuses. Unfortunately, I was confused most of the time, with my Verizon Fios equipment flashing colors randomly. But once I got to know the purpose of each of these colors, inferring what the lights meant became an easy task.  White, blue, green, yellow, and red are the different colors used by Verizon device LEDs to indicate different statuses. Each color indicates different modes of operation, faults, etc. A solid yellow light on your Verizon Fios router indicates that there is no internet connection. When this happens, you can try checking the Ethernet connection and the broadband cables or reboot the router. If these solutions don’t work, try contacting Fios support for re-establishing the connection.   A solid yellow light on your Verizon Fios extender indicates that it is in pairing mode, and the blinking lights vary their speed depending on the distance from the extender to the route
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Unblocking Phone From Wi-Fi: How to?

  Here’s how to unblock your phone from a Wi-Fi network: If your phone is being deliberately blocked from a Wi-Fi network, there are three primary ways around it: You can change your phone’s MAC address. You can spoof your phone’s MAC address. You can unblock your phone on the Wi-Fi router or ask the Wi-Fi router responsible to unblock you. So if you want to learn all about how to unblock your phone from a Wi-Fi network, then this article is for you. Let’s get started! How Does Wi-Fi Blocking Work? There are multiple ways to block access to a Wi-Fi network.  Security filters can require a password.  Other security settings can limit access to specific sites and do a number of other things.  When it comes to blocking a specific device from accessing the network, it is usually done through a blacklist. With a blacklist, individual devices are cataloged, and their network requests are denied. The primary way to do this is with MAC filtering. Before we get into the mechanisms, it’s importa
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