Shabakadaha mesh^(Mesh) waa xalka isku xidhka guriga ee ugu qaalisan, laakiin waxay kasbadaan iyagoo bixinaya habka ugu dhaqsaha badan uguna toosan ee lagu faafiyo Wi-Fi agagaarka guri wayn. Taasi waa ilaa shabakadaada mesh cusub ee dhalaalaysa ay ka gaabinayso gurguurashada. Haddii aad kala kulanto arrimaha isku xidhka nidaamka Wi-Fi-ga^(Wi-Fi) mesh , halkan waxaa ah tabaha ugu muhiimsan ee cilad-baadhista xawliyada Wi-Fi-ga mesh-ga ah.^(Wi-Fi)

Xawaarkee baa lagu qiimeeyay shabakadda Wi-Fi-^{(Mesh Wi-Fi Rated)} gaaga ?

Kahor intaanan bilaabin cilad-raadinta, xawaarkee ayay tahay inaad hesho? Shabakadda isku-xidhka mesh-kaagu waxay taageertaa xawaaraha ugu sarreeya ee gaarka ah iyadoo loo eegayo heerka Wi-Fi ee khuseeya. 

Si aad wax badan uga ogaato heerarka xawaaraha Wi-Fi , akhri Xawaaraha Wareejinta Faylka^{(A Breakdown of File Transfer Speeds)} iyo Waa maxay Wi-Fi 6? ^{(What is Wi-Fi 6?)}Wixii macluumaad ah ee ku saabsan heerka Wi-Fi ee ugu dambeeyay.

Xawaarahani waa ugu badnaan aragtiyeed, iyo adduunka dhabta ah, waxaad filan kartaa xawaare gaabis ah. Dabcan, haddii qalabkaaga ama xidhiidhka internetku uu ka gaabinaayo xawaaraha ugu dhaqsaha badan ee ay taageerayaan routerkaaga mesh, markaa taasi waa xawaaraha aad arki doonto. 

Khasab ma aha shabakada mesh ee leh Wi-Fi gaabis ah . Waxyaabo kala duwan ayaa sidoo kale ka hor istaagi kara mesh-wadahaaga inay gaadhaan xawaarahooda la qiimeeyay, waxaanan ku soo bandhigi doonaa kuwan kuwa ugu muhiimsan maqaalkan.

Dib u bilow Mesh Wi-Fi-gaaga

Talaabada ugu horeysa ee hab kasta oo wanaagsan ee cilad-raadinta waa in dib loo bilaabo qalabkaaga, laakiin marka la eego shabakadaha mesh, waxaad u baahan tahay inaad u socoto habka saxda ah. Demi dhammaan unugyada mesh-kaaga ka dibna mid mid shid, adiga oo hubinaya in cutub kastaa haysto wakhti ku filan oo uu ku xidho mesh-ka. Marka laga reebo in ay tirtiraan wixii kutaanno ah oo random ah, dib-u-kicinta routerkaaga mesh waxay ku qasbeysaa inay doortaan kanaalada Wi-Fi-ga^(Wi-Fi) cusub , taasoo laga yaabo inay ahayd sababta ku meel gaadhka ah ee arrimahaaga.

Dami VPN-kaaga ama wakiilkaaga

Kahor intaadan u qaadan in shabakadaada mesh ay leedahay arimo xawli ah, waa inaad joojisaa VPN kasta ama xiriiriyaha wakiil ee aad dejisay ka hor inta aadan bilaabin nidaamka cilad bixinta. 

Haddii ay wax ka khaldan yihiin adeegga VPN ama server-ka wakiilnimada, taasi waxay sababi kartaa xawaaraha interneedka Wi-Fi ee mesh gaabis ah. Way fiican tahay in la tirtiro dhammaan dembiilayaasha suurtagalka ah si loo hubiyo inaad dhab ahaantii tijaabinayso xawaaraha ceeriin ee xidhiidhkaaga internetka oo aanad tijaabin VPN ama wakiil.

Ma saameeyay isu socodka deegaanka?

Qayb muhiim ah oo ka mid ah cilad-saarka mesh Wi-Fi (ama cilad-baadhista shabakad kasta oo guriga) waa in la ogaado in dhammaan taraafikada shabakadu ay gaabis yihiin ama kaliya taraafikada gaarka ah.

Hal dariiqo oo tan lagu tijaabin karo waa in laga koobiyeeyo faylalka hal qalab oo ku yaal shabakadda maxalliga ah mid kale. Haddii xawaaladuhu u gaabiyaan sida gelitaanka interneedkaaga, waxa ay ka dhigaysaa in ay aad ugu badan tahay in arrintu tahay shabakadda mesh lafteeda. Waxaan ku siin doonaa dhowr tilmaamood si aad taas wax uga qabato hoos. Haddii intarneedku kaliya yahay mid gaabis ah oo aanu ahayn taraafikada shabakadaha maxalliga ah, waxa ku xiga ee la sameeyo ayaa ah in la hubiyo in xidhiidhkaaga interneedka dibadda uu si sax ah u shaqaynayo.

Ku Tijaabi Isku Xidhka Balaadhan eega ^{(Broadband Connectivity)}Ethernet

Mid ka mid ah waxyaabaha ugu horreeya ee aad rabto inaad sameyso ayaa ah inaad tirtirto isku xirka internetkaaga oo ah dambiilaha dhabta ah ee ka dambeeya xawaarahaaga gaabiska ah. Haddii ay dhibaato ka jirto xidhiidhkaaga internet-ka laftiisa, waa muhiim inaad taas hubiso, ama waxa laga yaabaa inaad isku daydo inaad wax ka qabato dhibaatada shabakadda Wi-Fi-gaaga mesh-ka ah ee aan waligeed halkaas jirin.

Waxa kale oo aad doonaysaa in aad tirtirto Wi-Fi arrin ahaan, markaa waxa fiican in aad tijaabiso xidhiidhkaaga xidhiidhka fiilada Ethernet ee tooska ah. Meesha aad ku xirto fiilada Ethernet waxay ku xirnaan doontaa sida shabakadaada loo habeeyey.

Haddi aad leedahay modem uu shabakada meshku ku xidhan yahay, ku xidh fiilada Ethernet modemkaas. Qaar ka mid ah Terminalka Shabakadda Fiber Optical Network^{(Network Terminals)} ( ONTs ) waxay leeyihiin dekedaha Ethernet , oo haddii aad u isticmaasho kuwa si aad u tijaabiso xawaarahaaga internetka, waxaad hubin kartaa in gurigaaga uusan wax kale oo gurigaaga ah isticmaalin bandwidth. Kaliya^(Just) xasuusnoow in aad marka hore ka jarto routerkaaga mesh-ka (ama router-ka aasaasiga ah) modem-ka ama ONT -ga marka hore.

Waa inaad sidoo kale hubisaa inaad isticmaashid fiilooyinka Ethernet saxda ah maadaama lagu qiimeeyay xawaarahooda kala duwan. Haddii aad leedahay xawaaraha internet-ka ee Gigabit laakiin isticmaal 100 Mbps Ethernet , waxaad kaliya arki doontaa 100 Mbps imtixaan kasta. Sidoo kale^(Likewise) , haddii aaladda aad isticmaalayso aanu u lahayn adabtarada shabkada sida ugu dhakhsaha badan ee xidhiidhkaaga internet-ka, waxa ku xaddidan qaybta ugu gaabis ah ee silsiladda.

Mar alla markii wax walba la isku xiro, socodsii SpeedTest.net ama tijaabada xawaaraha intarneedka ee doorashadaada oo arag haddii ay tahay wixii uu ballan qaaday qorshahaaga internetka ee ISP ( Bixiyaha Adeegga Internetka ). ^{(Internet Service Provider)}Haddii kale, hubi sida loo hubiyo inaad hesho Xawaaraha Shabakadda ee aad ku bixiso^{(How to Make Sure You Get the Network Speeds You Pay For)} .

Shabakadu ma cidhiidhiday?

Shabakadaha Mesh Wi-Fi waa inay u maraan xog badan oo adag inta u dhaxaysa dhammaan aaladaha mesh ee kala duwan. Waxay aad uga fiican yihiin tan aaladaha ay ka midka yihiin fidiyeyaasha Wi-Fi , laakiin weli waxaa jira xad inta taraafikada ay sii wadi karaan ka hor inta aysan arrimuhu hoos u dhicin.

Isku day inaad ka jarto dhammaan qalabka ugu muhimsan ee shabakada si aad u aragto in xawaaruhu soo hagaagayo. Haddii arrimuhu ku roonaadaan qalab yar oo ku jira shabakadda mesh, tixgeli inaad ku xidhid qalabka qaarkood (sida consoles-yada ciyaarta, TV-yada casriga^{(Smart TVs)} ah, iyo kombiyuutarada miiska) adoo isticmaalaya Ethernet . Shabakadaha mesh-ka qaarkood waxay leeyihiin dekedaha Ethernet , laakiin sidoo kale waxaad rakibi kartaa fiilooyinka Ethernet ee dib ugu noqda routerkaaga koowaad ama isticmaal fidinta Powerline Ethernet isla natiijada isku mid ah.

Haddii aad haysato qalab badan oo guriga ah, taasi waxay noqon kartaa isha muhiimka ah ee ciriiriga shabakada. Dami si aad u aragto in taasi isbedel samaynayso. Haddii ay taasi dhacdo, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad balaadhiso awoodda shabakadaada ama aad u bedesho qaar ka mid ah aaladaha guriga ee caqliga leh sidoo kale Ethernet .

Cusbooneysii Firmware-kaaga

Mararka qaarkood marka shabakada Wi-Fi^(Wi-Fi) mesh ay si liidato u shaqeyso, waxay hoos ugu dhacdaa cilad ku jirta software-ka maamula taraafikada shabakada. Markaa way mudan tahay in la hubiyo haddii wax cusub oo firmware ah loo sii daayay nidaamkaaga.

Waxaad u baahan doontaa inaad hubiso dukumeentiyada routerkaaga gaarka ah si aad u xaqiijiso sida saxda ah ee cusbooneysiinta firmware loo sameeyo. Router-yada qaarkood waxay u baahan yihiin cusboonaysiinta kaydinta USB . Kuwo kale waxay si toos ah ugu cusbooneysiin karaan internetka iyaga oo isticmaalaya serfarka wax soo saaraha. 

Caadiyan, uma baahnid inaad gacanta ku cusboonaysiiso cutub kasta oo ka mid ah shabakada mesh. Marka cutubka aasaasiga ah la cusboonaysiiyo, cusboonaysiinta waa in ay ku faaftaa qaybaha kale, laakiin buug-gacmeedkaagu waa in uu hayaa macluumaadkan.

Tijaabi Unug Kasta Mesh Shakhsi ahaan

Shabakadda mesh-ku waxa ay u fiican tahay sida xidhiidhka ugu liita ee mesh-ka. Tani waxay si gaar ah run u tahay haddii hal unug u adeega sida xudunta u ah cutubyada kale uu si uun u khaldan yahay. Si loo hubiyo in aysan ahayn hal unug mesh gaar ah oo arrimaha keenaya, dami dhamaantood ka dibna mid walba si gaar ah u tijaabi markaad mar kale shideyso. Haddii arrimaha xawaaruhu ay la xiriiraan cutub gaar ah, waa in ay madaxa kor u qaadaa isla marka aad shido midka khaldan oo aad tijaabiso xawaaraha.

Hagaajin Anteenooyinkaaga

Inta badan aaladaha Wi-Fi-ga mesh waxay adeegsadaan anteenooyinkooda gudaha oo aadan sinaba u hagaajin karin, laakiin qaar ayaa laga yaabaa inay leeyihiin anteenooyin la hagaajin karo. Haddii aad leedahay mesh router leh anteenooyinkoodan oo kale, waxaa habboon in aad ku dhex ciyaarto anteenooyinkooda unug kasta si aad u hesho raad-raac calaamadeed ee ugu habboon.

Xitaa haddii routerkaaga mesh aysan lahayn anteenooyin dibadda ah, waxaa laga yaabaa inay weli taageeraan ku-xidhka anteenada dibadda. Uma baahnid inaad tan u samayso cutub kasta laakiin waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad u samayso cutubyo gaar ah oo si tartiib tartiib ah ula shaqeynaya aaladaha kuu dhow.

Dib u dhig Nodes Mesh

Mashruucyada mesh-ka ah waa in loo qaybiyaa si ay unug walba ula hadli karaan ugu yaraan hal cutub oo kale si sax ah. Haddii meshku aanu u shaqayn sidii la rabay, waxaa jirta fursad wanaagsan inaad dib u dejiso cutubyada qaar si aad wax u wanaajiso.

Xitaa haddii arrimuhu si fiican u shaqeynayeen hadda ka hor, waxaa laga yaabaa in wax isbeddeleen inta lagu jiro si ay u saameeyaan sida wanaagsan ee calaamaduhu u dhex marayo mesh-ka. U soo guuri unugyada mesh-ga ku dhawaad ​​cutubyada aasaasiga ah ee ku xidhan intarneedka si aad u aragto haddii taasi wax hagaajinayso.

Xasuusnoow^(Remember) in walxaha qaarkood ay xannibaan calaamadaha Wi-Fi-ga iyo inaadan gelin qalabka routerkaaga mesh-ka gudaha armaajooyinka iyo armaajooyinka. Inta suurtogalka ah, waa inay si toos ah isu arkaan ama ugu yaraan dhowr darbi ama shay u dhexeeya iyaga sida aad awooddo.

U beddel 2.4 GHz Habka Qalabka

Dual-band router-dhaqameedka ayaa bixiya band 2.4Ghz ah, kaas oo aad u gaabis ah laakiin ku fiican gelitaanka gidaarada oo ka shaqeeya masaafo dheer. " Slow " kiiskan wuxuu ka dhigan yahay dhowr boqol oo Mbps , sidaas darteed in ka badan oo ku filan inta badan kiisaska isticmaalka.

Shabakadaha 5Ghz, dhanka kale, waxay bixiyaan xawaare dheereeya masaafo gaagaaban oo aan si fiican u galin gidaarada iyo walxaha kale. Markaa waxay ugu horreyn ku habboon yihiin aaladaha isla qolka ku yaal router-ka.

Ruuter-ka-dual-band, waxaad arki doontaa laba shabakadood oo Wi-Fi ah oo kala duwan, waxaadna ku xidhi kartaa mid kasta oo leh xoogga signalada ugu fiican gacanta. Nidaamyada isku xirka Wi-Fi uma shaqeeyaan sidan. Marka ay la shaqeeyaan labada kooxood, ma arki doontid laba shabakadood oo Wi-Fi ah. Taa baddalkeeda, mesh router-ka ayaa si caqli-gal ah u go'aamiya guutada bixin doonta waxqabadka ugu fiican.

Haddii aad rabto inaad ka faa'iidaysato kala duwanaanta iyo dhex galka 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi ee ugu wanaagsan, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad bedesho bandka ay isticmaalaan qalabkaaga ama adabtarada Wi-Fi. Markaa haddii router-ku aanu samaynayn doorashada ugu fiican, waxaad haysataa ugu yaraan hal ikhtiyaar oo aad ku heli karto isku xirka Wi-Fi-ga ugu fiican.

Hubi faragelinta

Calaamadaha Wi-Fi-ga ayaa ugu dambeyntii ah hirarka raadiyaha. Sidan oo kale, waxay u nuglaadaan isku-xidhka iyo faragelinta. Faragelintani waxay ka iman kartaa shabakadaha kale ee Wi-Fi, gaar ahaan kuwa loo dejiyay isla guutadii router la siiyay.

Ilaha kale ee faragelinta raadiyaha (sida matoorada korontada ama microwaves) waxay sidoo kale si xun u saameyn karaan shabakadaada mesh. Waxaa jira fursado badan oo kala duwan, waxaadna wax badan oo iyaga ku saabsan ka akhrisan kartaa 10 siyood oo lagu xoojiyo calaamad Wi-Fi daciif ah^{(10 Ways To Boost a Weak Wi-Fi Signal)} .

Doorashadaada ugu fiican ee aad ku hubin karto nooca jawiga shabakadaada mesh ay ka shaqaynayso waa abka Wi-Fi. Waxaad ku socodsiin kartaa qalabkan aaladaha Android ama iOS oo aad si sax ah u aragto meelaha ay dhibaatadu ka jirto iyo inta shabakadood ee Wi-Fi ee ku tartamaya. Waxaad ka heli kartaa xogta dhamaystiran ee falanqeeyayaasha Wi-Fi ee Apps Falanqeeyaha Wi-Fi ee ugu Wanaagsan ee loogu talagalay Windows, iOS, macOS iyo Android^{(The Best Wi-Fi Analyzer Apps For Windows, iOS, macOS & Android)} .

Demi routerkaaga Koowaad Wi-Fi

Isagoo ka hadlaya faragelinta, haddii aad isticmaalayso Wi-Fi router oo ah meesha ugu muhiimsan ee isku xirka shabakadaada mesh, waa inaad joojisaa shabakadeeda Wi-Fi^(Wi-Fi) . Ma aha oo kaliya in calaamadeeda Wi-Fi ay hoos u dhigto mesh-kaaga iyada oo loo marayo faragelin toos ah, laakiin haddii aad siisay mesh-kaaga isla SSID ( magaca shabakadda Wi-Fi ) ee routerkaaga aan mesh-ka ahayn, waxay keeni kartaa isku dhacyo.

Mar haddii aanad Wi-Fi-ga^(Wi-Fi) uga baahnayn routerkaaga aan mesh-ka ahayn, waxa fiican in aad damiso si aad wax ugu fududayso intii suurtogal ah.

Hagaajin tayada^{(Adjust Quality)} adeegga ( ^(Service)QoS ) Settings

Mid ka mid ah shaqooyinka ugu muhiimsan ee router waa inuu hubiyo in qof kasta oo shabakada ku jira uu helo khibrad wanaagsan. Markaa haddii aad ku qulqulayso Netflix ama wicitaan fiidiyow oo qof kale soo dejinayo ciyaaraha fiidiyowga, adeeggaagu wuxuu heli doonaa mudnaan.

Haddii arrimaha xawaaraha shabakadaada wireless ay u muuqdaan kaliya inay saameeyaan adeegyada qaar laakiin maaha kuwa kale, ama aadan helin qayb cadaalad ah oo xawaaraha ah marka aaladaha kale ay cunayaan bandwidth, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad hagaajiso dejinta QoS ee routerkaaga.^(QoS)

Kuwani asal ahaan waa xeerarka uu router isticmaalo si uu u go'aamiyo adeegyada ama qalabka gaarka ah ee ay tahay inay helaan mudnaanta. Kuwani waxay u baahan karaan hagaajin ama dib u dejin fudud. Dukumeentiyada routerkaaga waxay yeelan doonaan talaabooyin gaar ah. Router-yada qaarkood ayaa laga yaabaa inay kuu oggolaadaan inaad ku qasto QoS^(QoS) .

Warshada Dib u dabee shabkada^{(Reset Your Mesh)} oo isku day marlabaad^{(Try Again)}

Haddii aad isku dayday wax kasta oo kor ku xusan oo aad weli helayso wax qabad liidata, waxa ugu dambeeya waxa laga yaabaa in aad dib u dajinayso dhammaan router-kaaga mesh-ka ka dibna aad ka bilowdid dejintaada eber.

Haddii dhibaatadu ay sabab u ahayd habayn khaldan ama musuqmaasuq nooc ka mid ah, dib u habeynta mesh-kaaga sida haddii aad wax uun sanduuqa ka saartay waxay wax walba ku soo celin kartaa sidii hore.

Ku dar Cutubyo Mesh oo badan

Ilaa hadda, ma soo jeedin wax xal ah oo lacag kugu kacaya. Weli, haddii aysan wax kale u muuqan inay shaqeynayaan, waxaa laga yaabaa inaad rabto inaad tixgeliso inaad ku darto unugyo router mesh dheeraad ah si aad u daboosho wixii banaan ee caymiskaaga ah. Inta badan cutubyada mesh ee aad haysato, way fiicnaan doontaa isdhaafsiga calaamaduhu iyo wadooyin badan oo marineed oo jira si loo hubiyo in arrimuhu u gaadhaan meesha ay u baahan yihiin si degdeg ah. Mashruucyada mesh-ga ee wanaagsan, waa inaad aragto xawaaraha isku xirka guud ahaan ka wanaagsan. Xawaarahaaga soo dejineed iyo xawaarihii soo dejinta labaduba waxay ka faa'iidaysan doonaan awoodda lagu daray.

How to Troubleshoot Mesh Wi-Fi Network Slow Speed Issues

Mesh networks are the most expensive home networking solutiоn, but they make up fоr it by offering the fastest аnd most straightforward way to spread Wi-Fi around a large home. That is until your shiny new mesh network slows to a crawl. If you’re gеtting connectivity issues with a mesh Wі-Fi system, here are the keу tipѕ to troubleshоoting slow mesh Wі-Fi speeds.

What Speed Is Your Mesh Wi-Fi Rated For?

Before we start troubleshooting, what speeds should you be getting? Your mesh network routers support a specific maximum speed according to the relevant Wi-Fi standard. 

To learn more about Wi-Fi speed standards, read A Breakdown of File Transfer Speeds and What is Wi-Fi 6? For information about the latest Wi-Fi standard.

These speeds are theoretical maximums, and in the real world, you can expect slower speeds. Of course, if your device or internet connection is slower than the fastest speed supported by your mesh routers, then that’s the speed you’ll see. 

It’s not necessarily the mesh network that has slow Wi-Fi. Various things can also prevent your mesh routers from reaching their rated speeds, and we’ll cover the most important of these further down in this article.

Reboot Your Mesh Wi-Fi

The first step in any good troubleshooting process is to restart your device, but in the case of mesh networks, you need to go about it the right way. Turn off all of your mesh units and then turn them on one by one, ensuring that each unit has enough time to connect to the mesh. Apart from ironing out any random bugs, rebooting your mesh routers forces them to choose new Wi-Fi channels, which may have been the temporary cause of your issues.

Disable Your VPN or Proxy

Before you assume that your mesh network is having speed issues, you should disable any VPN or proxy connections you have set up before starting the troubleshooting process. 

If something is wrong with the VPN service or the proxy server, that could cause slow mesh Wi-Fi internet speeds. It’s best to eliminate all possible culprits to make sure you’re actually testing the raw speed of your internet connection and not the VPN or proxy.

Is Local Traffic Affected?

An important part of mesh Wi-Fi troubleshooting (or any home network troubleshooting) is to know whether all traffic on the network is slow or only specific traffic.

One way to test this is to copy files from one device on the local network to another. If the transfers are as slow as your internet access, it makes it more likely that the issue is with the mesh network itself. We’ll give you a few tips to address that below. If only your internet is slow and not local network traffic, the next thing to do is check whether your external internet connection is performing correctly.

Test Your Broadband Connectivity With Ethernet

One of the first things you want to do is eliminate your internet connection as the actual culprit behind your slow speeds. If there’s a problem with your connection to the internet itself, it’s important to make sure of this, or you may be trying to fix a problem with your mesh Wi-Fi network that was never there.

You also want to eliminate Wi-Fi as a factor, so it’s best to test your connection with a direct Ethernet cable connection. Where you plug the Ethernet cable in will depend on how your network is configured.

If you have a modem through which the mesh network is connected, plug your Ethernet cable into that modem. Some fiber Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) have Ethernet ports, and if you use those to test your internet speeds, you can be sure nothing else in your home is using bandwidth. Just remember to disconnect your mesh router (or primary router) from the modem or ONT first.

You should also make sure that you use the correct Ethernet cables since they are rated for different speeds. If you have Gigabit internet speeds but use 100 Mbps Ethernet, you’ll only see 100 Mbps on any test. Likewise, if the device you’re using doesn’t have a network adapter as fast as your internet connection, you’re limited by the slowest component in the chain.

Once you have everything hooked up, run the SpeedTest.net or the internet speed test of your choice and see if it’s what your ISP (Internet Service Provider) internet plan promised. If not, check out How to Make Sure You Get the Network Speeds You Pay For.

Is the Network Congested?

Mesh Wi-Fi networks have to route a lot of complex data between all the different mesh devices. They are much better at this than devices such as Wi-Fi extenders, but there are still limits to how much traffic they can sustain before things slow down.

Try disconnecting all but the most essential devices from the network to see if speeds improve. If things get better with fewer devices on the mesh network, consider connecting some devices (such as game consoles, Smart TVs, and desktop computers) using Ethernet instead. Some mesh networks have Ethernet ports, but you can also either install Ethernet cables that run back to your primary router or use Powerline Ethernet extenders for much the same result.

If you have many smart home devices, that can be a key source of congestion on the network. Turn them off to see if that makes a difference. If it does, you may want to expand your network capacity or switch some smart home devices to Ethernet as well.

Update Your Firmware

Sometimes when a Wi-Fi mesh network performs poorly, it’s down to a bug in the software that manages network traffic. So it’s worth checking if any firmware updates have been released for your system.

You’ll have to check the documentation for your specific router to confirm how exactly a firmware update is performed. Some routers require the update from USB storage. Others can update themselves directly over the internet through the manufacturer’s server. 

Usually, you won’t have to update every unit of the mesh network manually. Once the primary unit is updated, the update should propagate to the other units, but your user manual should have this information.

Test Each Mesh Unit Individually

A mesh network is only as good as the weakest link in the mesh. This is especially true if one unit that serves as a central hub for other units is faulty somehow. To ensure that it’s not one particular mesh unit causing issues, turn them all off and then test each one individually as you turn them on again. If the speed issues are related to a specific unit, it should rear its head as soon as you turn on the faulty one and run a speed test.

Adjust Your Antennas

Most mesh Wi-Fi devices use internal antennas that you can’t adjust in any way, but some may have adjustable antennas. If you have mesh routers with such antennas, it’s worth playing around with each unit’s antennas to get the optimal signal footprint.

Even if your mesh routers don’t have external antennas, they may still support attaching an external antenna. You don’t need to do this for every unit but may want to do it for specific units performing slowly with nearby devices.

Reposition the Mesh Nodes

Your mesh routers have to be distributed in such a way that each unit can speak to at least one other unit properly. If the mesh isn’t performing the way it should, there’s a good chance that you have to reposition some of the units to optimize things.

Even if things were working well before, something might have changed in the meantime to influence how well the signal is traveling across the mesh. Move your mesh units closer to the primary units connected to the internet to see if that improves things.

Remember that some materials block Wi-Fi signals and that you should not put your mesh router units inside cupboards and closets. As far as possible, they should have a direct line of sight of each other or at least have a few walls or objects between them as you can manage.

Switch to 2.4 GHz Mode on Devices

Traditional dual-band routers offer a 2.4Ghz band, which is relatively slow but great at penetrating walls and working over longer distances. “Slow” in this case means a few hundred Mbps, so more than enough for most use cases.

5Ghz networks, on the other hand, offer fast speeds over shorter distances and don’t penetrate walls and other objects well. So they are primarily suitable for devices in the same room as the router.

With a dual-band router, you’ll see two separate Wi-Fi networks, and you can connect to whichever one has the best signal strength manually. Mesh Wi-Fi systems don’t work like this. While they work with both bands, you won’t see two separate Wi-Fi networks. Instead, the mesh router intelligently decides which band will provide the best performance.

If you want to take advantage of the better range and penetration of 2.4Ghz Wi-Fi, you may be able to change which band your device or Wi-Fi adapter uses. So if the router isn’t making the best choice, you have at least one option to get an optimal Wi-Fi connection.

Check for Interference

Wi-Fi signals are ultimately just radio waves. As such, they are susceptible to jamming and interference. This interference can come from other Wi-Fi networks, especially those set to the same band as a given router.

Other sources of radio interference (such as electric motors or microwaves) can also negatively affect your mesh network. There are many different possibilities, and you can read more about them in 10 Ways To Boost a Weak Wi-Fi Signal.

Your best option for checking what sort of environment your mesh network is operating in is a Wi-Fi analyzer app. You can run these tools on an Android or iOS device and see exactly where the problem areas are and how many other Wi-Fi networks are competing. You can get the complete rundown on Wi-Fi analyzers in The Best Wi-Fi Analyzer Apps For Windows, iOS, macOS & Android.

Disable Your Primary Router Wi-Fi

Speaking of interference, if you’re using a Wi-Fi router as the main connection point for your mesh network, you should disable its Wi-Fi network. Not only can its Wi-Fi signal slow down your mesh through direct interference, but if you’ve given your mesh the same SSID (Wi-Fi network name) as your non-mesh router, it can cause conflicts.

Since you don’t need the Wi-Fi from your non-mesh router, it is best just to turn it off to make things as simple as possible.

Adjust Quality of Service (QoS) Settings

One of a router’s main jobs is to ensure that everyone on the network gets a good experience. So if you’re streaming Netflix or on a video call and someone else is downloading video games, your service will get priority.

If your wireless network speed issues only seem to affect some services but not others, or you aren’t getting a fair portion of the speed when other devices are eating up bandwidth, you may want to adjust QoS settings on your routers.

These are basically the rules the router uses to determine which services or specific devices should get priority. These may need adjustment or a simple reset. Your router’s documentation will have specific steps. Some routers may not let you mess with QoS.

Factory Reset Your Mesh and Try Again

If you’ve tried everything above and you’re still getting poor performance, the last resort may be to factory reset all of your mesh routers and then start your setup from scratch.

If the problem was due to misconfiguration or corruption of some kind, redoing your mesh set up as if you’ve just unboxed things could get everything back on track.

Add More Mesh Units

So far, we haven’t suggested any solutions that cost you money. Still, if nothing else seems to work, you might want to consider adding additional mesh router units to cover any gaps in your coverage. The more mesh units you have, the better the signal overlap and the more routing paths there are to make sure things get where they need to go quickly. With good mesh routers, you should see better connection speeds overall. Your download speeds and upload speeds will both benefit from the added capacity.

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