Improve your Wi-Fi signal with HeatMapper

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Whether at home or office, you've set up a WiFi network for wireless Internet access wherever you are. Yet because of various obstacles and reach of WiFi, some areas are not covered or in some places, the signal is weaker, preventing you from connecting properly. With free software called as HeatMapper, you can view a map or a map the quality of your WiFi signal. By installing it on a laptop that supports WiFi and browsing your home or office to make different statements, you can establish a complete map of your WiFi signal.

HeatMapper offers a concurrent observation to all access points and their configurations. HeatMapper utilizes your built-in wireless network adapter, as a result all you require is a Windows-based laptop with wireless. And it takes just one minute to install.

Download and install HeatMapper:

• HeatMapper is free software that you can download simply by clicking this link and filling up a simple form.
• You will then receive an email with the download link HeatMapper. Click it.
• Click the Download button.
  
• Save the file to your hard drive.
  
• Once the download is complete, open (or run) the file.
  
• Click Yes.
  
• In the wizard that opens, click Next.
  
• Click I Agree and Install.
  
• The software offers to install a virtual network device. Click Install.
  
• Then click the Finish button.

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Raising WiFi signals:

You will now need to browse your home or your office with your laptop to make a record of all WiFi signals captured. Here is how to do the same:

• HeatMapper run by clicking its shortcut in the Start menu.
  
  
• If you have a plan of your home or your office, click on I have a map image. Otherwise, click on I Do not Have a map image to work on a blank grid.
  
  
• Select the image of your plan in digital format (scanned, drawn, photographed or recovered with Google Maps for example) and click Choose picture.
  
  
• After a few moments, your card is displayed, and the list of detected wireless networks.
  
  
• Click the map to where you are.
  
  
• Move and click again to make a new statement.
  
  
• Slow browsing all your offices by regular position reports.
  
  
• Click the right mouse button on the map when you're done.

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Consulting the WiFi signals map:

Now that the software has captured the WiFi signals wherever you moved, it will show on your plan. You can view the overall coverage and the coverage of each access point detected.

• Coverage map of wifi in general is displayed with the location of the various boxes. To view coverage of a particular wireless network, hover for a moment on its access point (or box) on the plan.
  
  
• The dark green areas indicate a good coverage, light green a little less good, etc..
  
  
• Less coverage is good, the color turns red and connection is difficult or impossible. When there is no color, there is no network.
  
  
• To improve your WiFi coverage, please follow the advice of the following stuffs: Move the box , add an external antenna to the box , increase the range of your WiFi with a repeater , etc..