With more people working from home these days, you may have noticed your home network connection is feeling the strain, especially when it comes to video conferencing calls. Video calls typically require more bandwidth, and tend to take most of your network bandwidth to achieve its task. However, there are a few tweaks that you can do to improve your home network for less dropped Zoom conference calls and faster speeds. Here are some home network tweaks that you should try:
- Move your router
Keeping your router located central to your other devices will help to ensure the WiFi signal is not blocked by obstacles. The last place you want to put your router in is a cabinet, basement or area with concrete/brick walls. Your WiFi router needs a clear path to your devices to send its strongest signal.
- Restart your router
Sometimes your router just needs to be restarted. This is an easy fix to try – turn it off for 30 seconds and then turn it back on.
- Enhance your Internet with Ethernet over Coax
Ethernet over coax adapters, also called MoCA Adapters, convert your existing coaxial cable outlets and wiring into an Ethernet network connection. Basically, it creates an Ethernet connection at every coax outlet in every room of your home.
- Upgrade your services
Internet and WiFi technology advances at a dizzying pace, and oftentimes, having the most up to date technology and speed plans that can handle the bandwidth-hungry devices and activities that you are doing over your home network can be the best fix. Cable modems with DOCSIS 3.1, and routers that offer WiFi 6 are worth looking into.
MoCA Adapters are capable of speeds up to 1 Gbps to your connected devices, and are a simple and proven way to expand your Internet connection for increased speeds and performance. Using an adapter like the HT-EM4 MoCA 2.5 gives you a reliable, fast connection so you can handle those important video calls without running wires.
There are numerous ways to improve your WiFi network, but the tips above provide some of the easiest ways to do so.
Learn more about the HT-EM4 MoCA 2.5 Adapter which is available for purchase on Amazon. For more about MoCA and tips on enhancing your WiFi connection, check out Hitron’s Learn Page and blog articles.
