You’re constantly frustrated while surfing over a wireless network because your Wi-Fi range is simply too low. Signals are weak, and
connections either constantly break off or can’t be established in the first place. You’ve tried tweaking all possible settings and changing the router’s position, but it just won’t satisfy your needs. What do you do? Get a new router with longer antennae, or add multiple access points, which would burn
holes into your wallet? You can choose to replace the router’s
firmware (its operating system and configuration options) with a third-party,
unsupported version. One open sourc option is called DD-WRT. It’s free and
you can use it to increase transmission power and thus, the range of certain
Wi-Fi routers over and above their default available values. DD-WRT can
help increase your router’s capabilities and revive an old failing router by
infiusing it with additional uses.
Step 1: The firmware
Go to the website ‘www.dd-wrt.com’,click on the ‘Router Database’ and look
for ‘WRT54GL’ (in your case, look for the model number of your router). Download the file ‘dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin’ and save it on the desktop.
.
Step 2: Disconnecting
Before installing the new firmware, detach all LAN cables from the router
except for the LAN cable of the PC that has the firmware file that you have
just downloaded. Also disconnect any devices connected via Wi-Fi.
Step 3: Hard reset
You will need to hard-reset using physical reset button locate on its rear panel.In some case you will need a pin to reset.
step 4: Flashing
Now that you have completely reset the router, it is time to start configuring the
router. To do this, you will need to open your web browser and enter the address
‘http://192.168.1.1’ and press [Enter]. You will then ask for a paddword and username type admin admin in both field. once you enter in the firmware choose upgrade and choose the file we downloaded file from desktop.once the process is complete restart the router.
connections either constantly break off or can’t be established in the first place. You’ve tried tweaking all possible settings and changing the router’s position, but it just won’t satisfy your needs. What do you do? Get a new router with longer antennae, or add multiple access points, which would burn
holes into your wallet? You can choose to replace the router’s
firmware (its operating system and configuration options) with a third-party,
unsupported version. One open sourc option is called DD-WRT. It’s free and
you can use it to increase transmission power and thus, the range of certain
Wi-Fi routers over and above their default available values. DD-WRT can
help increase your router’s capabilities and revive an old failing router by
infiusing it with additional uses.
Step 1: The firmware
Go to the website ‘www.dd-wrt.com’,click on the ‘Router Database’ and look
for ‘WRT54GL’ (in your case, look for the model number of your router). Download the file ‘dd-wrt.v24_mini_generic.bin’ and save it on the desktop.
.
Step 2: Disconnecting
Before installing the new firmware, detach all LAN cables from the router
except for the LAN cable of the PC that has the firmware file that you have
just downloaded. Also disconnect any devices connected via Wi-Fi.
Step 3: Hard reset
You will need to hard-reset using physical reset button locate on its rear panel.In some case you will need a pin to reset.
step 4: Flashing
Now that you have completely reset the router, it is time to start configuring the
router. To do this, you will need to open your web browser and enter the address
‘http://192.168.1.1’ and press [Enter]. You will then ask for a paddword and username type admin admin in both field. once you enter in the firmware choose upgrade and choose the file we downloaded file from desktop.once the process is complete restart the router.
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