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You will have to change the hotspot channel if your area is fully crowded with Wi-Fi networks. Channels
1, 6, and 11 [default] are the best channels for 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi. These are the only channels in the 2.4
GHz frequency band that don't overlap with each other. You'll only want to consider using a different
channel if each of these channels is overcrowded in your coverage area.
1.6
CONSIDERATIONS ABOUT WI-FI CHANNELS TO IMPROVE NETWORK
CONNECTION
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Wi-Fi is a line-of-sight radio technology, which means that it operates not by surrounding your device
with a wireless signal, but by connecting directly to it, through whatever walls, subflooring, or other
electronic devices are in its way. Each solid object between the antenna of your wireless access point
(router/modem) and your computer will diminish the signal. Repositioning things by inches can make a
world of difference.
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Sources of interference are not always obvious. Many times, you may be receiving interference from
hidden wireless networks or even some electronics. Interference from electronics is more prevalent with
the 2.4 GHz radio spectrum. If you are using a low channel width on a free channel and are still seeing
wireless disconnects (even while near your wireless access point), then the issue could be something else
occupying that spectrum. Try experimenting with other channels.
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In a crowded wireless landscape, wireless performance will often degrade and improve on its own, as
other people use their Wi-Fi networks. Experimenting with channel settings can help here as well, since
some of your competition may rarely use their Wi-Fi, while others are continually transferring data from
many devices. If you live in an apartment complex, for example, and your neighbor has their router
against a shared wall, sharing a wireless channel will not become a noticeable problem until they get
home, connect with their smartphones, and start streaming to their television. However, at that point,
your Wi-Fi may become completely unusable until you change the wireless channel.
WEB DASHBOARD
Upon connecting to the FocusCube hotspot or any Wi-Fi network, you can conveniently access it from any web
browser by simply typing "focuscube3.local" in the address bar. The device announces itself as
focuscube3.local in your local network.
For security reasons, the web dashboard has a simple authentication process and requires a username and aa
password upon login. The dashboard password is always the Wi-Fi hotspot password.
Default credentials are:
Username
Password (always same as hotspot password)
FocusCube v3
admin
12345678
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