Why Netgear wireless is not working?

Why Netgear wireless is not working?

The basic thing users can do regarding this issue is to first access their Netgear router’s web setup interface through the web link of www.routerlogin.net. Then only the configuration related errors can be rectified.

This is the most common problem that many users face. This is actually the issue with the wireless signal emitting component of the Netgear wireless router. If you are pretty sure that the hardware components in your Netgear wireless router are working just fine, then what you need to do is check with the configuration part of your Netgear wireless router.

Let us get into the router web-based interface for troubleshooting this issue

1.    Open the web browser and enter the web address www.routerlogin.net in the address bar of the browser and hit enter.

2.     Fill in the login details like the username and password. The default values for both this username and password are “admin” and “password”.

3.     Now that you are into the web user interface of your Netgear router, look out for the Wireless section and click it. You will see a set of several options listed in the consecutive window of the router interface.

4.     See if the correct frequency channel has been selected or not and if not, then select the suitable frequency channel.

5.     There will be maximum two frequency channels in the router i.e. 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz, only one frequency channel has to be selected and also make sure to check that which frequency band is supported by your router device.

6.     This is how you can check for any non-hardware problems related to the Netgear wireless issues.

Now, let us discuss some of the tangible and hardware reasons which cause the malfunctioning in the wireless signal connectivity of the Netgear router. The possible reasons behind the wireless router’s non functioning have been listed under.

1. Electronic devices coming in between the free flow of signals from the router to the connecting device like smartphones or laptops etc. can also cause the Netgear wireless not working.
2. Make sure to keep your Netgear wireless router’s firmware up to date.
3. The Netgear wireless router should be placed in the center of your home or office (where ever applicable). The center of your home or office is ideal as that place can act as a center point for the wireless signals to get broadcast.

The above mentioned were some of the points that you need to keep in mind regarding the signal dropping in the Netgear wireless router or you can say the malfunctioning of the Netgear wireless router. 

How the external antennas of the Netgear router should be placed?

The external antennas on most of the Netgear wireless routers are detachable and those can be adjusted accordingly. What you need to do is just project them opposite to each other. Projecting them opposite to each other increases the wireless signal coverage and the users don’t have to face any lack of signals from the router.