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miyakochan89
post Jun 28 2011, 07:13 PM

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hi...
I have a question here, I have my unifi installed and realized that the wifi signal is very weak especially in some far-end room of my house. I have tried the methods such as bridging from unifi.athena.my and realize that the wifi signal at some places are still very weak despite the fact that I am already using my own router. That would mean that it's probably the distance or wall thickness factors that affect the wifi signal.

My question is that are there any other solutions to solving this? Do i need homeplug or repeater? Are they "plug and play?" as I am not very tech-savy, might not be able to configure the device. Thanks in advanced!
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post Jun 28 2011, 08:18 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jun 28 2011, 07:50 PM)
Erm... If the technician is still there, hit him with your knuckle and kick his s xD
I've changed the ssid and still can achieve full speed on torrent no prob. That technician probably lazy to setup for you or maybe want to have lunch tack bit earlier only say that xD Just change it but don't suka suka change to SSID with the same name as your neighbours one la. lol
Probably the router is not installed at the best position that can cover whole house. Why don't you tell the brand/model of your own router and see if anyone using them and let them assist you if anything can be done to improve the signal power. Normally ppl go for router with higher transmitting power else upgrade antenna else repeater as you said.
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Hello! Thanks for your prompt reply. The modem is Aztech DSL605EW. The antenna cannot be removed. =< My dad kinda bought it so I didn't get to choose it beforehand.
I have been thinking to try on the DD-WRT guide from Rizvan but I am kinda hesitating. Repeater might be a safe idea if it doesn't cost a lot. hmm.gif

Thanks again!
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post Jun 28 2011, 09:07 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jun 28 2011, 08:38 PM)
SWT... Erm... I think you better try try that Aztech first then I think you will revert back to DIR-615...
I used that before and it totally sucks... It is even worse than dir-615 (my experience...). If you torrent on that Aztech through WiFi, prepare to get "HANG-ED" connection maybe once in 10~15mins... Everytime this happens, I need to disconnect from the router(on laptop) and reconnect... Very frustrating...

Oops... Wait... That DSL605EW is a adsl modem isn't it? You configured it to work as router? I tried to google on setting it as router only but i din see anyone said success so far. lol...
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I used the bridging guide thingy. It works initially but later on it doesn't anymore I don't really know what happened. The wifi signal is as bad as the DIR-615.

The entire unifi setup is the 3rd room, and the other end of my house (master bedroom's end) gets really bad connection. When I shifted to unifi setup to the 2nd Room however, I could receive full bar in the master bedroom.

The only problem is that the setup has to remain in the 3rd room as my brother is using the modem with cable. So the master bedroom receives almost no signal at all. So I am thinking to put a repeater in the 2nd room instead if there are no other options. =<

Added on June 28, 2011, 9:08 pm
QUOTE(rattan @ Jun 28 2011, 08:28 PM)
Repeater will be the best deal. Best still get the TPLINK. The DLINK wireless signal is actually quite weak.

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Free installation promo is going to end soon.  cry.gif
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Get TPLINK's repeater? Compatible with the DIR-615?

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post Jun 28 2011, 09:29 PM

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QUOTE(IwanAGP @ Jun 28 2011, 09:26 PM)
OMG... Your rooms are SO BIG that wifi signal can't penetrate through @.@ Why don't just pull the router and put outside 3rd room then just lan cable into the room? Try it first and see whether u can receive signal. If can then should be the best. This should work as it doesn't need to penetrate through that many wall.
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My parents and I are neat-freak, like seriously. So having the cables all around the house is kinda a no-no. I am suspecting the wall or some other things that affect the wifi signal in between the room. xD Does repeater slow down the speed? I love downloading shows. =P
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