How to Increase Wi-Fi Speed

In this step-by-step tutorial, learn how you can improve your Wi-Fi speed using equipment that you already have. By following these steps, I was able to drastically increase my Wi-Fi speed. We start by running a speed test using ethernet to measure how fast your internet is. Next, we measure your Wi-Fi to identify whether there is a gap. Next, we run through 5 tips that are guaranteed to make your Wi-Fi faster.

• Additional resources
  • Run a speed test
  • SpeedTest.net Microsoft Store app
  • Wi-Fi Analyzer Microsoft Store app
  • Command to find bands & channels that are in use: netsh wlan show networks bssid | findstr “Band Channel”
  • DNS Benchmark
• Timestamps
  • 0:00 Introduction
  • 0:24 Measure wired internet speed
  • 1:17 Ping, download & upload explained
  • 2:23 Compare to internet plan
  • 3:17 Measure Wi-Fi speed
  • 3:42 Tip 1: Locate router centrally
  • 4:26 Tip 2: Use 5 GHz frequency band
  • 6:50 Tip 3: Select unused channel
  • 9:15 Tip 4: Use faster domain name server
  • 11:55 Tip 5: Limit app Wi-Fi usage
  • 12:34 Bonus: Use ethernet for best performance
  • 13:19 Wrap up