If you like to go online in the garden when the weather is nice, you need sufficient Wi-Fi reception all the way outside. How to increase your internet reach.
Kassel – Especially when the temperatures are rising, you want to spend as much time outdoors as possible. Whether it's working from home in the fresh air or streaming a football game in the garden when friends drop by for a barbecue. The prerequisite for this is Internet access that also reaches outside.
The internet reception in the apartment works smoothly with high quality, but as soon as you sit on the balcony or in the garden, it's over. Often it is due to the fact that the WLAN of the router hardly arrives in the garden or not at all. How you can increase your Internet reach and what tips you need to consider for better reception, we have summarized below.
The Wi-Fi rarely comes to the terrace or the garden – how you can change that. © Mareen Fischinger/imago/Symbolbild
Internet in the garden: With these tips you can ensure better Wi-Fi reception
Whether in the garden, balcony or terrace – if the Internet is hardly available or even suspended, users are annoyed. Often, even small obstacles in the apartment are enough and the WLAN is no longer accessible on the desired device.
Here are a few practical tips on how to increase the range of wireless Internet:
- The WLAN router is often placed next to the DSL connection – this is obvious, but not always the best solution, because in many cases it also affects the range.
- A lack of Wi-Fi range can also be due to the location of the router. In order for the signal to be received best, it should ideally be positioned relatively high up and not in the lower area of the apartment. Also make sure that there are no too many interfering factors directly around the router. For a sufficiently stable Wi-Fi range, you should set up the router as freely as possible.
- Metallic objects or wet furnishings (aquarium) that are in the immediate vicinity of the router can interfere enormously with the range of the wireless network. The reason: The frequency range of the WLAN corresponds to the resonance range of water. Plants in particular should therefore not be placed near the router. Closed doors or glass walls can also interfere with the signal.
- Choosing the right radio channel can also improve Wi-Fi range. The neighbor's Wi-Fi can also affect the reception. Therefore, switch to a less busy Wi-Fi channel.
- External antennas can amplify the Wi-Fi signal. In some cases, the Wi-Fi router has an external antenna connector.
- The firmware of the router should always be up to date. It is advisable to set the "automatic update" in the settings of the router.
- Source: Techbook, Netzwelt and CHIP
Internet in the garden: How to increase the Wi-Fi range
For Wi-Fi in the garden, there is the option of using a Wi-Fi repeater or a powerline adapter. As netzwelt.de explains, a Wi-Fi repeater is a cost-effective purchase that allows you to amplify the router's Wi-Fi and thus increase the range. For this purpose, the repeater is plugged into the socket near the router. The disadvantage: While the range is increased, the transmission speed decreases.
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According to Techbook, a powerline adapter can also be used to increase Internet range. Via the power grid, it directs the Internet signal to various rooms. As the technical guide writes, the powerline adapter is placed near the router and connected to it via LAN cable. Another powerline adapter goes into a socket at the point where users want fast Internet. Devices can be connected to the adapter via cable as well as wirelessly. Here, too, the disadvantage is that the data quality decreases the further away a device is from an adapter. In addition, the adapter should not be plugged into a multiple socket.
However, with both the repeater and the powerline adapter, you must ensure that you must not exceed the permissible guideline values of the Federal Network Agency for amplifying the radio signal. According to the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA), only 5-gigahertz channels 100 to 140 may be used outdoors.
Internet in the garden: pay attention to Wi-Fi security
For strong Wi-Fi reception on balconies, terraces and gardens, experts also recommend mesh Wi-Fi. Unlike an ordinary Wi-Fi network, a mesh system uses multiple devices. With the help of various access points, a mesh Wi-Fi is set up in the entire living area and thus a Wi-Fi network is created that supplies your apartment or your entire house with Internet coverage.
When you extend the home network to the garden, Wi-Fi security is even more important. Because with increased range, your own network is accessible to more people and devices. Therefore, create an individual, protected password. The activated WLAN function on the mobile phone in public spaces also poses a security risk. This was the result of a study by the University of Hamburg.
Electricity costs are rising rapidly. If you switch off the Wi-Fi router more often at night, you can reduce power consumption and save costs. (Vivian Werg)
