WLAN Extend - Wireless Range Extension

Methods for WLAN extend - wireless range extension. How to have bigger Wi-Fi range and make your wireless signal stronger? Find all the tips and tricks here.

You could use the following methods for extension of WLAN radio coverage:
1) Use access point in repeater mode or wireless distribution system.
2) Increase the power level of AP power or signal of access points
3) Make proper Wireless Site Survey.
4) Use of secondary AP or access point with non-overlapping channels.
5) WiFi signal booster

Different WLAN standard signals have not only different modulations and speeds that are offered to the users which are using them. They also have different ranges, different numbers of channels, different frequencies and what is maybe the most important, different allowed signal strengths. Different ranges of different wireless standards you can check on what does WLAN stand for. More about particular wireless signal check on the 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g and 802.11n.

Interference of the radio signal in the wireless network can have a big influence on the strength and the range of the wireless signal. Today there are so many sources of different radio signals that have different strengths and are running on a similar frequency range as the WiFi signals. All these sources of radio signal could make signal of your wireless network weaker or they could even completely disable it.

Obstacles like building, walls, especially steel reinforcing, or some natural obstacles even could cause complete loss of signal. Black spots are places where there is no signal at all.

BSS (Basic Service Set) is a range of one access point. In many situations and applications radio coverage of one access point is not enough.

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