Stable and reliable operation of the router - how to take care of it?
The best routers only require the user to periodically wipe away excess dust with a cloth. A device that is well-designed to perform its tasks must have a sufficiently powerful hardware platform, characterized by a slight excess of computing power and a multitude of interfaces.
Powerful router for the home
The above definition is met by efficient routers from the FRITZ family!, an example of which is FRITZ!Box 7510. The devices have a well-thought-out architecture, tailored to fulfill its role as the heart of the home network not only today, but also in the future, as with free updates to the FRITZ operating system!OS, features to come. A powerful home router doesn't have to be difficult to use. FRITZ device user! doesn't have to worry about how to change the router's settings, as the most essential features (secure, unique Wi-Fi password and high WPA2/WPA3 encryption standards) are pre-set, and the necessary router configuration is done using friendly wizards in Polish in a web browser.
Router with good coverage
Wi-Fi coverage is affected by many different factors. Some of them (thickness of the walls, distance to the access point) are out of our control, but not insignificant are the settings entered in the router. How to properly configure a Wi-Fi router? An important parameter, for example, is the radio channel. Choose the least used by neighboring networks to avoid interference.
However, it is best to select the automatic channel selection option.
For those who like to experiment, the FRITZ router configurator! also offers advanced functions, such as determining the power of a Wi-Fi transmitter:
How to properly configure a Wi-Fi router?
In addition to software features, it is worthwhile to properly select a set of additional equipment, since even a router with good coverage in the case of unfavorable architecture or many neighboring networks in the ether, may need to strengthen the signal with a repeater (for example, FRITZ!Repeater 1200 AX).
