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ossiblecausePossiblesolutions
Bulkheads,deck
s
andotherheavy
structurecan
degradeandeven
blocktheWi-Fi
signal.Depending
onthethickness
andmaterialusedit
maynotalwaysbe
possibletopassa
Wi-Fisignalthrough
certainstructures
1.Tryrepositioningthedevicessothestructureis
removedfromthedirectlineofsightbetween
thedevices,or
2.Ifpossibleuseawiredconnectioninstead.
Interferencebeing
causedbyother
Wi-Fienabledor
olderBluetooth
enableddevices
(BluetoothandWi-Fi
bothoperateinthe
2.4GHzfrequency
range,someolder
bluetoothdevices
mayinterferewith
Wi-Fisignals.)
1.ChangetheWi-FiChannelofthedeviceyouare
tryingtoconnecttoandretrytheconnection.
Y oucanusefreeWi-Fianalyzerappsonyour
smartdevicetohelpyouchooseabetter
channel(channelwithleasttraffic).
2.Temporarilydisableeachwirelessdevicein
turnuntilyouhaveidentifiedthedevicecausing
theinterference.
Interferencecaused
byotherdevices
thatusethe2.4GHz
frequencySeelist
belowofsome
commondevices
thatusethe2.4GHz
frequency:
•Microwaveovens
•Fluorescent
lighting
•Cordlessphones/
babymonitors
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emporarilyswitchoffeachdeviceinturnuntilyou
haveidentifiedthedevicecausingtheinterference,
thenremoveorrepositiontheoffendingdevice(s).
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ossiblecausePossiblesolutions
•Motionsensors
Interferencecaused
byelectricaland
electronicdevices
andassociated
cablingcould
generatean
electromagneticfield
whichmayinterfere
withtheWi-Fisignal.
T
emporarilyswitchoffeachiteminturnuntilyou
haveidentifiedthedevicecausingtheinterference,
thenremoveorrepositiontheoffendingdevice(s).
Connectionextremelyslowandorkeepsdroppingout
PossiblecausePossiblesolutions
Wi-Fiperformance
degradesover
distancesoproducts
fartherawaywill
receivelessnetwork
bandwidth.Products
installedcloseto
theirmaximum
Wi-Firangewill
e
xperienceslow
connectionspeeds,
signaldropoutsor
notbeingableto
connectatall.
•Movedevicesclosertogether.
•ForfixedinstallationssuchasaQuantumRadar,
enabletheWi-Ficonnectiononandisplay
installedclosertothedevice.
Interferencebeing
causedbyother
Wi-Fienabledor
olderBluetooth
enableddevices
(BluetoothandWi-Fi
bothoperateinthe
2.4GHzfrequency
range
,someolder
1.ChangetheWi-FiChannelofthedeviceyouare
tryingtoconnecttoandretrytheconnection.
Y oucanusefreeWi-Fianalyzerappsonyour
smartdevicetohelpyouchooseabetter
channel(channelwithleasttraffic).
2.Temporarilyswitchoffeachdeviceinturnuntil
youhaveidentifiedthedevicecausingthe
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