Ipad Wifi Problems

The Ipad seems to be by all means the Gaget of the Year, it´s seelling faster than the Iphone and has gotten more attention by the media than any other gadget or all the tablet pcs combined.

But there is a major glitch that is tainting the Ipad´s success. It seems that some people in fact, many people are having problems with the Ipad Wifi connection, and it seems to be a quite spreadout problem caused by uncompatible routers and different configuration problems.

In fact there is a thread in Apple´s support forums called “Weak wifi” that already has  more than 130,000 visits.

If your Ipad is affected by this wifi problem, read below on some tips that you can follow

What You Can Do:

• Increase your Ipad´s Brightness:  Silly as it sounds, this small change in the configuration has solved the problem to more than one desperate user.
  
• Update Your Router’s Firmware. You should always have your router´s software updated, but if you have been so careless up until now, then it´s time for the long needed update.
• Change The Router’s Location. before doing anything make sure that the signal is strong enough, and your Ipad is able to receive a full stream from your router.Set Your Router To  802.11 Standard. Set your router to operate  on the greatest standard available, you will have to change the other devices on your network as well. The iPad ships with support for 802.11n,.
• Change Your Router’s Security Encryption. Typically, security isn’t something that should be experimented with, but when attempting to boost network performance, it may be necessary. There’s no question that WPA and WPA2 encryption is more secure than WEP, but the jury’s still out about which encryption method can slow a network down more (some believe it’s WEP and others WPA). If you have either currently deployed in your home network, try changing to a different encryption setting and see if that makes any difference in your connectivity. Apple also recommends that you use the same security settings across the entire network.
• Rename Your Networks. Apple makes the somewhat odd suggestion that users rename their networks. “Create separate Wi-Fi network names to identify each band. This can be done easily by appending one or more characters to the current network name. Example: Add a G to the 802.11b/g network name and an N to the 802.11n network name.”