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In today’s modern techno-digital era, we all wish for a blazing-fast internet connection at home and use the range extender for uninterrupted WiFi access. Despite the fact that the latest technology has provided us with lag-free internet speed, we often wonder why we can’t stream videos/ movies without buffering or shop online without signal drop. And we often end up cursing the extender.

But hold on! Let us tell you that your range extender is not always the culprit. By following a few easy DIY tips provided in this post, you can easily get rid of bad WiFi. Yes, you read it right! So, read on and make the most out of your WiFi connection.

Tip 1: Find and Remove Blind Spots

Chances are - some areas in your home have weaker WiFi signals as compared to others and some of them completely have no signals. These areas are known as WiFi dead zones or blind spots. If you own a Netgear WiFi range extender, use the Netgear App to find dead zones in your home. Once done, move your extender accordingly where you get good WiFi signal connectivity.

Tip 2: Relocate Your Extender

As already discussed above, the placement of your Netgear WiFi range extender significantly affects the WiFi signal strength in your home. Therefore, it is advised that you pay a little attention while placing your extender. On the off chance if the placement of your Netgear device is not proper, you may face the new extender setup issue as well.

Additionally, avoid placing your Netgear WiFi range extender inside cupboards or behind anything as they weaken the WiFi signal strength of the device. Go for a central location in your home so that the signals of your range extender are not obstructed in the areas where you want blazing-fast internet connection.

Note: To get the most out of your extender WiFi signals, it is suggested to place it near to your router. But, do not place your devices too close because their WiFi signals will clash.

Tip 3: Ensure that Your Device is Secure

Keep a regular check on the Netgear extender’s firmware to ensure that your device is secured against latest online threats. Access the mywifiext web address to check whether your Netgear range extender is using the latest firmware update or not. In addition to this, ensure that your extender WiFi network make use of the stronger security protocols i.e. WPA or WPA2 encryption.

Tip 4: WiFi Signal Interference

Interference and congestion in the WiFi signals can be one of the big issues if all of your family members connected to the same network. And it usually happens when your neighbors are using the same 2.4 GHz network. Need not to worry! Upgrading to the latest technology will help you get a better and uninterrupted WiFi signals with least congestion and WiFi interference.

Tip 5: Create Guest Access Network

Family members, relatives, friends, etc. all of them keep asking for WiFi password and we can’t deny to share it, isn’t it? So it’s better to create a guest network using its default mywifiext.local setup portal. Doing so will somehow help you to get rid of bad WiFi. Excited to know about this feature? Without much delay, drop us a line into the comments section.

Note: If you are a Windows device user, then you can download the Netgear app and avail the guest access network feature of visit the Netgear Genie setup wizard using mywifiext.net web address.

In a Nutshell

With these DIY tips, you will be able to get rid of bad WiFi and boost the WiFi signals in your home up to 20%. Was this article helpful? Do share your feedback with us. And, if you have any other suggestion that can help others to get rid of slow or bad WiFi, let your fellow readers know.