With the number of users increasing by the day, you may have experienced router signal interference. Choosing the best WiFi channel for your router will help to reduce interference. This will improve your Wi-Fi signal strength too.
If you are staying in an apartment complex, you can expect a Wi-Fi channel overlapping with nearby router’s.
Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the most frequently used channels for 2.5 GHz Wi-Fi. Because these three channels are the only ones that don’t overlap with each other.
How to find the best wifi channel for your Router
The easiest way, to find the best Wi-Fi channel for your home router is Wi-Fi Analyzer Android App. It’s a FREE WiFi Channel Analyzer App, just install this free app from Google Play and launch it.
Turns your android phone into a Wi-Fi analyzer
Shows the Wi-Fi channels around you. Helps you to find a less crowded channel for your wireless router.
After launching, the WiFi Channel Analyzer App will give you an overview of all the wireless networks in your area. (make sure that your router is switched on).With the channels number, they are using.
On the apps, menu tap to view the channel ratings.
The app will show you all the available Wi-Fi channels along with star ratings. The channel with the most stars is the best. The app also shows which channels are best for your Wi-Fi network.
Once you have decided which is best for your router, you can log on to your routers web interface and choose the ideal channel for your router.
This is an indispensable app for unfamiliar situations like cafés. A one-stop dashboard of your entire Wi-Fi landscape. Just flick to any of five different screens with information about your area’s Wi-Fi.
One view provides a VU meter-style readout of your router’s Wi-Fi signal strength.
This app is very-well developed and stable. One of the best tool to find the best Wi-Fi channel for your router.
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