I suggest waiting until March 2016 to see if Apple introduces updated Wi-Fi base stations, because the units are now falling far behind comparably priced or much cheaper units from other companies. With so many mixed-platform networks, I hope this helps! There's also detail about file sharing and printing from Windows 10 via an Apple base station.īecause you may want to buy a base station without paying a premium for an Apple product-or you may want to try a different feature set than what Apple is currently offering-I added information about the TP-Link Archer C7 and Google's OnHub routers.įor those interested in buying a new router, I'll be writing an article soon for TidBITS with advice on that subject. I added steps for connecting to an Apple Wi-Fi network from Android (5, and steps are the same for 6), Windows 10, and Chrome OS. Because this feature can burn through cellular data, iOS 9 users should keep it on only if they are aware of this risk. I added details about iOS 9’s new Wi-Fi Assist feature, which is enabled by default. The iPhone 6s and 6s Plus support wave 2, and more equipment that does is coming. Apple’s two 802.11ac base stations and nearly all the adapters in Macs and iOS devices currently use wave 1. For 9.99/mo, use WiFi Explorer plus more than 230 other apps. Setapp is a subscription service for Mac and iOS apps. Helps you identify channel conflicts, overlapping, or configuration issues that may affect your Wi-Fi network’s connectivity and performance. Previously, when I discussed the latest flavor of Wi-Fi, 802.11ac, it was as a single thing however, the standard is being rolled out progressively in waves, each with new features. Advanced Troubleshooting and Diagnostics. I’ve made several small revisions about 802.11ac waves. WiFi Explorer is a more sophisticated (but not expensive) program that you can use to sort out all the networks around you and better manage your own base stations as a result. It's v ery cool, and comes in a limited personal version that's enough for most households. NetSpot helps you sort out network signal strength against a map of the physical layout. I found two great tools for graphically mapping Wi-Fi networks and for visualizing a network environment-NetSpot and WiFi Explorer-so I added a run-through of each product. In the revision, we also added some new elements and updated others to reflect how people are using their networks with a greater number of platforms-like Android-and some features we never documented before, but the time was right to add: (Buy a total of three books, and you get 30% off the entire order-no coupon required.) All Take Control books are DRM-free and a single purchase gets you three formats: PDF, EPUB, and Kindle-compatible MOBI.īut you can also get a bundle of that book and my self-published A Practical Guide to Networking, Privacy & Security in iOS 9 from Take Control for 20% off ($7 off) by following this link, which includes the coupon. Take a moment before we go any further to make sure you have at least one folder shared for testing purposes.You can purchase T ake Control of Your Apple Wi-Fi Network for $20. If you need help configuring file sharing on your machine we’d suggest checking out our past tutorials for Windows, Mac, and Linux simple file sharing. This tutorial won’t provide step-by-step instructions for configuring file shares. This could be a Windows, Mac, or Linux computer or even a stand alone NAS computer with simple file sharing. In addition to an iOS device running one of the aforementioned applications you will also need a computer somewhere on your network with simple Samba file shared enabled. This tutorial will focus on the iPad and FileBrowser but the steps we go through to set everything up should translate almost identically to NetPortal (the scaled down version of Filerowser suited for the smaller iPhone/iPod Touch screen). A computer on your Wi-Fi network to host the file sharesīoth FileBrowser and NetPortal are products of Stratospherix.A copy of the iOS application FileBrowser (iPad/$3.99) or NetPortal (iPhone, iPod Touch/$2.99).For this tutorial you’ll need the following:
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