Having slow WiFi or limited connectivity (WiFi deadspots) can be an issue when you want to connect where ever you are in your home or yard. Often, your WiFi struggles because of a weak signal, which can’t travel far enough in your home. Playing video games, streaming HD videos or having video calls can be frustrating when your connection is weak or intermittent. Sometimes, it’s the size of your home that can affect your WiFi signal and even obstacles such as in-floor heating. However, you can easily increase your WiFi coverage and performance by using a WiFi Booster. The two top WiFi Boosters are:
- MoCA Adapters (wired)
- Mesh WiFi (wireless)
A wired solution is always the best option for strengthening your Internet connection throughout your home. MoCA adapters, like the MoCA 2.5 Coax to Ethernet Cable Adapter, use the existing coaxial cables already in your home to support your WiFi by creating the fast and reliable network backbone your WiFi needs.
MoCA adapters are easy to put anywhere in your home, where ever you have a coax outlet or wiring. The MoCA adapter converts your coax into an Ethernet connection. When you connect your WiFi router to this fast and reliable connection, you expand your WiFi even further to every room in your home. MoCA technology can travel as far as the wiring in your home will allow. But it’s safe to say that the total maximum distance between devices is 300 feet. You can have up to 16 MoCA devices in your home, so with 300 feet between up to 16 devices, MoCA can travel far. MoCA adapters deliver Gigabit speeds up to 1Gbps, to create a strong Internet connection for your WiFi reach those once difficult-to-reach places.
Mesh WiFi refers to the whole home WiFi system. It is a group of devices that all coordinate to cover your home with a reliable WiFi signal, including a mesh router, modem and nodes that can be placed throughout your home as access points to extend coverage. A mesh system uses wireless signals to communicate between the mesh nodes and to transmit your WiFi signal. Having a mesh system is second-best to a fully wired solution to boost your WiFi performance. Mesh WiFi with one router and two nodes typically provides coverage up to 2,500 square feet. If you need more coverage, you would need to buy more Mesh nodes and locate them throughout your home.
Regardless of whether you select a MoCA adapter or Mesh WiFi system for your home, there is always more to learn about boosting WiFi. Hitron’s HT-EM4 MoCA Adapter is available on Amazon. Learn additional tips on boosting your WiFi on Hitron’s Learn page.
