For many businesses, a wireless network connection plays a large role in what they do. The people who make your organization work require access to a continuous Internet connection to ensure collaboration can happen with minimal trouble, but it also means that more productivity can happen throughout the workday on your employees\u2019 terms. Therefore, the problems that come from a poor wireless connection can present a considerable hurdle for your business to overcome.<\/p>\n
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The Router<\/strong> Once you\u2019ve determined which router you\u2019re going with, you can set it up in a place that is most effective for your purposes. If you want your router to broadcast a signal through your entire office, you\u2019ll need to test it out and see how the location works. Try to find a nice central location. If the router doesn\u2019t work as intended in specific parts of the office, you might need to include a Wi-Fi repeater to get the range you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\n The Repeater<\/strong> Security<\/strong> Next, you want to name your wireless network to something that can help you identify it, as well as assign a complex password to defend it. This ensures that only those who need the network for work will be logging onto it, and that they will know which network belongs to your organization if multiple are available. Once you\u2019ve finished with this task, you want to enable the router\u2019s firewall. Doing this provides an additional layer of protection against potential threats.<\/p>\n One more thing: be sure to change the admin\u2019s password on the actual router, as most default passwords can simply be looked up online.<\/p>\n For more information on how to optimize the use you get out of your business\u2019 wireless connection, reach out to us at PHONENUMBER.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" For many businesses, a wireless network connection plays a large role in what they do. The people who make your organization work require access to a continuous Internet connection to ensure collaboration can happen with minimal trouble, but it also means that more productivity can happen throughout the workday on your employees\u2019 terms. Therefore, the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6941,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[29,39,109],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6932"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6932"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6932"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6932"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.datcomllc.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\nYour router will determine the general range of your wireless network, as well as its security. Depending on your business\u2019 specific needs, a router can be a tricky investment. You have to consider several aspects, including how much range you need and what kind of options are available for it. Here are some of the variables you\u2019ll need to consider:<\/p>\n\n
\nIf your signal isn\u2019t extending as far as you\u2019d like, a repeater (or extender) can be used to extend the wireless signal to reach a larger area. This way, the signal will reach any area you need it to reach. A Wi-Fi repeater contains two wireless routers. One of them picks up the wireless signal coming off of your network\u2019s central router, while the other picks up the signal and transmits it in much the same way as your network\u2019s central router. Thankfully, the wireless repeater only needs to be in a location within the broadcasting range of the central router. Just plug it into an average outlet and you\u2019re good to go.<\/p>\n
\nSecurity is another important part of your business\u2019 wireless network that requires you to think about it during the setup phase. The router doesn\u2019t necessarily have to be hard to set up, though. First, make sure you have WPA2 encryption turned on. Some models don\u2019t default to this and instead use the ineffective Wireless Equivalent Privacy (WEP) encryption that can be broken through easily enough. With WPA2, you\u2019ll be much more secure.<\/p>\n