While Wi‑Fi 7 promises up to 46 Gbps speeds, its high price, incomplete MLO support, and limited real‑world benefits make it a marginal upgrade compared to mature Wi‑Fi 6/6E, and the imminent Wi‑Fi 8 standard, offering superior stability and mesh coordination, is a more sensible investment.
This guide explains three practical ways to improve wireless coverage in a large home—using a secondary router as an access point, converting it into a switch, or setting up a wireless bridge—detailing the required hardware, configuration steps, and IP settings.
This guide explains three practical methods for expanding home Wi‑Fi coverage by adding a second router—using a secondary router as a WAN‑linked device, converting it into a switch, or configuring it as an access point—complete with step‑by‑step configuration details and screenshots.
The article examines Wi‑Fi’s evolution, focusing on speed, capacity and coverage, explains how distributed Wi‑Fi and newer IEEE 802.11 standards aim to alleviate channel congestion, compares raw data rates versus real throughput, discusses the limits of 60 GHz WiGig, and offers practical recommendations for future home network deployments.
During a post‑New‑Year visit home, a communications engineer discovers his family's gigabit broadband is underperforming, diagnoses wiring, ISP bundling, and router issues, and shares a step‑by‑step guide to restore full‑speed wired and Wi‑Fi connectivity while also reviewing 5G coverage and TV streaming options.
