5 Router Settings You Should Change Now!
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- Опубліковано 17 чер 2024
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0:00 - Intro
2:13 - Accessing the Config Menu
3:46 - Setting #1
4:35 - Setting #2
7:04 - Setting #3
9:02 - Setting #4
11:30 - Setting #5
12:51 - Bonus Setting
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Good video. As a networking (including WiFi) expert, I can say you addressed the essentials pretty effectively, in a way I think most people can use, whether or not they really grasp the underlying issues.
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As a CWSP (Certified Wireless Security Professional) I have to agree.
Any settings for better coverage?
@@yooooooohth The best general advice for better range/coverage is to put the Wi-Fi router/AP as centrally located to the desired coverage area as possible, or use multiple routers/APs. There aren’t many settings that affect range, it’s mostly about placement and frequency band.
1. Walls reduce range, particularly with the 5Ghz/6Ghz bands, the fewer walls/floors between your device(s) and the router/AP, the better.
2. Put the router/AP on the same floor where you plan to use your devices most, or one floor above them. The higher off the ground, the better the coverage is likely to be. Some basements might need their own router/ap.
3. 2.4Ghz bands have better range than 5/6Ghz bands, especially when the signal must pass through walls/floors
4. When using 5/6Ghz bands, channel selection may require lower transmit power for certain channels. These rules vary by country, so you’ll need to look up the specific restrictions for your country. Google “list of wlan channels” on Wikipedia, and read the footnotes applicable to your frequencies and country.
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This came out just on time! I got my new router yesterday
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Some clarification on channel width: on 11ac, the CTS (clear to send) is sent for the primary channel (the selected channel, such as 36 or 149), and then, if clear, also on the adjacent 40 MHz channel. If the other adjacent 40 MHz channel is also unused, then it also sends the CTS on those two also, giving you a total of 80 MHz of use. If any of them are used, then that packet is downsized to 40 or 20 MHz as appropriate.
So really, the better thing to do is find the least-used channel, and set it to that. Leaving 80 MHz will only use the extra bandwidth when other users nearby aren't using it. 11ac was designed to play nice with its neighbors.
The old advice of avoiding overlapping channels was taken from 2.4 GHz where the used bandwidth spans multiple selectable channels. This isn't the case in 5 GHz, so there's no worry of actual interference. Co-channel interference isn't a big issue unless the spectrum is very congested.
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Sir, thank you for your explanation. I recently bought a sim router by name EDUP. Initially it worked fine with vpns with udp connection but now anytime I start any app with udp connection, the routers Internet stops flowing no matter the isp sim card I am using and the amount of data I have on them. I think something has gone wrong in the app but I cannot figure out. Any assistance to solve the issue will be appreciated.
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Thank you ThioJoe!! I changed my config from 20 to 40mhz. I did a speedtest before and after and the results were: Before - Ping / 20ms / Down speed 15Mbps || After : Ping 11ms / Down speed 98 Mbps !!!!!!! Thank you !!!!! :) :) :)
Thanks for the tips. Just speaking for myself I also use MAC filtering to restrict the devices that may attach my personal network.
This was very informative. Thanks!
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GREAT video! And thank you very much for using a Netgear router.... It made finding things in my menu, SO much easier.
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@ThioJoe Thanks for this video as I have been having issues with my Oppo mobile phone 5GHz Wi-Fi speeds being very slow (getting ~60Mbps). After looking at the frequency band chart you provided in this video, I noticed I was using Channel 116 (Doppler radar band). I did a quick check on the Wi-Fi analyzer and found Channel 100 was not being used. Once I set it to Channel 100@80MHz, I did another speed check and the download jumped from 65Mbps to 420Mbps. So thank you again, as I was about to send my phone off to the manufacturer for investigation.
Doppler radar is not the reason you were seeing reduced throughput. If there were actual doppler radar RF energy in the area, your AP radio would detect this and by law, cease operation on the channel for a period of time. The overwhelming majority of devices will not receive energy from ground based radar systems. As a general rule, for 5 GHz use 20 MHz in high density deployments and 40 MHz "when you can", i.e. lower density deployments and building structures with enough attentuation between APs to keep co-channel interference to a minimum. 80 MHz should not be used unless one lives in a rural location with only a couple of access points deployed. Often overlooked is the fact every doubling of channel width, also doubles the noise floor.
My AX6000 does 160 and I love it for wireless VR. It sits on my desk 2 meters away from my headset so it's amazing
Just had my family's internet set up yesterday and this is probably useful
DFS channels can be used without problems (generally) if you have zero-wait DFS enabled.
It just switches channels upon detecting radar and used one spatial stream to detect for radar presence for X amount of time (which can vary based on brand, firmware or even type of access point).
It will also bring down from 160 MHz bonding to 80 or even 40 if it needs to. Also, due to the power levels, unless you are near a radar station, it is unlikely to ever affect you.
For a while there, devices without keyboards and screens always wanted you to press the WPS button to get set up. I haven't run into that in years, and I think that temporary WiFi channel many devices use during setup from an app on your phone are in lieu of using the WPS button.
Helpful! Thanks for the time stamps for us nerds :)
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Lol big same. Dr. Sandra is the best until I get a little too grossed out. Otherwise, I'm falling asleep learning tech of all flavors 😴
Great video. I learned a lot. Will looking at more of your videos.
Great video I finally understand channel bonding
2:41 - You can find the IP address of your router by typing "ipconfig" into a cmd window and search for a “gateway”. There should usually be only one gateway, and this gateway is almost certainly the IP address of your router.
One of the best channels in this field,
detailed explanation + simply understanding the information.
But I have a question and I hope you answer me because I really need it, can I block a specific app from the router?
Thanks for this applicable video😊
Thanks man!! It was helpful 😃Thanks a lot
that upnp one was a life saver thank you
WPS is good to have for some older printers which you can't connect to directly through an ethernet cable. I've used it to help my parents-in-law with their printers.
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I recommend that this is best channel for setup of your router
11:58 Yes, I use WPS. It often makes it much easier to restore lost or interrupted connections. It's only insecure if one lets it be.
Setting 7: Not really a setting but something to do, and that is to make sure that when setting the new admin credentials, THAT YOU DON'T FORGET THEM LATER. Been there, and DAMN DOES IT SUCK.
I better use QR code upon WPS
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have a 500 mbps connection, bought a new netgear router/modem and ethernet provided great speeds, but wifi went down to 30-50 mbps. Changed the channels off auto, did some of the other steps, and now I'm getting 300-350 mbps - THANK YOU!
Splitting the bands to allow you to manually choose which band, 2.4GHz or 5GHz, to connect to is another good setting to change.
Wow... Thank you so much for sharing your time, effort, knowledge and everything in between that serves for you to make your videos. I've already watched three trying to get some advanced tips on how to set up my new Asus RT-AX55 router... What a challenge :-( I guess am getting to old for this, not to mention my vision problems.
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About WPS, there are some printers and other devices without a keyboard that uses WPS (most can be configured by connecting via USB to a computer, but it's usually a pain), but since WPS is used ONLY on the FIRST connection, you can activate the WPS, connect your device, then disable WPS. This way, WPS is only active WHEN you need, not IF you need. It is a little less convenient, but much safer.
Ahh thank you so much for this!! I've had the WORST time I never expected to have when I switched ISPs and tried to use my trusty printer with hours of toiling and troubleshooting and it's just...embarassing ha. I am still working on it but this is truly helpful tonight thank youu and good vibes. Here we go againnn ha :) have a great one
Great video - many thanks.
Hi thanks for your tips i really need that for my router settings thx😍😍😍.
Thanks a lot for this video.
This was great! 😊
WPS isn't used a lot in my life, but it comes in real handy for printers! Canon's app drove me crazy so I just went with WPS and called it a day!
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Changed DNS to as you advised, and disabled UPnp. Thank you! It feels like magic
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Thank you, I learned a lot. I have been trying to add an HP printer to my wifi network without success. Maybe changing the WPS setting will help.
Great explanation, thx...
This video gets a big thumbs up from me 😁 I didn't know that my xFi router had a default password, but I made sure to change it because it was easily guessable
Is that Admin username without password? 😂
@@darwisyaiman1865 I'm not saying because there are a lot of xFi routers out there and the people who have them should all watch this video
@@snarkykat Does this mean your your previous password was "previous password"?
@@snarkykat yes right hope they change their admin password right after watching
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Outstanding - thank you
I need to learn this by heart
Great video for beginners, you should mention quad 9 DNS which vows for privacy protection
Thanks TJ!
Some routers ports are diff speeds, make sure you have what you need connected to the right Ethernet port jack.
I've used the WPS button at home, as well as when staying at hotels/motels/airbnb, when the Wi-Fi log-in isn't made readily available to guests. Its a great feature when you need it. You cant use it on an iphone though, but no one in their right mind would have one of those...
Here's a login tip for Telstra routers since i've had to work on a few lately. (Mostly apply's to the Gen3). The password will be the default WiFi password that was on the fridge magnet that came in your box.
I have had two sets of mesh routers (D-Link and Google). The settings for them are few and far between. You, pretty much, get what they give you.
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I remember that on a Xiaomi MiBox with Android 7 or older, you could actually connect the device to the WiFi network using the WPS function of the router. I remember I did it a couple of years ago, it worked and it was much faster than manually enter the password. Anyway, great content as always. 👏👏👏
also wifi printers use it alot
@@bluecraney1 Still Thio says he doesn't know anybody or any device that uses that function. 🤷♂
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Over a year back I bought a wifi 6 router to upgrade from the default google fiber router, but an upstairs roommate said it was a lot worse than the google one. After upgrading mobo/cpu I had to change to an nvme wifi card(old one was too close to GPU) and have my good pcie one left. I'm tempted to give/loan my old card to him and try using the new router again. Not sure though. Spent a bit over 100 on in so would be nice to use it. The default fiber one is good enough though. "New" one is the TP link AX 4400. Worked the same or slightly better for me, but that roommate did have issues.
Understandable, have a nice day.
Amazing video!
I wonder if you have tips on how to set a large house network with multiple access point connection by Ethernet to the main routeur provider! I have set up 3 AP in all the flats and want to set them up as one SSID in my house so they can switch between them automatically as I move around the house!
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Joe didn't say this but this is what i've been using for years. If you open cmd and type ipconfig you can see default gateway of all routers your connected to, so you know the exact IP to type in.
Oh, a bonus tip, from someone who works for an ISP: A lot of newer routers will have a single SSID for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wifi, with the router determining which frequency each device connects over. For some IoT devices that have to be synced through an app, you have to be on 2.4 GHz to do so. Some printers can also only connect over 2.4 GHz wifi as well. Some routers like this do let you split the wifi networks, but not all of them... including the ones provided by the company I work for 🙃
If you have such a router, the semi-official workaround that's been passed around the office is just getting further away from the router, but that's not feasible for most IoT devices, so here's another one I found in my spare time:
Unplug your router, then set up a Windows or Android device to act as a wifi hotspot (it might be possible to do this on a Mac or iPhone, but idk if those give you the requisite degree of control over settings. There's probably a way to do this on Linux as well). Set the SSID and password to match the one you use for your wifi network. Make sure that the device you're using as a hotspot is broadcasting as 2.4 GHz. Then connect to the hotspot and pair the IoT device.
also for the ISP I work for, our two most recent models of router don't even support WPS. The older of the two does have a WPS button, but it literally does nothing. It's a vestigial leftover from the model before that one, which did support WPS. afaik the hardware was re-used between the third-most and second-most recent models - it's just that the second-most recent one uses a different operating system.
I've had problems with Alexa and Kasa devices that do not want to work, so I ended up having to switch to 2.4 GHz. I am not too savvy with all these techie stuff and I have always trust UA-cam for help. Thanks for your info!!!
Who uses WPS anymore? WPS has been a bad practice to have enabled for 5+ years now. WPS is arguably the weakest point in the WPA 2 security protocol.
@@TurboSpeedWiFi in my experience? literally every customer I've spoken to who actually used WPS (all three of them) was trying to connect a wifi repeater and didn't want to bother with alternative methods
@@ScribeAwoken I suppose that is a way to do it. Personally I do not use nor recommend repeaters. Generally they do more harm than good.
@@TurboSpeedWiFi oh yeah, I know, but for whatever reason some customers are just dead set on using our router with a shitty $30 repeater instead of setting up some wireless access points around their house, or just turning in our router, getting a mesh system, and saving $5/mo on their monthly bill.
thanks for vid after turning off Upnp setting it seemed to fix problem i had where i had decent speeds and ping in speed test but i would have lag spikes where things would freeze then everything happend at once.
Some good basics 🙂
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Don't forget subnets, VLAN tagging above 0 and DHCP reservations. Changing the default user and/or removing admin could also be recommended though security through obscurity doesn't work too well if at all.
Ensure WPA2 (CCMP/AES) and not multimode. Or WPA3 if possible.
Guest WiFi can also be another consideration for things like IoT or something like mDNS and Avahi.
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I had slow response/no response issues with CloudFlares DNS
yes when i connected 2 routers together i had to disable the second routers vlan
Thanks as well!! :) For compatibility, I have WPA2-WPA3-Personal. It's through the cable company, so I have most the settings ThioJoe mentioned and have tweaked where I could. I can't change the router channel anymore.
This made my day
Great video! Do you have another one explaining the 802.11 wifi mode technologies [a/b/g/n/ac...]? I would like to know which one is the most suitable.
Not sure how the menu settings on the left changed but was finally able to change my DNS settings. Thanks
WPS I use for IoT devices like Garage openers also a Sense electrical sensor
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Also remember that the 2.4 ghz band is the exact same as what microwaves use. If you only have a 2.4 ghz Wi-Fi, you can not easily use a microwave at the same time. Microwaves have no care and just blast the micro waves to cook your food. 5ghz avoids that completely
Yep
Good thing they are shielded.
My parents had a 2.4ghz landline in the same room as the router. If it was on the wrong channel it would get knocked out every time we got a call.
I can. My microwave oven (Samsung PG838R) is new and shielded very well. 2.4Ghz WIFI and bluethooth doesnt drop even when device is close to working microwave oven.
imagine having a microwave lmao
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Good tips.
My router is set to automatically select the channel width (and i noticed it has an option to enable or disable the 160mhz width, which is currently set to disabled)
(And for most of the other things, i had already turned them off, as although they are on by default (except for remote management), my router gives advice on what i might want to turn off)
Some WiFi enabled printers where i live require use of WPS to set them up, although newer printers tend to get you to connect wirelessly to the printer and pass the WiFi credentials across to the printer that way
Can you make any adjustments on your Cable company router or settings to make it more secure? Mine is Spectrum (Charter Communications)🤷🏾♂️.
Thanks, TJ~
Thanks a lot!
WPS helped me setup my extender
Man, you are so fucking awesome. Thank you for all your work.
Excellent Video. I made a couple of changes!
Thanks!
Hi. The Upns disabled wouldn’t that effect smart home devices that is Alexa or eWeLink. Thanks for the heads up. 🙏