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Question

Wi-Fi issues, I need help

Mar 25, 2017 7:30AM PDT

Long story short, I get ping spikes when I play video games and I don't know how to get rid of them. My wireless router is called Fritz Box 3272, and the signal I get in my room is mostly 3/5 "lines", sometimes 4/5. It's a pretty long house, and my room is 12-15 meters from the router. I want to mention that this mostly happens when there's another person in the house who uses Wi Fi as well, and I'm guessing that when he's downloading something, or watching something on youtube, my ping spikes enough to be really annoying.

I bought an Wi fi extender but not only that it causes a lot of issues ( it frequently disconnects, etc ), it also doesn't solve the ping spikes problem. Would getting a different router help, like, this one ? https://www.cnet.com/products/asus-ac2400-rt-ac87u-dual-band-wireless-gigabit-router/

Would getting closer to the router help? ( say I move in another part of the room where I'd consistently get 4/5 "lines" of signal)

Any suggestions? I really need some help...

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Answer
I solved that at my home
Mar 25, 2017 8:36AM PDT

by giving the most distant person a dual antenna USB wifi device. Until that happened, her older sister's newer laptop when used in the living room where the router was, overpowered the other sister's desktop wifi in her bedroom. You need better, stronger reception. Also look into the router's program and see if the broadcast level of the wifi has been adjusted downward or is sending at top level.

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How do I look into the router's program?
Mar 25, 2017 11:25AM PDT

Is the router supposed to have a CD? or is it a button on the router itself?

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use your browser
Mar 25, 2017 11:40AM PDT

helps to read the manula on the router too. In your browser put this line.

http://192.168.1.1

press Enter. If lucky, that's the access IP for your router. If not, consult the manual for your model to see how to access the router's internal html program.

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thank you so far..need some more help though haha
Mar 25, 2017 12:47PM PDT

I found the IP address, it requested me to ender the WLAN Network Key at first, and now it says I have to enter yet another password " FRITZ! Box welcomes you, Register with your password" , what password is it talking about? Does it have a default one? I can't find it in the manual

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Since you didn't set one yourself
Mar 25, 2017 1:23PM PDT

the password would be located on label on bottom of router. If no default password, try using the model number or serial number there. "system" is often a default.