- The Broider Supplier Virgin Media has issued advice for the users of the United Kingdom of its center
- The company warns against placing a router in direct sunlight
- This could cause the router to overheat and perform badly, or ‘stop’, and there are also other placement problems to consider.
It is possible that he has never thought much about the positioning of his Wi-Fi router, but it is important, particularly because summer is knocking on the door, and some countries are experiencing their first test of a heat wave.
The independent reports that caused the unusually warm temperatures of April in the United Kingdom, the Broadband provider Virgin Media has delivered a warning that it is really not a good idea that its router is placed to direct sunlight when the weather is heated. (Or at any time).
Virgin Media issued a statement to say: “Although we tried our [broadband] Hubs carefully at a range of temperatures, they are better of bright sunlight, as well as your portable phone or computer. If the concentrator heats too much, could slow down its connection or even grind up. ”
This underlines the point that its router is like any other hardware piece: it is heated when used and has vendors and needs to stay fresh. Put the device to strong sunlight in a hot room to bake, and the results may not be pretty, as Virgin Media suggests.
In a similar line, the statement advises that you should not put your router in a closet, where again, you could get too hot due to the lack of heat ventilation. Not to mention the fact that placing it in a closed space is interfering with the Wi-Fi signal anyway.
Other placement tips to avoid interference with Wi-Fi include: “Keep the center at least 1 m far from wireless phones or baby monitors, and as much as possible from great obstructions such as cabinets and fish.”
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Isn’t all this quite alarmist? No, in a word, if your router gets too heated, the performance is likely to be affected. (And it is not beyond the consideration that the damage could also be caused in cases of extreme heat conditions, something that we are getting more used to seeing these days).
Okay, this is not the first time that Virgin Media manages this notice, and in fact the company seems to jog annually (before summer in the United Kingdom). But it is the first time that I see it, and the given council is also good, more widely, we should all think a little more about the placement of our router.
Do not put it in the sun, sure, or in a closet, or in its TV cabinet, for all the reasons related to the heat given above. Similarly, do not push the router under your desk; Try to have it reasonably high, not close to the floor, and with the least amount of obstructions possible around the device. Any obstacles near the router will only decrease the Wi-Fi signal, as safe as overheating.
If you are in humor to improve your Wi-Fi in general, you may want to examine our complete guide on how to increase your Wi-Fi signal force, which includes positioning tips, as well as technical adjustments that you can apply (such as changing Wi-Fi channels). It can also be worth considering a Wi-Fi extensor in some scenarios (such as obtaining a better signal in your garden for summer, perhaps).
