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How do I configure wireless router for max speed and distance, Dlink DIR-628 dual band

I just purchased a new Dlink Rangebooster Dual N DIR-628 wireless router. Used auto setup settings. The router is on the 3rd floor of an old CHarleston SC house and I have a laptop on the 1st floor. According to the lapton signal indicator for the wireless (it's a new HP laptop with build in N wireless) the signal appears strong, but, the connection speed does not seem good. We tried listening to a church sermon in video, and it was stilted with audio lagging and it stopping periodically. But when we put the laptop on the second floor, it works fine. Thus it appears to be a range issue?

1.) Is there anything I can do to the configuration settings to help this situation, to improve speed and or distance.
2.) If I have to use a repeater, say another router, would I have to change the settings on this router I'm using.

Thanks for your help
Joe

bpinning

Hey,

Have you checked out the laptops wireless card? Is it a wireless G or N?

If it is a G you should get yourself a wireless N USB or internal wireless card and that will greatly improve your wireless signal on the laptop

nikko06

try changing the channel on the wireless router. maybe something is interfering with it on the first floor

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Joe Boyd

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THank you for your input. It did help. I was also looking for whether there were any other specific router settings I needed to check. However, checking the channel was good advice and so was the pointers ony the antennas. I did end up moving the laptop to the 2nd floor, works good there.