Change Wireless Adapter Settings

• 1). Click "Start," type "Device Manager" into the search box and then click "Device Manager."
  
  
• 2). Double-click "Network Adapters," right-click on the wireless adapter you want to tweak, and click "Properties."
  
  
• 3). Click the "Advanced" tab, click any option under "Property" and then change the setting in "Value" box to alter the setting for that property. For instance, if you want to devote more power to your wireless adapter, click the "Transmit Power" property and then choose the "Highest" setting.
  
  
• 4). Click "Ok" when you are done making changes.
  
  

Change Wireless Router Settings

• 1). Click "Start," type "cmd" into the search field and press "Enter." The command prompt will appear.
  
  
• 2). Type "ipconfig/all" into the command line and press "Enter." Network information will appear. Find the value listed as your wireless adapter's "Default Gateway."
  
  
• 3). Open a web browser, type the "Default Gateway" number into the address bar and press "Enter." Type your network user name and password into the prompt that appears and then click "Ok" or press "Enter." You will be logged into your router's administrative setup area. Router settings can be changed and tweaked using the panel.
  
  
• 4). Click on the menus available, change any setting or option that you wish to alter and then choose to save the changes before closing the window. (Menus and options will vary from one router to another.) There will typically be a readily visible "Save Settings" "Save" or "Apply" button in each menu that you can click to save settings changes.