Starting from scratch: about the myths about using wireless routing

There are some misunderstandings of using wireless routers in daily life. While paying attention to these misunderstandings, do you see if you also have such problems?
Misunderstanding one of using wireless router: corners are gray
A wireless router is a piece of network equipment that is inseparable from our daily lives and is not often cared for. The wireless routers in most homes are placed in the corners after being used for the first time after purchase, and users no longer care about them. Until one day, when users feel that the Internet is obviously stuck or unable to access the Internet, they will remember to unplug the power and restart the wireless router. The equipment we use the most every day, almost 24 × 7 is running, we get this kind of treatment, and we ca n’t help but be sad.
Almost every family has a wireless router
Smartphones, tablets, laptops, and even some desktop PCs are equipped with wireless network cards, and our dependence on wireless networks is self-evident. As the core of the wireless network, the treatment of wireless routers is slightly worse. Although many wireless routers have a harsh working environment, they work as tenaciously as Xiaoqiang to protect users' wireless Internet access. High temperature and dust are the two "enemies" that affect the operation of wireless routers.
Some wireless routers have a harsh working environment
When the wireless router is working, the internal circuit board will generate a lot of heat. So we will find a lot of holes on the bottom and sides of the wireless router. These holes are the heat dissipation holes of the wireless router. These heat dissipation holes are responsible for quickly exhausting the heat generated by the internal circuit board of the wireless router to avoid heat accumulation. The consequences of internal overheating directly cause the electronic components on the circuit board to operate in a high-temperature environment, which will quickly aging, and severely directly cause the electronic components to burn out, making the wireless router unable to work.
Place in a ventilated and clean environment <br> So, quickly rescue your wireless router from the corner! Put it in a ventilated place to allow the wireless router to quickly dissipate heat, ensure the stability of the wireless network, and extend the service life of the product. In addition, it is also necessary to regularly clean up the dust falling on the wireless router. These dusts can easily adhere to the surface of the router, block the heat dissipation holes, and affect the heat dissipation efficiency of the wireless router. This is the same as the computer needs to be cleaned regularly, and the wireless router also needs to be cleaned often!
When using a smartphone or tablet to surf the Internet at home, sometimes we find that the icon showing the wireless signal strength is sometimes full and sometimes only one. This directly leads to slower video buffering, higher game latency, and a long time to open the web page. This indicates that the wireless signal is unstable, and the user intuitively feels that the signal is poor. In addition, some users feel that the signal coverage of their wireless routers is not good and cannot be covered in every room. Using a mobile phone or tablet to surf the Internet is very “urgent”.
The dual-band collocation will get twice the result with half the effort <br> Why do you feel the poor signal? There is a small "trap" here. At present, 11ac wireless routers are in a rapid growth period, and many users have added 11ac wireless routers to their homes. When the settings are complete, I turned on my phone or tablet and chose a high-speed 5GHz network, but found that the wireless signal strength was not as good as the 2.4GHz band wireless router I originally used. In fact, this is due to the limitation of the physical characteristics of the 5GHz frequency band, because the radio wave wavelength of the 5GHz frequency band is shorter than the 2.4GHz frequency band, so the wireless signal of the 5GHz frequency band has a poor ability to penetrate the wall.
Adjust the wireless router transmit power
After talking about the misunderstandings caused by dual-band and 11ac wireless routers, let's look at the issue of wireless transmission power. When the wireless router leaves the factory, the manufacturer has reservations about the transmission strength and power of the wireless signal. By default, the transmit power of a wireless router is much lower than its own maximum power, which gives us the possibility to adjust the strength of the wireless signal. In the setting of the wireless router, the higher the transmission power is adjusted, the coverage and strength of the wireless signal will be enhanced accordingly. In this way, it is also very easy to adjust the strength and coverage of the wireless signal yourself.
Optimal placement
The channel of the wireless signal and the placement of the wireless router are equally important. Among them, the wireless channel is a problem that is not noticed by the user. We can use professional software or the app of the router to check the use status of the surrounding wireless channels. And change to a more unobstructed wireless channel in the system background of the wireless router or in the mobile terminal app. The location of the wireless router, we also introduced in detail in the previous article ("From scratch: Where is the most suitable place for home wireless router"). Try to keep the wireless router in the center of the living room, such as the living room, so that it can meet the needs of most families.
Misunderstanding 2 of using wireless router: the signal is too bad This directly leads to slower video buffering, higher game latency, and a long time to open the web page. This indicates that the wireless signal is unstable, so that the user intuitively feels that the signal is poor ...
"12345678", "888888", "00000000", "qwertyui" ...... These passwords plus the birthday digits make up the wireless network passwords of most users. This leaves a chance for internet scramblers or criminals around to occupy the home network bandwidth by invading users' wireless routers, and even steal personal information and online banking property. Therefore, we recommend that the user's wireless network password be as complex as possible, and the encryption method is best to choose WPA2. Because hackers can only use brute force cracking in the face of WPA2 encryption, WEP can directly crack the password. And the password is best to choose the combination of "numbers + English letters + symbols" to increase the difficulty of cracking.
The easiest password to attack <br> People who can't believe the password look here! Binding the IP address and MAC address is the most effective method to prevent intrusion. After the user binds the device, other devices cannot access the network. As a result, other devices cannot access the router and cannot perform intrusion activities, and security is greatly enhanced. However, every time you add a new device, you need to bind the address to the router's management interface, which is difficult for some users who do not know how to find their own IP address and MAC address.
Modify the background password of the wireless router <br> In addition to the password of the wireless network, the password of the background of the wireless router management can also not be ignored. It is not difficult to find from our lives that most users do not modify the account password of the management background when using the router, and they still stay on admin and admin, which is very dangerous. No hacker can invade your router through the default password without cracking, thereby doing tricks in it. In fact, it is very simple to modify the background management password of the router, which can greatly increase the security with a little effort.
Upgrade the latest firmware to protect safety
In addition to ensuring the security of passwords, the backdoor vulnerability of wireless routers has been used by hackers many times recently, and even CCTV has reported on the backdoor vulnerability. When we find our wireless router in the list of vulnerabilities, let's not panic. Various manufacturers have explained or patched the exposed vulnerabilities, and users can upgrade the latest router firmware to solve these problems. The user selects "software upgrade" in the "system tool" in the router management interface, and then selects the firmware file with the suffix ".bin", and then clicks "upgrade" to complete the software upgrade of the router, thereby blocking the vulnerability.
Misunderstanding 3 of using wireless router: security omission
"12345678", "888888", "00000000", "qwertyui" ...... These passwords plus the birthday digits make up the wireless network passwords of most users. This leaves a chance for internet scramblers or criminals to take advantage of the home network bandwidth by invading the user's wireless router, or even steal a ...
The smart router market has now calmed down after a volcanic eruption. However, this wave of "turning over the river" has brought new changes to our understanding of wireless routers. Some disadvantages of traditional wireless routing, users see innovation in the smart router. Rich applications, novel smart home functions ... The new experience dazzles users, and some users even have the illusion that "smart routers are good".
Super popular smart router
After all, the needs of home users mainly emphasize the stability, hands-on level and security protection performance of wireless routers. Especially when using wireless routers, the pursuit of home users is "not tossing". In addition to working for a long time without dropping the line, it is also very simple when it is installed and used for the first time. After all, the average family user's network knowledge is not as good, and smooth system guidance and friendly human-computer interaction must exist. In addition, home users are also more worried about the security problems of neighboring rubbing nets, as well as online Trojan horses and fishing.
Are you offline again?
Since the emergence of smart routers, it has become the editor's daily routine to visit the Smart Router Forum every day. Unexpectedly, the forums of the major smart routers were so sad that many users complained about problems with their products. Looking at the forum, a large number of users complained that their smart routers often dropped out. In addition, many users' smart routers often crashed, which caused some users to restart frequently. There are also many small problems that cause inconvenience to users in daily use.
Wireless router stability is the most important
Many consumers reflect problems that expose Internet manufacturers' shortcomings in hardware manufacturing. Compared with traditional network equipment manufacturers, Internet manufacturers lack manufacturing experience. Although they may use the same chip solution as traditional routers, they may differ greatly in actual use. Traditional manufacturers have gained a lot of valuable experience in a long time, and have their own special "secret formula" to adjust the stability of intelligent routers. Internet manufacturers need to make products to market in a short time, which leads to product problems due to insufficient manufacturing experience.
Summary: Solve the small mistakes to make the wireless network experience better. <br> Wireless networks have really been integrated into our lives, whether at home, in the company, or when going out, we must leave the wireless network. If the wireless network you touch and use every day has a poor experience, it will directly affect our personal mood. Especially when it is stuck or the webpage opens slowly, it is quite irritating. Sorting out these small misunderstandings and hoping to help everyone, what else did we not think of? Welcome to leave your valuable opinions!