Home networking - Devices and concepts

Your ISP issues you a gateway device

For households that need stronger wireless

Modern white wireless speaker with perforated top.

This is Comcast's gateway. It is both a modem and a wireless router. It's sufficient for most homes. Mediacom's and Centurylink's gateways are weaker but still sufficient for most homes.

For households that need stronger wireless

You can add a 3rd-party (Netgear, Google, Linksys) mesh system if a) your gateway device isn't up to the task or b) you are only using a modem. Typical cost is $300+.

For a 'dead zone'

For households that need stronger wireless

For a 'dead zone'

White WiFi range extender with antennas.

If you have a section of your house that has bad WiFi signal, you can use a WiFi 'extender.' These will work with any gateway device. Anything less than $80 could be a waste.

Wireless network concepts

You'll use an app on your phone

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Plan to download an app to your phone to manage your wireless gateway or mesh network.

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Some WiFi devices don't 'like' some houses. Swapping brands can solve this.

Power cycling

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Power cycling

Just as with computers, phones, and tablets, a reboot fixes a lot of problems. You can preemptively power cycle your network equipment monthly to improve performance.

Home networking - Devices and concepts

Your ISP issues you a gateway device

For households that need stronger wireless

For households that need stronger wireless

For households that need stronger wireless

For households that need stronger wireless

For households that need stronger wireless

For a 'dead zone'

For households that need stronger wireless

For a 'dead zone'

Wireless network concepts

You'll use an app on your phone

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Power cycling

Sometimes just swapping brands helps

Power cycling

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