Good video. As a networking (including WiFi) expert, I can say you addressed the essentials pretty effectively, in a way I think most people can use, whether or not they really grasp the underlying issues.
@@yooooooohth The best general advice for better range/coverage is to put the Wi-Fi router/AP as centrally located to the desired coverage area as possible, or use multiple routers/APs. There aren’t many settings that affect range, it’s mostly about placement and frequency band. 1. Walls reduce range, particularly with the 5Ghz/6Ghz bands, the fewer walls/floors between your device(s) and the router/AP, the better. 2. Put the router/AP on the same floor where you plan to use your devices most, or one floor above them. The higher off the ground, the better the coverage is likely to be. Some basements might need their own router/ap. 3. 2.4Ghz bands have better range than 5/6Ghz bands, especially when the signal must pass through walls/floors 4. When using 5/6Ghz bands, channel selection may require lower transmit power for certain channels. These rules vary by country, so you’ll need to look up the specific restrictions for your country. Google “list of wlan channels” on Wikipedia, and read the footnotes applicable to your frequencies and country.
I remember you as a 11 year old kid watching your videos in 2015 and GTA 5 memories, the typical gamer of that 2015. Man that days were like good dreams. I miss them soo much.
This channel is like an anime. He started off as the friendly guy who gets close to the protagonist and then turns out to be the villain. Then after being defeated by the protagonist he has a redemption arc and becomes a good guy.
@@csolisr oh man some of them are still ripped out there. His most famous one was the "download ram" video. He didnt start the whole meme. but, made it famous.
2:41 - You can find the IP address of your router by typing "ipconfig" into a cmd window and search for a “gateway”. There should usually be only one gateway, and this gateway is almost certainly the IP address of your router.
@@tigergreg8 Well I had links to a reddit thread but it seems youtube and perhaps joe doesn't like that, You give them access entirely to your email messages, they scan your emails for key emails that seem to link to a company Then they have you send a message that would be the same if you did so manually, that literally just demands the company erase your data, The company has no proof YOU asked for this deletion, many people have said so, so they refuse to delete your data at the request of a third party, And if saymine (yes this is the full name) had a data breach..... Oh well there goes ALL of your data since you gave them access to ALL of your emails.
About WPS, there are some printers and other devices without a keyboard that uses WPS (most can be configured by connecting via USB to a computer, but it's usually a pain), but since WPS is used ONLY on the FIRST connection, you can activate the WPS, connect your device, then disable WPS. This way, WPS is only active WHEN you need, not IF you need. It is a little less convenient, but much safer.
Ahh thank you so much for this!! I've had the WORST time I never expected to have when I switched ISPs and tried to use my trusty printer with hours of toiling and troubleshooting and it's just...embarassing ha. I am still working on it but this is truly helpful tonight thank youu and good vibes. Here we go againnn ha :) have a great one
Some clarification on channel width: on 11ac, the CTS (clear to send) is sent for the primary channel (the selected channel, such as 36 or 149), and then, if clear, also on the adjacent 40 MHz channel. If the other adjacent 40 MHz channel is also unused, then it also sends the CTS on those two also, giving you a total of 80 MHz of use. If any of them are used, then that packet is downsized to 40 or 20 MHz as appropriate. So really, the better thing to do is find the least-used channel, and set it to that. Leaving 80 MHz will only use the extra bandwidth when other users nearby aren't using it. 11ac was designed to play nice with its neighbors. The old advice of avoiding overlapping channels was taken from 2.4 GHz where the used bandwidth spans multiple selectable channels. This isn't the case in 5 GHz, so there's no worry of actual interference. Co-channel interference isn't a big issue unless the spectrum is very congested.
Heh??? In English por favor?? j/k...I finally got it after 6 reads, lol. Seriously, all kidding aside, I am one day smarter than ever! Maybe 2 😉 Good juju man! Thank you kindly for your knowledge that you pass on so freely! 100% good juju!!!
Sir, thank you for your explanation. I recently bought a sim router by name EDUP. Initially it worked fine with vpns with udp connection but now anytime I start any app with udp connection, the routers Internet stops flowing no matter the isp sim card I am using and the amount of data I have on them. I think something has gone wrong in the app but I cannot figure out. Any assistance to solve the issue will be appreciated.
Oh, a bonus tip, from someone who works for an ISP: A lot of newer routers will have a single SSID for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wifi, with the router determining which frequency each device connects over. For some IoT devices that have to be synced through an app, you have to be on 2.4 GHz to do so. Some printers can also only connect over 2.4 GHz wifi as well. Some routers like this do let you split the wifi networks, but not all of them... including the ones provided by the company I work for 🙃 If you have such a router, the semi-official workaround that's been passed around the office is just getting further away from the router, but that's not feasible for most IoT devices, so here's another one I found in my spare time: Unplug your router, then set up a Windows or Android device to act as a wifi hotspot (it might be possible to do this on a Mac or iPhone, but idk if those give you the requisite degree of control over settings. There's probably a way to do this on Linux as well). Set the SSID and password to match the one you use for your wifi network. Make sure that the device you're using as a hotspot is broadcasting as 2.4 GHz. Then connect to the hotspot and pair the IoT device. also for the ISP I work for, our two most recent models of router don't even support WPS. The older of the two does have a WPS button, but it literally does nothing. It's a vestigial leftover from the model before that one, which did support WPS. afaik the hardware was re-used between the third-most and second-most recent models - it's just that the second-most recent one uses a different operating system.
I've had problems with Alexa and Kasa devices that do not want to work, so I ended up having to switch to 2.4 GHz. I am not too savvy with all these techie stuff and I have always trust RUclips for help. Thanks for your info!!!
@@TurboSpeedWiFi in my experience? literally every customer I've spoken to who actually used WPS (all three of them) was trying to connect a wifi repeater and didn't want to bother with alternative methods
@@TurboSpeedWiFi oh yeah, I know, but for whatever reason some customers are just dead set on using our router with a shitty $30 repeater instead of setting up some wireless access points around their house, or just turning in our router, getting a mesh system, and saving $5/mo on their monthly bill.
Thank you ThioJoe!! I changed my config from 20 to 40mhz. I did a speedtest before and after and the results were: Before - Ping / 20ms / Down speed 15Mbps || After : Ping 11ms / Down speed 98 Mbps !!!!!!! Thank you !!!!! :) :) :)
Food & water will be a great thing to stock up on while shortages are going on worldwide. I kind of want to keep seeing ThioJoe creating more & more legit technical videos. He's like a great teacher to his viewers & i wouldn't want to see him go away ever. Love your videos. ❤
11:58 Yes, I use WPS. It often makes it much easier to restore lost or interrupted connections. It's only insecure if one lets it be. Setting 7: Not really a setting but something to do, and that is to make sure that when setting the new admin credentials, THAT YOU DON'T FORGET THEM LATER. Been there, and DAMN DOES IT SUCK.
Also remember that the 2.4 ghz band is the exact same as what microwaves use. If you only have a 2.4 ghz Wi-Fi, you can not easily use a microwave at the same time. Microwaves have no care and just blast the micro waves to cook your food. 5ghz avoids that completely
I can. My microwave oven (Samsung PG838R) is new and shielded very well. 2.4Ghz WIFI and bluethooth doesnt drop even when device is close to working microwave oven.
10yrs ago I used the WPS feature quite a bit while I was adding WiFi cameras to my network. However, as mentioned this a MAJOR security risk to your router nowadays due to SO many hackers out there - definitely DISABLE this! Back in the day MANY WiFi cameras required "Port Forwarding" to be able to view the feeds while not at home (off network). Most cameras today this is not needed and also as mentioned should be turned off! Also, not mentioned is your "password" should be 12 characters or longer! The reason being is 8 character passwords can be easily "cracked" with simple "bot" programs and in some cases within minutes! When you get into 12 or more the combinations become MUCH more making it harder to "crack"! A "hacker" will most likely move on to easier "prey" to "crack". For example my most sensitive connections use 14 characters or more using letters and special characters and upper and lower case letters. It does not take much to do 20-30min of research on Google to "protect" yourself and your devices!
@@volodumurkalunyak4651 ; I disagree! From all the articles I have read (MANY) WPS is a big security risk unless you are using a VPN. I hacker can gain easy access through the WPS feature parked outside your home/apartment and have access to your network. IMO you better do some more homework. You would be surprised how many people have their routers setup for EASY hacking. Login and passwords are also bad if using 8 characters or less! Most BOT programs can hack 8 character passwords in less than 2min! For a MORE secure router setup CHANGE the login name from ADMIN and use a 12 or more character password! Much harder/longer to hack and most hackers will move to easier prey! I cheap router sounds nice on the wallet but they offer NO firewall or DOS attacks or other security features! You DON'T need to spend $500 on a "good" router but a $200 range router will offer MUCH protection. Crooks are ALWAYS thinking and will do what they have to to hack your information! One last note - DISABLE Guest logins from your router - another HUGE risk!
I believe I discovered your channel in 2015 but started watching more and more videos in Nov 2018-Jan 2019. Today, I'm going to become a cybersecurity analyst. Always have some easter eggs in your videos! Thanks for introducing me to networking!
Congratulations!! I am still fighting off the same reservations with beginning my own Cybersecurity and Networking certifications and education programs....again...and this is weirdly "a sign" to me that I just finallyy take the acceptance letter as a win and enroll myself already! I am stoked to read your account and that really blows my mind how far back your inspiration and the connection goes here in your life and your own experience so far in the field. This is my first vid/view of his channel in contrast. Anyways!! Thanks for sharing this and the motivation you gave mee by proxy ha sorry for the long winded comment/reply but I wish you all the best and for whatever it's worth: THANKS!! Good vibes and success in your endeavors. -C
I was about to go to bed and watch some Dr. Pimple Popper videos (my lullaby 😅) when this video is one of the selection to watch, I don't usually skip Dr. Sandra but your aura is like a magnet 🤣 I ended up watching the entire video without getting bored although my eyes want to shut down 🤣 Thanks for these informations, really appreciate your effort of specifically explaining everything ❤️
have a 500 mbps connection, bought a new netgear router/modem and ethernet provided great speeds, but wifi went down to 30-50 mbps. Changed the channels off auto, did some of the other steps, and now I'm getting 300-350 mbps - THANK YOU!
ThioJoe - I hate to admit is, but I have used WPS ONCE!!!! A coworker bought a cheap POS printer and spent their entire night trying to get it setup. I would connect to his network wired or wireless (manually configuring it), and he asked me to try. After fighting with it for over an hour (and knowing he had spent the entire night before fussing with it), I said "We have no choice but to try WPS. If that doesn't work, it needs to go back to the store or in the trash; your choice." I turned WPS on in his router settings, and we used the WPS button. The printer connected right away. After that, we turned WPS back off.
WPS: Hard button. Not a real security issue. If someone has access to that button, they also have access to every other bit of your gateway device. If you're worried, turn it on, connect all devices, turn it off. Soft button: Even less worries. If I have access to hit the WPS soft button, I've got access to turn it on or off, I'm already in your infrastructure.
Setting #2. Be strongly advised that it not only ports to be opened, it also does this without being asked for the router's control password - and that is why that feature should be turned off.
DFS channels can be used without problems (generally) if you have zero-wait DFS enabled. It just switches channels upon detecting radar and used one spatial stream to detect for radar presence for X amount of time (which can vary based on brand, firmware or even type of access point).
It will also bring down from 160 MHz bonding to 80 or even 40 if it needs to. Also, due to the power levels, unless you are near a radar station, it is unlikely to ever affect you.
Some good basics 🙂 Advanced: Using CloudFlare's Malware DNS + DNS-over-TLS on pfSense with pfBlockerNG and SNORT. Don't forget subnets, VLAN tagging above 0 and DHCP reservations. Changing the default user and/or removing admin could also be recommended though security through obscurity doesn't work too well if at all. Ensure WPA2 (CCMP/AES) and not multimode. Or WPA3 if possible. Guest WiFi can also be another consideration for things like IoT or something like mDNS and Avahi.
Thanks as well!! :) For compatibility, I have WPA2-WPA3-Personal. It's through the cable company, so I have most the settings ThioJoe mentioned and have tweaked where I could. I can't change the router channel anymore.
Here's a login tip for Telstra routers since i've had to work on a few lately. (Mostly apply's to the Gen3). The password will be the default WiFi password that was on the fridge magnet that came in your box.
@ThioJoe Thanks for this video as I have been having issues with my Oppo mobile phone 5GHz Wi-Fi speeds being very slow (getting ~60Mbps). After looking at the frequency band chart you provided in this video, I noticed I was using Channel 116 (Doppler radar band). I did a quick check on the Wi-Fi analyzer and found Channel 100 was not being used. Once I set it to Channel 100@80MHz, I did another speed check and the download jumped from 65Mbps to 420Mbps. So thank you again, as I was about to send my phone off to the manufacturer for investigation.
Doppler radar is not the reason you were seeing reduced throughput. If there were actual doppler radar RF energy in the area, your AP radio would detect this and by law, cease operation on the channel for a period of time. The overwhelming majority of devices will not receive energy from ground based radar systems. As a general rule, for 5 GHz use 20 MHz in high density deployments and 40 MHz "when you can", i.e. lower density deployments and building structures with enough attentuation between APs to keep co-channel interference to a minimum. 80 MHz should not be used unless one lives in a rural location with only a couple of access points deployed. Often overlooked is the fact every doubling of channel width, also doubles the noise floor.
One of the best channels in this field, detailed explanation + simply understanding the information. But I have a question and I hope you answer me because I really need it, can I block a specific app from the router?
@@ShirlBussman Was for me too until my IT classes The "router" most people use isn't just a "router" it's actually: 1. A Router 2. A Switch 3. A Wireless Access Point (WAP) The Router allows a network to connect to other networks, or in other words the internet The Switch allows multiple devices to connect via wires on the same network, the ethernet ports in the back The WAP (Wireless Access Point) allows devices to wirelessly connect through WiFi via radio waves Usually in businesses these are split instead of all in one, since each part needs to be big and powerful The "Default Gateway" is the IP Address of the router, why? Because it's the "gateway" to other networks DHCP means "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", Routers usually have these built in I hear, the DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to devices that connect to the network, businesses usually might have servers for DHCP MAC Addresses are a physical address that (usually should) never change, it identifies that device uniquely, Switches use these to route data across the same network instead of IP Addresses, switches do not see IP Addresses (But since people use all in ones doesn't matter too much huh?) DNS is the Domain Name System, basically when you type in a website name and press enter, then your computer sends a request to DNS servers to ask what IP Address goes with that name? Yes DNS is an elaborate way for humans to be lazy since we don't want to remember numbers Instead of DNS computers used to store what IP Addresses go with what Domain names (Website names) locally, but it got too large, too many websites, now servers do, Sometimes reaching these DNS servers is hard so that's why people say changing your DNS might speed up downloads, why does this matter to something like all your programs? Well the code uses Domain names too to download stuff, not IP Addresses usually Anything else you wanna know?
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon BINGO. Someone actually understands this. A wireless router is nothing more than a lousy router, lousy switch, and lousy access point packaged into a single box, dumbed down as much as possible, and then sold to people who do even realize that Wi-Fi and internet are not the save thing.
For a while there, devices without keyboards and screens always wanted you to press the WPS button to get set up. I haven't run into that in years, and I think that temporary WiFi channel many devices use during setup from an app on your phone are in lieu of using the WPS button.
Joe didn't say this but this is what i've been using for years. If you open cmd and type ipconfig you can see default gateway of all routers your connected to, so you know the exact IP to type in.
I realize this channel is to inform those who might be less familiar with technology, though, I think it would make sense to use the correct terminology if you will be repeating it multiple times throughout a video. It would take only a moment to explain the use of the term dot as opposed to point.
if you have 1 router on your local area network, you can also check the default gateway by running ipconfig /all in command prompt to access router settings this may not work if you’re on a subnetwork or you’ve connected through a LAN bridge
WPS is good to have for some older printers which you can't connect to directly through an ethernet cable. I've used it to help my parents-in-law with their printers.
Except for the 1st setting, I learned some valuable settings to change here. The first (changing the admin login) baffles the cable technicians when they come to setup my internet and configure my router. I say, "Umm that's done already thanks! Do you want the guest login to check service then?" And then they leave me alone!! I would like to learn more about how to work around UPnP setting. I want to disable that feature but still know how to manually forward or approve ports to be opened. Also I want to learn about white listing devices and stopping unwanted outbound internet traffic (say to Google or Microsoft telemetry!). Thanks Joe!
I've used the WPS button at home, as well as when staying at hotels/motels/airbnb, when the Wi-Fi log-in isn't made readily available to guests. Its a great feature when you need it. You cant use it on an iphone though, but no one in their right mind would have one of those...
If you have a lot of smart home devices connected to your house, along with computers used for business, banking, etc, it might be a smart move to add an old router to your main router to just use to connect your smart home devices, there are a million diff smart home devices you can buy & connect, made by a million diff companies. Most smart home devices only need is able to connect to the internet, so make sure the older router you're using only had internet access to your homes network, no reason a smart home device, or anything connected to the old router should be able to reach the PC you do your banking on. If someone is able to hack your smart device, it would have your wifi password stored on it, might as well make sure it isn't handing your banking data over to a stranger. Yes make sure your old & new routers do not have the same wifi password.
This video gets a big thumbs up from me 😁 I didn't know that my xFi router had a default password, but I made sure to change it because it was easily guessable
I remember that on a Xiaomi MiBox with Android 7 or older, you could actually connect the device to the WiFi network using the WPS function of the router. I remember I did it a couple of years ago, it worked and it was much faster than manually enter the password. Anyway, great content as always. 👏👏👏
My router is set to automatically select the channel width (and i noticed it has an option to enable or disable the 160mhz width, which is currently set to disabled) (And for most of the other things, i had already turned them off, as although they are on by default (except for remote management), my router gives advice on what i might want to turn off) Some WiFi enabled printers where i live require use of WPS to set them up, although newer printers tend to get you to connect wirelessly to the printer and pass the WiFi credentials across to the printer that way
Over a year back I bought a wifi 6 router to upgrade from the default google fiber router, but an upstairs roommate said it was a lot worse than the google one. After upgrading mobo/cpu I had to change to an nvme wifi card(old one was too close to GPU) and have my good pcie one left. I'm tempted to give/loan my old card to him and try using the new router again. Not sure though. Spent a bit over 100 on in so would be nice to use it. The default fiber one is good enough though. "New" one is the TP link AX 4400. Worked the same or slightly better for me, but that roommate did have issues.
@thiojoe Thanks very much for the very informative video. As always, I really appreciate all of your time, effort and money that you put into these videos. They’re very helpful, intuitive, and knowledgeable . My rating is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thanks again - Keith
If you want to know your routers ip you can just type ipconfig in cmd and run that. Once that has run look for the line that says default gateway, then look at the ip asighned to that and that should be your router ip
I have followed this channel when Theo Joe was showing us how to speed up our network,by taping double a batteries to the network cable (measuring I believe it was 6 inch’s back from the end of the cable,with the positive ends both facing out ) it worked on my Hughes net I was shocked .go get em THEO JOE.✌️
Would be nice if you had a meaningful table of content for each of your videos… 1. Change default router password. 2. Turn off UPnP. 3. Change default DNS server. 4. WiFi channel width. 5. Turn off WPS. Bonus - disable remote administration.
One annoying setting you forgot: Auto-Channel for Wifi. FritzBoxes (very common in Germany) have this setting on per default. And when you're in middle of an online meeting and the channel is shuffled, you're very happy…
just a little memory, when I was a kid, I connected to my neighbour's wifi using WPS without them knowing, there was a simple android app that could do it very easily. other kids thought I was a great hacker 😂 that was kinda fun back then...
I use WPS quite often. But then when I do, I enable it in the router - then use it - then disable it again. It is nice to connect quickly since my router password is **** charactes long!
My router is hard-set to 160 MHz 802.11ac channels on 5 GHz and doesn't let it be dropped without downgrading to an older version of the firmware or going back to 802.11n. I've recently moved house and am finding that it's interfering with my neighbours. Might have to look at replacing it with something that will let me drop back to 80 MHz. Also, about WPS, the big security concern is that the PIN is much easier to do a brute force attack on than the real password. Routers should lock out a device which enters too many incorrect WPS PINs but it was found that many did not. So yes, it's just best to disable it altogether.
When I was a 3Rd grade student, I got a bad grade and my dad removed the WiFi password in my tablet so even if I tried playing without their permission and more than my daily allowed time (~15 minutes), I couldn't use Internet. Let's just say I figured what WPS was used for.
05:00 - UPnP needs to be disabled, you all of you DO NOT need UPnP to open any ports for daily usage of internet. This is strictly for hosting purposes, like hosting a game or some server, it might be releated to hosting a meeting but for apps like Teams/Skype etc. if it will detect that UPnP is off it will figure other way to connect. So yeah believe, UPnP is not nescessary HOWEVER it is huuuge risk of attack. Router is the only truly one security wall from whole internet and UPnP is like a bunch of holes in such wall. So listen to Joe and just turn it off and use port forwarding whenever you need to host something.
I think you never tried to play any online game. If certain ports are not open, the game doesnt connect. What I advise is, if you use a CONSOLE you can tie a fixed IP address to it with its MAC address and use DMZ to allow every port to the console IP address because on a console there is no risk of installing malicious software. On a PC or smartphone, you do have to get use to searching what ports are used for the game and allow them manually.
Save your time by doing this if you don't know how to access your router settings: First open cmd or a terminal, then type ipconfig and it should print out some numbers. Copy the default gateway from there and paste it in your browser. default gateway commonly ends with .1
Hey Joe, you should make a video about Quad9's DNS service! Cloudflare is great (never, NEVER use Google's DNS!) but I've recently found that I like Quad9 better, as it's a lot more private and has the built-in malware blocking which is always nice.
@@wowvariety7850 For the same reason that you shouldn't use Google anything: it's a privacy nightmare. Cloudflare is significantly faster, Quad9 is about the same speed as Google's DNS and it actually has more security features than any of them so even outside of the privacy argument, there's really no reason to use Google's DNS.
@@DeeezNuts I know of NextDNS but don't know anything about them. I'll need to do some research! Quad9 is great, though. Maybe not as fast as Cloudflare but the difference isn't noticeable. The fact that they're the most private DNS service out there, combined with really robust malware blocking, it really does help give that added peace of mind.
@@jakobfel2 NextDNS Have what i consider good filters for security and privacy, they also support blocklist for ads and other stuff, i use it for adult content , they also have a parental stuff if u need
The first video to ever make me go to their sponsored content. Thanks, @ThioJoe for making me feel like you're just looking out for my data. Edit: I have 582 companies that hold my data. 🤮
Wps is good for printer setups but change it from button to pin so your press wps a code will show on the printer and you can type that into the portal to allow it through
*agreed if possible. but this vid let me go into my optimum router settings & turn off UPnP (& it automatically set up an opening exception for my bittorrent). also turned off WPS & PIN. didnt mess with DNS settings. had no options to change wifi channel width or remote administration, but i have other measures to protect from that. so this helped... & nothing is affected so far.*
10:15 For anyone wondering, that's a result of wide angle lens , not curvature of the earth, because earth is flat and non-moving and covered by a glass dome. Universe, space do not exist.
I'm creating awareness among my relatives, friends about 500 years of space deception. Globe believers shocked at "why same stars appear for all 12 months?" this 1 question shattered globe lie. guys, sooner in India "why same stars appear all 12 months?" question will make headlines. Globe liars having heart attack. Truth can't be hidden forever
@@Brenling12 If earth goes around the sun, then why do we see same stars for all 12 months? Shouldn't we see different stars on different directions? Globe liars got busted!😁
I have always stayed away from WPS setting on my router, even as I have updated my devices and routers throughout the years. However I have come across a device that can only connect to the router via WPS connection. Strange right? After going over at several times and even calling the manufacturer, they informed me they designed it this way to make sure it is the proper setting at the highest level of security. Definitely will be returning this device, and was surprised it was manufactured by Samsung.
It's also important to every so often check connected device's IP to suss out if there's something there that shouldn't. If you don't recognise it remove it and change the access password. The worst that can happen is someone you live with can't get access and you can enable it. Also have a password generator for admin and access and have it written down and stuck in a physical book. Only people who know about it can log in and if you live in an apartment you can just say the book title rather than the login details
If you need to be able to remote administer your router a better way to do it is to set up a VPN server in your network so that you can get into your LAN from WAN.
Router logins for Suddenlink Motorola: Customer login- 90% of settings are locked User: cusadmin Password: password Technician remote login, ALL settings can be changed User: mso Password: suddenlink The second is used by tech support to remotely log into the router via Cisco "Multi-Site Orchestrator"
10:29 "Don't want to go higher than 40 MHz on the 2.4 GHz band" It's not that you don't want to... it's that you CAN'T! Channel Bonding: Keeping it smaller with multiple APs in an ESS with wired backhaul likely will be faster (set them up with the same SSID and Pre-Shared Key, but non-overlapping channels) even if they are not able to be managed centrally and should automatically switch between APs
I used the WPS button once. I got a basic WIFI range extender. To put in a password, I needed to get the app for my phone. I saw it had a WPS option. It took me a while to burrow through menus and submenus to find where to turn it on, but it worked. Then I turned it off again.
Copied from my reply to a comment (Yes that means I made this): The "router" most people use isn't just a "router" it's actually: 1. A Router 2. A Switch 3. A Wireless Access Point (WAP) The Router allows a network to connect to other networks, or in other words the internet The Switch allows multiple devices to connect via wires on the same network, the ethernet ports in the back The WAP (Wireless Access Point) allows devices to wirelessly connect through WiFi via radio waves Usually in businesses these are split instead of all in one, since each part needs to be big and powerful The "Default Gateway" is the IP Address of the router, why? Because it's the "gateway" to other networks DHCP means "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", Routers usually have these built in I hear, the DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to devices that connect to the network, businesses usually might have servers for DHCP MAC Addresses are a physical address that (usually should) never change, it identifies that device uniquely, Switches use these to route data across the same network instead of IP Addresses, switches do not see IP Addresses (But since people use all in ones doesn't matter too much huh?) DNS is the Domain Name System, basically when you type in a website name and press enter, then your computer sends a request to DNS servers to ask what IP Address goes with that name? Yes DNS is an elaborate way for humans to be lazy since we don't want to remember numbers Instead of DNS computers used to store what IP Addresses go with what Domain names (Website names) locally, but it got too large, too many websites, now servers do, Sometimes reaching these DNS servers is hard so that's why people say changing your DNS might speed up downloads, why does this matter to something like all your programs? Well the code uses Domain names too to download stuff, not IP Addresses usually Anything else you wanna know?
@@BunnyBugs009 I haven't studied a whole lot into subnetting, but I think it's one of the ways we use to extend IPv4's lifespan, To calculate a subnet we have network bits and host bits, The network bits identify which bits are network, the host bits identify which bits hosts can use Sometimes IP addresses have something like /24 behind them, this identifies the number of network bits out of a 32 bit address, change the first 24 bits from left to right to 1, the rest of the bits to 0, that's how you identify your network. Of course to do this you need to change the decimal numbers to binary, we have IP addresses in decimal for easy of use really So the more network bits you have the more networks you can have, but less hosts, the opposite is true for host bits, the more host bits you have the more hosts you have, but less networks There is a formula people use to find the number of hosts for a network, I believe it's 2^X - 2, with X being the number of host bits to find hosts (Because if have the standard 255 255 255 0, you have 24 network bits, 32 - 24 = 8 host bits, 2^8 = 256 - 2 = 254 usable hosts per subnet, why take away 2? Well the last address, 255 is a broadcast address, the first address 0 is to identify the network) I'm afraid I know nothing of the reckless router manufacturers yet, I'm about to end my second semester of year one at a community college where I've been learning IT
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Pretty good explanation. Just an FYI, subnetting is a way of dividing a given IP address range into multiple separate networks. Network Address Translation (NAT) is a technology that is designed to extend IPv4's lifespan. NAT also offers some other advantages as well.
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Packet tracer is certainly very complicated. I was never able to use it to its full potential. (Currently CCNA certified).
I narrowed down the channels on the wifi, also reduce the range & bandwidth %, smartphones don't need alot data to run apps. My brother's & my Xbox is where the priority traffic goes to, port-foward, disable UPnP etc so when you jump on the phone to check something, it doesn't create a lag spike or packet loss if one of us is on.
Oh, one thing about WPS. I have a Japanese printer/scanner that required me to set up router access using the WPS button. Though of course, I disabled it as soon as it was connected.
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Good video. As a networking (including WiFi) expert, I can say you addressed the essentials pretty effectively, in a way I think most people can use, whether or not they really grasp the underlying issues.
My phone is the problem. Nothing èlse.
As a CWSP (Certified Wireless Security Professional) I have to agree.
Any settings for better coverage?
@@yooooooohth The best general advice for better range/coverage is to put the Wi-Fi router/AP as centrally located to the desired coverage area as possible, or use multiple routers/APs. There aren’t many settings that affect range, it’s mostly about placement and frequency band.
1. Walls reduce range, particularly with the 5Ghz/6Ghz bands, the fewer walls/floors between your device(s) and the router/AP, the better.
2. Put the router/AP on the same floor where you plan to use your devices most, or one floor above them. The higher off the ground, the better the coverage is likely to be. Some basements might need their own router/ap.
3. 2.4Ghz bands have better range than 5/6Ghz bands, especially when the signal must pass through walls/floors
4. When using 5/6Ghz bands, channel selection may require lower transmit power for certain channels. These rules vary by country, so you’ll need to look up the specific restrictions for your country. Google “list of wlan channels” on Wikipedia, and read the footnotes applicable to your frequencies and country.
I remember you as a 11 year old kid watching your videos in 2015 and GTA 5 memories, the typical gamer of that 2015. Man that days were like good dreams. I miss them soo much.
As a technician, I appreciate your advice and understand the value very quickly. I subscribed.
This channel is like an anime. He started off as the friendly guy who gets close to the protagonist and then turns out to be the villain. Then after being defeated by the protagonist he has a redemption arc and becomes a good guy.
😂
I actually managed to miss his entire villain arc and was extremely shocked when I learned he started as a parody channel of all things
but the difference is he is an actual, physical human. not a fictional one
@@csolisr oh man some of them are still ripped out there. His most famous one was the "download ram" video. He didnt start the whole meme. but, made it famous.
@@reyynerp I didn’t know that. Thank you. 😂
2:41 - You can find the IP address of your router by typing "ipconfig" into a cmd window and search for a “gateway”. There should usually be only one gateway, and this gateway is almost certainly the IP address of your router.
I love how Joe's sponsors are often companies you've never heard about who offer genuinely unique and interesting services.
basically shady companies
jk jk
I wouldn't use this sponser
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Why?
@@tigergreg8 Well I had links to a reddit thread but it seems youtube and perhaps joe doesn't like that,
You give them access entirely to your email messages, they scan your emails for key emails that seem to link to a company
Then they have you send a message that would be the same if you did so manually, that literally just demands the company erase your data,
The company has no proof YOU asked for this deletion, many people have said so, so they refuse to delete your data at the request of a third party,
And if saymine (yes this is the full name) had a data breach..... Oh well there goes ALL of your data since you gave them access to ALL of your emails.
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Never said I would (or wouldn't). But at least it isn't a VPN sponsorship, am I right?
About WPS, there are some printers and other devices without a keyboard that uses WPS (most can be configured by connecting via USB to a computer, but it's usually a pain), but since WPS is used ONLY on the FIRST connection, you can activate the WPS, connect your device, then disable WPS. This way, WPS is only active WHEN you need, not IF you need. It is a little less convenient, but much safer.
Ahh thank you so much for this!! I've had the WORST time I never expected to have when I switched ISPs and tried to use my trusty printer with hours of toiling and troubleshooting and it's just...embarassing ha. I am still working on it but this is truly helpful tonight thank youu and good vibes. Here we go againnn ha :) have a great one
Some clarification on channel width: on 11ac, the CTS (clear to send) is sent for the primary channel (the selected channel, such as 36 or 149), and then, if clear, also on the adjacent 40 MHz channel. If the other adjacent 40 MHz channel is also unused, then it also sends the CTS on those two also, giving you a total of 80 MHz of use. If any of them are used, then that packet is downsized to 40 or 20 MHz as appropriate.
So really, the better thing to do is find the least-used channel, and set it to that. Leaving 80 MHz will only use the extra bandwidth when other users nearby aren't using it. 11ac was designed to play nice with its neighbors.
The old advice of avoiding overlapping channels was taken from 2.4 GHz where the used bandwidth spans multiple selectable channels. This isn't the case in 5 GHz, so there's no worry of actual interference. Co-channel interference isn't a big issue unless the spectrum is very congested.
Heh??? In English por favor?? j/k...I finally got it after 6 reads, lol. Seriously, all kidding aside, I am one day smarter than ever! Maybe 2 😉 Good juju man! Thank you kindly for your knowledge that you pass on so freely! 100% good juju!!!
Sir, thank you for your explanation. I recently bought a sim router by name EDUP. Initially it worked fine with vpns with udp connection but now anytime I start any app with udp connection, the routers Internet stops flowing no matter the isp sim card I am using and the amount of data I have on them. I think something has gone wrong in the app but I cannot figure out. Any assistance to solve the issue will be appreciated.
This is one of the most useful channels on entire RUclips.
Oh, a bonus tip, from someone who works for an ISP: A lot of newer routers will have a single SSID for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz wifi, with the router determining which frequency each device connects over. For some IoT devices that have to be synced through an app, you have to be on 2.4 GHz to do so. Some printers can also only connect over 2.4 GHz wifi as well. Some routers like this do let you split the wifi networks, but not all of them... including the ones provided by the company I work for 🙃
If you have such a router, the semi-official workaround that's been passed around the office is just getting further away from the router, but that's not feasible for most IoT devices, so here's another one I found in my spare time:
Unplug your router, then set up a Windows or Android device to act as a wifi hotspot (it might be possible to do this on a Mac or iPhone, but idk if those give you the requisite degree of control over settings. There's probably a way to do this on Linux as well). Set the SSID and password to match the one you use for your wifi network. Make sure that the device you're using as a hotspot is broadcasting as 2.4 GHz. Then connect to the hotspot and pair the IoT device.
also for the ISP I work for, our two most recent models of router don't even support WPS. The older of the two does have a WPS button, but it literally does nothing. It's a vestigial leftover from the model before that one, which did support WPS. afaik the hardware was re-used between the third-most and second-most recent models - it's just that the second-most recent one uses a different operating system.
I've had problems with Alexa and Kasa devices that do not want to work, so I ended up having to switch to 2.4 GHz. I am not too savvy with all these techie stuff and I have always trust RUclips for help. Thanks for your info!!!
Who uses WPS anymore? WPS has been a bad practice to have enabled for 5+ years now. WPS is arguably the weakest point in the WPA 2 security protocol.
@@TurboSpeedWiFi in my experience? literally every customer I've spoken to who actually used WPS (all three of them) was trying to connect a wifi repeater and didn't want to bother with alternative methods
@@ScribeAwoken I suppose that is a way to do it. Personally I do not use nor recommend repeaters. Generally they do more harm than good.
@@TurboSpeedWiFi oh yeah, I know, but for whatever reason some customers are just dead set on using our router with a shitty $30 repeater instead of setting up some wireless access points around their house, or just turning in our router, getting a mesh system, and saving $5/mo on their monthly bill.
Thank you ThioJoe!! I changed my config from 20 to 40mhz. I did a speedtest before and after and the results were: Before - Ping / 20ms / Down speed 15Mbps || After : Ping 11ms / Down speed 98 Mbps !!!!!!! Thank you !!!!! :) :) :)
Food & water will be a great thing to stock up on while shortages are going on worldwide. I kind of want to keep seeing ThioJoe creating more & more legit technical videos. He's like a great teacher to his viewers & i wouldn't want to see him go away ever. Love your videos. ❤
11:58 Yes, I use WPS. It often makes it much easier to restore lost or interrupted connections. It's only insecure if one lets it be.
Setting 7: Not really a setting but something to do, and that is to make sure that when setting the new admin credentials, THAT YOU DON'T FORGET THEM LATER. Been there, and DAMN DOES IT SUCK.
I better use QR code upon WPS
Splitting the bands to allow you to manually choose which band, 2.4GHz or 5GHz, to connect to is another good setting to change.
Also remember that the 2.4 ghz band is the exact same as what microwaves use. If you only have a 2.4 ghz Wi-Fi, you can not easily use a microwave at the same time. Microwaves have no care and just blast the micro waves to cook your food. 5ghz avoids that completely
Yep
Good thing they are shielded.
My parents had a 2.4ghz landline in the same room as the router. If it was on the wrong channel it would get knocked out every time we got a call.
I can. My microwave oven (Samsung PG838R) is new and shielded very well. 2.4Ghz WIFI and bluethooth doesnt drop even when device is close to working microwave oven.
imagine having a microwave lmao
10yrs ago I used the WPS feature quite a bit while I was adding WiFi cameras to my network. However, as mentioned this a MAJOR security risk to your router nowadays due to SO many hackers out there - definitely DISABLE this! Back in the day MANY WiFi cameras required "Port Forwarding" to be able to view the feeds while not at home (off network). Most cameras today this is not needed and also as mentioned should be turned off! Also, not mentioned is your "password" should be 12 characters or longer! The reason being is 8 character passwords can be easily "cracked" with simple "bot" programs and in some cases within minutes! When you get into 12 or more the combinations become MUCH more making it harder to "crack"! A "hacker" will most likely move on to easier "prey" to "crack". For example my most sensitive connections use 14 characters or more using letters and special characters and upper and lower case letters. It does not take much to do 20-30min of research on Google to "protect" yourself and your devices!
Yeah you just need one vpn for your cams.
@@RickMyBalls ;
Correct! I use a VPN running directly on my router so it encrypts ALL devices connected to it!
WPS BUTTON is fine (secure). WPS PIN is only part of WPS to be disabled for security.
@@volodumurkalunyak4651 ;
I disagree! From all the articles I have read (MANY) WPS is a big security risk unless you are using a VPN. I hacker can gain easy access through the WPS feature parked outside your home/apartment and have access to your network. IMO you better do some more homework. You would be surprised how many people have their routers setup for EASY hacking. Login and passwords are also bad if using 8 characters or less! Most BOT programs can hack 8 character passwords in less than 2min! For a MORE secure router setup CHANGE the login name from ADMIN and use a 12 or more character password! Much harder/longer to hack and most hackers will move to easier prey! I cheap router sounds nice on the wallet but they offer NO firewall or DOS attacks or other security features! You DON'T need to spend $500 on a "good" router but a $200 range router will offer MUCH protection. Crooks are ALWAYS thinking and will do what they have to to hack your information! One last note - DISABLE Guest logins from your router - another HUGE risk!
I believe I discovered your channel in 2015 but started watching more and more videos in Nov 2018-Jan 2019. Today, I'm going to become a cybersecurity analyst. Always have some easter eggs in your videos! Thanks for introducing me to networking!
Congratulations!! I am still fighting off the same reservations with beginning my own Cybersecurity and Networking certifications and education programs....again...and this is weirdly "a sign" to me that I just finallyy take the acceptance letter as a win and enroll myself already!
I am stoked to read your account and that really blows my mind how far back your inspiration and the connection goes here in your life and your own experience so far in the field. This is my first vid/view of his channel in contrast. Anyways!! Thanks for sharing this and the motivation you gave mee by proxy ha sorry for the long winded comment/reply but I wish you all the best and for whatever it's worth: THANKS!! Good vibes and success in your endeavors. -C
I was about to go to bed and watch some Dr. Pimple Popper videos (my lullaby 😅) when this video is one of the selection to watch, I don't usually skip Dr. Sandra but your aura is like a magnet 🤣 I ended up watching the entire video without getting bored although my eyes want to shut down 🤣 Thanks for these informations, really appreciate your effort of specifically explaining everything ❤️
Lol big same. Dr. Sandra is the best until I get a little too grossed out. Otherwise, I'm falling asleep learning tech of all flavors 😴
have a 500 mbps connection, bought a new netgear router/modem and ethernet provided great speeds, but wifi went down to 30-50 mbps. Changed the channels off auto, did some of the other steps, and now I'm getting 300-350 mbps - THANK YOU!
ThioJoe - I hate to admit is, but I have used WPS ONCE!!!!
A coworker bought a cheap POS printer and spent their entire night trying to get it setup. I would connect to his network wired or wireless (manually configuring it), and he asked me to try. After fighting with it for over an hour (and knowing he had spent the entire night before fussing with it), I said "We have no choice but to try WPS. If that doesn't work, it needs to go back to the store or in the trash; your choice." I turned WPS on in his router settings, and we used the WPS button. The printer connected right away. After that, we turned WPS back off.
WPS: Hard button. Not a real security issue. If someone has access to that button, they also have access to every other bit of your gateway device. If you're worried, turn it on, connect all devices, turn it off.
Soft button: Even less worries. If I have access to hit the WPS soft button, I've got access to turn it on or off, I'm already in your infrastructure.
thing is, WPS doesnt rely solely on pressing a button, it is possible to easily crack it with pixie dust attack.
Setting #2. Be strongly advised that it not only ports to be opened, it also does this without being asked for the router's control password - and that is why that feature should be turned off.
This came out just on time! I got my new router yesterday
DFS channels can be used without problems (generally) if you have zero-wait DFS enabled.
It just switches channels upon detecting radar and used one spatial stream to detect for radar presence for X amount of time (which can vary based on brand, firmware or even type of access point).
It will also bring down from 160 MHz bonding to 80 or even 40 if it needs to. Also, due to the power levels, unless you are near a radar station, it is unlikely to ever affect you.
Some good basics 🙂
Advanced: Using CloudFlare's Malware DNS + DNS-over-TLS on pfSense with pfBlockerNG and SNORT.
Don't forget subnets, VLAN tagging above 0 and DHCP reservations. Changing the default user and/or removing admin could also be recommended though security through obscurity doesn't work too well if at all.
Ensure WPA2 (CCMP/AES) and not multimode. Or WPA3 if possible.
Guest WiFi can also be another consideration for things like IoT or something like mDNS and Avahi.
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I had slow response/no response issues with CloudFlares DNS
yes when i connected 2 routers together i had to disable the second routers vlan
Thanks as well!! :) For compatibility, I have WPA2-WPA3-Personal. It's through the cable company, so I have most the settings ThioJoe mentioned and have tweaked where I could. I can't change the router channel anymore.
This made my day
Here's a login tip for Telstra routers since i've had to work on a few lately. (Mostly apply's to the Gen3). The password will be the default WiFi password that was on the fridge magnet that came in your box.
@ThioJoe Thanks for this video as I have been having issues with my Oppo mobile phone 5GHz Wi-Fi speeds being very slow (getting ~60Mbps). After looking at the frequency band chart you provided in this video, I noticed I was using Channel 116 (Doppler radar band). I did a quick check on the Wi-Fi analyzer and found Channel 100 was not being used. Once I set it to Channel 100@80MHz, I did another speed check and the download jumped from 65Mbps to 420Mbps. So thank you again, as I was about to send my phone off to the manufacturer for investigation.
Doppler radar is not the reason you were seeing reduced throughput. If there were actual doppler radar RF energy in the area, your AP radio would detect this and by law, cease operation on the channel for a period of time. The overwhelming majority of devices will not receive energy from ground based radar systems. As a general rule, for 5 GHz use 20 MHz in high density deployments and 40 MHz "when you can", i.e. lower density deployments and building structures with enough attentuation between APs to keep co-channel interference to a minimum. 80 MHz should not be used unless one lives in a rural location with only a couple of access points deployed. Often overlooked is the fact every doubling of channel width, also doubles the noise floor.
One of the best channels in this field,
detailed explanation + simply understanding the information.
But I have a question and I hope you answer me because I really need it, can I block a specific app from the router?
There is easier way of finding out the IP of the router - when you're connected to it, it will be shown as a gateway address for this connection.
Easy peasy. The rest is Greek to me.😵🥴
@@ShirlBussman Was for me too until my IT classes
The "router" most people use isn't just a "router" it's actually:
1. A Router
2. A Switch
3. A Wireless Access Point (WAP)
The Router allows a network to connect to other networks, or in other words the internet
The Switch allows multiple devices to connect via wires on the same network, the ethernet ports in the back
The WAP (Wireless Access Point) allows devices to wirelessly connect through WiFi via radio waves
Usually in businesses these are split instead of all in one, since each part needs to be big and powerful
The "Default Gateway" is the IP Address of the router, why? Because it's the "gateway" to other networks
DHCP means "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", Routers usually have these built in I hear, the DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to devices that connect to the network, businesses usually might have servers for DHCP
MAC Addresses are a physical address that (usually should) never change, it identifies that device uniquely, Switches use these to route data across the same network instead of IP Addresses, switches do not see IP Addresses (But since people use all in ones doesn't matter too much huh?)
DNS is the Domain Name System, basically when you type in a website name and press enter, then your computer sends a request to DNS servers to ask what IP Address goes with that name? Yes DNS is an elaborate way for humans to be lazy since we don't want to remember numbers
Instead of DNS computers used to store what IP Addresses go with what Domain names (Website names) locally, but it got too large, too many websites, now servers do,
Sometimes reaching these DNS servers is hard so that's why people say changing your DNS might speed up downloads, why does this matter to something like all your programs? Well the code uses Domain names too to download stuff, not IP Addresses usually
Anything else you wanna know?
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon BINGO. Someone actually understands this. A wireless router is nothing more than a lousy router, lousy switch, and lousy access point packaged into a single box, dumbed down as much as possible, and then sold to people who do even realize that Wi-Fi and internet are not the save thing.
For a while there, devices without keyboards and screens always wanted you to press the WPS button to get set up. I haven't run into that in years, and I think that temporary WiFi channel many devices use during setup from an app on your phone are in lieu of using the WPS button.
Some routers ports are diff speeds, make sure you have what you need connected to the right Ethernet port jack.
Thanks for going into so much detail. The Google and Cloudflare DNS context was SUPER valuable and helped a lot.
@@Observe411 helped you out how?
My AX6000 does 160 and I love it for wireless VR. It sits on my desk 2 meters away from my headset so it's amazing
Joe didn't say this but this is what i've been using for years. If you open cmd and type ipconfig you can see default gateway of all routers your connected to, so you know the exact IP to type in.
WPS isn't used a lot in my life, but it comes in real handy for printers! Canon's app drove me crazy so I just went with WPS and called it a day!
I have had two sets of mesh routers (D-Link and Google). The settings for them are few and far between. You, pretty much, get what they give you.
I realize this channel is to inform those who might be less familiar with technology, though, I think it would make sense to use the correct terminology if you will be repeating it multiple times throughout a video. It would take only a moment to explain the use of the term dot as opposed to point.
this is the first time ive used a sponsor, wow mine is actually useful
I would be careful about them
if you have 1 router on your local area network, you can also check the default gateway by running ipconfig /all in command prompt to access router settings
this may not work if you’re on a subnetwork or you’ve connected through a LAN bridge
arp scanning may work through subnets/bridges as it works on layer 2
WPS is good to have for some older printers which you can't connect to directly through an ethernet cable. I've used it to help my parents-in-law with their printers.
You said _There are a lot more settings..._ rather than _There's a lot more settings..._ Precise. I admire that.
This is one of the most adviceable and usefull channel entire on RUclips
Except for the 1st setting, I learned some valuable settings to change here. The first (changing the admin login) baffles the cable technicians when they come to setup my internet and configure my router. I say, "Umm that's done already thanks! Do you want the guest login to check service then?" And then they leave me alone!! I would like to learn more about how to work around UPnP setting. I want to disable that feature but still know how to manually forward or approve ports to be opened. Also I want to learn about white listing devices and stopping unwanted outbound internet traffic (say to Google or Microsoft telemetry!). Thanks Joe!
In Europe you have freedom of your router. The most practical solution to avoid tracking is to use a dns sinkhole, like pi-hole.
@@edwinkm2016 Good tip, I will see if that is an option here in America! Thanks
Thanks for the tips. Just speaking for myself I also use MAC filtering to restrict the devices that may attach my personal network.
GREAT video! And thank you very much for using a Netgear router.... It made finding things in my menu, SO much easier.
I've used the WPS button at home, as well as when staying at hotels/motels/airbnb, when the Wi-Fi log-in isn't made readily available to guests. Its a great feature when you need it. You cant use it on an iphone though, but no one in their right mind would have one of those...
Changed DNS to as you advised, and disabled UPnp. Thank you! It feels like magic
I just discovered your channel today. Really love how you explain things!
If you have a lot of smart home devices connected to your house, along with computers used for business, banking, etc, it might be a smart move to add an old router to your main router to just use to connect your smart home devices, there are a million diff smart home devices you can buy & connect, made by a million diff companies.
Most smart home devices only need is able to connect to the internet, so make sure the older router you're using only had internet access to your homes network, no reason a smart home device, or anything connected to the old router should be able to reach the PC you do your banking on.
If someone is able to hack your smart device, it would have your wifi password stored on it, might as well make sure it isn't handing your banking data over to a stranger. Yes make sure your old & new routers do not have the same wifi password.
I have a 90rn addiction and I'm trying to get mom to change the dns to block in on our home network and I'm using this video for that. Wish me luck
Just had my family's internet set up yesterday and this is probably useful
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This video gets a big thumbs up from me 😁 I didn't know that my xFi router had a default password, but I made sure to change it because it was easily guessable
Is that Admin username without password? 😂
@@darwisyaiman1865 I'm not saying because there are a lot of xFi routers out there and the people who have them should all watch this video
@@snarkykat Does this mean your your previous password was "previous password"?
@@snarkykat yes right hope they change their admin password right after watching
Thank you, I learned a lot. I have been trying to add an HP printer to my wifi network without success. Maybe changing the WPS setting will help.
I remember that on a Xiaomi MiBox with Android 7 or older, you could actually connect the device to the WiFi network using the WPS function of the router. I remember I did it a couple of years ago, it worked and it was much faster than manually enter the password. Anyway, great content as always. 👏👏👏
also wifi printers use it alot
@@bluecraney1 Still Thio says he doesn't know anybody or any device that uses that function. 🤷♂
My router is set to automatically select the channel width (and i noticed it has an option to enable or disable the 160mhz width, which is currently set to disabled)
(And for most of the other things, i had already turned them off, as although they are on by default (except for remote management), my router gives advice on what i might want to turn off)
Some WiFi enabled printers where i live require use of WPS to set them up, although newer printers tend to get you to connect wirelessly to the printer and pass the WiFi credentials across to the printer that way
Over a year back I bought a wifi 6 router to upgrade from the default google fiber router, but an upstairs roommate said it was a lot worse than the google one. After upgrading mobo/cpu I had to change to an nvme wifi card(old one was too close to GPU) and have my good pcie one left. I'm tempted to give/loan my old card to him and try using the new router again. Not sure though. Spent a bit over 100 on in so would be nice to use it. The default fiber one is good enough though. "New" one is the TP link AX 4400. Worked the same or slightly better for me, but that roommate did have issues.
@thiojoe Thanks very much for the very informative video. As always, I really appreciate all of your time, effort and money that you put into these videos. They’re very helpful, intuitive, and knowledgeable . My rating is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Thanks again - Keith
I use DFS channels (The Netherlands). Only once I got a notification that my router (UDM) temporarily switched to another channel 😁
I recommend that this is best channel for setup of your router
Glad to see Mine is sponsoring you!
I've been using Mine since MrWhoseTheBoss's video but still working on sending data erasure requests
If you want to know your routers ip you can just type ipconfig in cmd and run that. Once that has run look for the line that says default gateway, then look at the ip asighned to that and that should be your router ip
I have followed this channel when Theo Joe was showing us how to speed up our network,by taping double a batteries to the network cable (measuring I believe it was 6 inch’s back from the end of the cable,with the positive ends both facing out ) it worked on my Hughes net I was shocked .go get em THEO JOE.✌️
Would be nice if you had a meaningful table of content for each of your videos…
1. Change default router password.
2. Turn off UPnP.
3. Change default DNS server.
4. WiFi channel width.
5. Turn off WPS.
Bonus - disable remote administration.
One annoying setting you forgot: Auto-Channel for Wifi. FritzBoxes (very common in Germany) have this setting on per default. And when you're in middle of an online meeting and the channel is shuffled, you're very happy…
just a little memory, when I was a kid, I connected to my neighbour's wifi using WPS without them knowing, there was a simple android app that could do it very easily. other kids thought I was a great hacker 😂
that was kinda fun back then...
Yes, agree, do you have a video securing printers?
Nope
@@ThioJoe You should make one. Printers on their own VLAN with proper firewall rules in place. Printers are an easy attack vector.
I tried that website and it's great! I reclaimed a few. Thanks.
I use WPS quite often.
But then when I do, I enable it in the router - then use it - then disable it again.
It is nice to connect quickly since my router password is **** charactes long!
Finally, Another MINE SPONSOR
My router is hard-set to 160 MHz 802.11ac channels on 5 GHz and doesn't let it be dropped without downgrading to an older version of the firmware or going back to 802.11n. I've recently moved house and am finding that it's interfering with my neighbours. Might have to look at replacing it with something that will let me drop back to 80 MHz.
Also, about WPS, the big security concern is that the PIN is much easier to do a brute force attack on than the real password. Routers should lock out a device which enters too many incorrect WPS PINs but it was found that many did not. So yes, it's just best to disable it altogether.
When I was a 3Rd grade student, I got a bad grade and my dad removed the WiFi password in my tablet so even if I tried playing without their permission and more than my daily allowed time (~15 minutes), I couldn't use Internet. Let's just say I figured what WPS was used for.
05:00 - UPnP needs to be disabled, you all of you DO NOT need UPnP to open any ports for daily usage of internet. This is strictly for hosting purposes, like hosting a game or some server, it might be releated to hosting a meeting but for apps like Teams/Skype etc. if it will detect that UPnP is off it will figure other way to connect. So yeah believe, UPnP is not nescessary HOWEVER it is huuuge risk of attack. Router is the only truly one security wall from whole internet and UPnP is like a bunch of holes in such wall. So listen to Joe and just turn it off and use port forwarding whenever you need to host something.
I think you never tried to play any online game. If certain ports are not open, the game doesnt connect. What I advise is, if you use a CONSOLE you can tie a fixed IP address to it with its MAC address and use DMZ to allow every port to the console IP address because on a console there is no risk of installing malicious software. On a PC or smartphone, you do have to get use to searching what ports are used for the game and allow them manually.
@@lordeilluminati Most games will work just fine without UPnP.
Save your time by doing this if you don't know how to access your router settings:
First open cmd or a terminal, then type ipconfig and it should print out some numbers. Copy the default gateway from there and paste it in your browser. default gateway commonly ends with .1
Hey Joe, you should make a video about Quad9's DNS service! Cloudflare is great (never, NEVER use Google's DNS!) but I've recently found that I like Quad9 better, as it's a lot more private and has the built-in malware blocking which is always nice.
why not using google dns please??
@@wowvariety7850 For the same reason that you shouldn't use Google anything: it's a privacy nightmare. Cloudflare is significantly faster, Quad9 is about the same speed as Google's DNS and it actually has more security features than any of them so even outside of the privacy argument, there's really no reason to use Google's DNS.
try NextDNS its good but idk if its better than Quad9 as i just heard of it 10 seconds ago from you i'll have to check quad9 rn
@@DeeezNuts I know of NextDNS but don't know anything about them. I'll need to do some research! Quad9 is great, though. Maybe not as fast as Cloudflare but the difference isn't noticeable. The fact that they're the most private DNS service out there, combined with really robust malware blocking, it really does help give that added peace of mind.
@@jakobfel2 NextDNS Have what i consider good filters for security and privacy, they also support blocklist for ads and other stuff, i use it for adult content , they also have a parental stuff if u need
U got a new fanboy ur AWSOME brother thank u for ur work and passion I’m very impressed truly
Thanks for the tip with saymine, boy did why did I have fun I have fun with that.
The first video to ever make me go to their sponsored content. Thanks, @ThioJoe for making me feel like you're just looking out for my data.
Edit: I have 582 companies that hold my data. 🤮
Wps is good for printer setups but change it from button to pin so your press wps a code will show on the printer and you can type that into the portal to allow it through
can you make a video on using ISP provided routers vs buying your own?
*agreed if possible. but this vid let me go into my optimum router settings & turn off UPnP (& it automatically set up an opening exception for my bittorrent). also turned off WPS & PIN. didnt mess with DNS settings. had no options to change wifi channel width or remote administration, but i have other measures to protect from that. so this helped... & nothing is affected so far.*
That would be a short video. Dont use one, LOL. Not worth the monthly payment.
You can access your routers admin page by opening NETWORK then right clicking your router and select VIEW DEVICE WEBPAGE
4:18 that password is brilliant
that upnp one was a life saver thank you
2:44 - 2:53 or run the ipconfig in windows and it will appear next to the Default Gateway text
10:15 For anyone wondering, that's a result of wide angle lens , not curvature of the earth, because earth is flat and non-moving and covered by a glass dome. Universe, space do not exist.
sure buddy
flat earther
I'm creating awareness among my relatives, friends about 500 years of space deception. Globe believers shocked at "why same stars appear for all 12 months?" this 1 question shattered globe lie.
guys, sooner in India "why same stars appear all 12 months?" question will make headlines. Globe liars having heart attack. Truth can't be hidden forever
@@Brenling12 If earth goes around the sun, then why do we see same stars for all 12 months? Shouldn't we see different stars on different directions? Globe liars got busted!😁
@@Brenling12 All 7 billion people are flat earthers, you just do not realized it yet.
I have always stayed away from WPS setting on my router, even as I have updated my devices and routers throughout the years. However I have come across a device that can only connect to the router via WPS connection. Strange right? After going over at several times and even calling the manufacturer, they informed me they designed it this way to make sure it is the proper setting at the highest level of security. Definitely will be returning this device, and was surprised it was manufactured by Samsung.
Great video I finally understand channel bonding
I HAVE THE R6260 NO WAY
I can literally follow along with this tutorial
It's also important to every so often check connected device's IP to suss out if there's something there that shouldn't. If you don't recognise it remove it and change the access password. The worst that can happen is someone you live with can't get access and you can enable it. Also have a password generator for admin and access and have it written down and stuck in a physical book. Only people who know about it can log in and if you live in an apartment you can just say the book title rather than the login details
If you need to be able to remote administer your router a better way to do it is to set up a VPN server in your network so that you can get into your LAN from WAN.
Router logins for Suddenlink
Motorola:
Customer login- 90% of settings are locked
User: cusadmin
Password: password
Technician remote login, ALL settings can be changed
User: mso
Password: suddenlink
The second is used by tech support to remotely log into the router via Cisco "Multi-Site Orchestrator"
I never use WPS and it is the first thing I turn off.
10:29 "Don't want to go higher than 40 MHz on the 2.4 GHz band" It's not that you don't want to... it's that you CAN'T!
Channel Bonding: Keeping it smaller with multiple APs in an ESS with wired backhaul likely will be faster (set them up with the same SSID and Pre-Shared Key, but non-overlapping channels) even if they are not able to be managed centrally and should automatically switch between APs
I used the WPS button once. I got a basic WIFI range extender. To put in a password, I needed to get the app for my phone. I saw it had a WPS option. It took me a while to burrow through menus and submenus to find where to turn it on, but it worked. Then I turned it off again.
Copied from my reply to a comment (Yes that means I made this):
The "router" most people use isn't just a "router" it's actually:
1. A Router
2. A Switch
3. A Wireless Access Point (WAP)
The Router allows a network to connect to other networks, or in other words the internet
The Switch allows multiple devices to connect via wires on the same network, the ethernet ports in the back
The WAP (Wireless Access Point) allows devices to wirelessly connect through WiFi via radio waves
Usually in businesses these are split instead of all in one, since each part needs to be big and powerful
The "Default Gateway" is the IP Address of the router, why? Because it's the "gateway" to other networks
DHCP means "Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol", Routers usually have these built in I hear, the DHCP automatically assigns IP addresses to devices that connect to the network, businesses usually might have servers for DHCP
MAC Addresses are a physical address that (usually should) never change, it identifies that device uniquely, Switches use these to route data across the same network instead of IP Addresses, switches do not see IP Addresses (But since people use all in ones doesn't matter too much huh?)
DNS is the Domain Name System, basically when you type in a website name and press enter, then your computer sends a request to DNS servers to ask what IP Address goes with that name? Yes DNS is an elaborate way for humans to be lazy since we don't want to remember numbers
Instead of DNS computers used to store what IP Addresses go with what Domain names (Website names) locally, but it got too large, too many websites, now servers do,
Sometimes reaching these DNS servers is hard so that's why people say changing your DNS might speed up downloads, why does this matter to something like all your programs? Well the code uses Domain names too to download stuff, not IP Addresses usually
Anything else you wanna know?
Tell me about subnetting and How to handle reckless router manufacturers
@@BunnyBugs009 I haven't studied a whole lot into subnetting, but I think it's one of the ways we use to extend IPv4's lifespan,
To calculate a subnet we have network bits and host bits, The network bits identify which bits are network, the host bits identify which bits hosts can use
Sometimes IP addresses have something like /24 behind them, this identifies the number of network bits out of a 32 bit address, change the first 24 bits from left to right to 1, the rest of the bits to 0, that's how you identify your network. Of course to do this you need to change the decimal numbers to binary, we have IP addresses in decimal for easy of use really
So the more network bits you have the more networks you can have, but less hosts, the opposite is true for host bits, the more host bits you have the more hosts you have, but less networks
There is a formula people use to find the number of hosts for a network, I believe it's 2^X - 2, with X being the number of host bits to find hosts (Because if have the standard 255 255 255 0, you have 24 network bits, 32 - 24 = 8 host bits, 2^8 = 256 - 2 = 254 usable hosts per subnet, why take away 2? Well the last address, 255 is a broadcast address, the first address 0 is to identify the network)
I'm afraid I know nothing of the reckless router manufacturers yet, I'm about to end my second semester of year one at a community college where I've been learning IT
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Pretty good explanation. Just an FYI, subnetting is a way of dividing a given IP address range into multiple separate networks. Network Address Translation (NAT) is a technology that is designed to extend IPv4's lifespan. NAT also offers some other advantages as well.
@@TurboSpeedWiFi I tried setting up NAT in packet tracer to no avail for some reason 😂
@@natsudragneelthefiredragon Packet tracer is certainly very complicated. I was never able to use it to its full potential. (Currently CCNA certified).
WPS helped me setup my extender
I narrowed down the channels on the wifi, also reduce the range & bandwidth %, smartphones don't need alot data to run apps. My brother's & my Xbox is where the priority traffic goes to, port-foward, disable UPnP etc so when you jump on the phone to check something, it doesn't create a lag spike or packet loss if one of us is on.
One good DNS service who focuses on speed, privacy, and security would be Quad9
WPS I use for IoT devices like Garage openers also a Sense electrical sensor
Oh, one thing about WPS. I have a Japanese printer/scanner that required me to set up router access using the WPS button. Though of course, I disabled it as soon as it was connected.