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ossiblecausePossiblesolutions
Interferencecaused
byotherdevices
thatusethe2.4GHz
frequencySeelist
belowofsome
commondevices
thatusethe2.4GHz
frequency:
•Microwaveovens
•Fluorescent
lighting
•Cordlessphones/
babymonitors
•Motionsensors
T
emporarilyswitchoffeachdeviceinturnuntilyou
haveidentifiedthedevicecausingtheinterference,
thenremoveorrepositiontheoffendingdevice(s).
Interferencecaused
byelectricaland
electronicdevices
andassociated
cablingcould
generatean
electromagneticfield
whichmayinterfere
withtheWi-Fisignal.
Temporarilyswitchoffeachiteminturnuntilyou
haveidentifiedthedevicecausingtheinterference,
thenremoveorrepositiontheoffendingdevice(s).
Connectione
xtremelyslowandorkeepsdroppingout
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
bluetoothdevices
mayinterferewith
Wi-Fisignals.)
1.ChangetheWi-FiChannelofthedeviceyouare
tryingtoconnecttoandretrytheconnection.
Y oucanusefreeWi-Fianalyzerappsonyour
smartdevicetohelpyouchooseabetter
channel(channelwithleasttraffic).
2.Temporarilyswitchoffeachdeviceinturnuntil
youhaveidentifiedthedevicecausingthe
interference,thenremoveorrepositionthe
offendingdevice(s).
Interferencefrom
devicesonother
vessels.Whenin
closeproximityto
othervessels,for
example,when
mooredupina
marina,manyother
Wi-Fisignalsmaybe
present.
1.ChangetheWi-FiChannelofthedeviceyouare
tryingtoconnecttoandretrytheconnection.
Y oucanusefreeWi-Fianalyzerappsonyour
smartdevicetohelpyouchooseabetter
channel(channelwithleasttraffic).
2.Ifpossible,moveyourvesseltoalocationwith
lessWi-Fitraffic.
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