Moving into a college dorm is very exciting but can be challenging as well, especially from a media standpoint.
Most college dorm rooms have a direct ethernet connection to the WAN port of the router
Smart TV's have built in streaming devices. This TV should have a built in ethernet port that will connect to the router.
This will take your streaming to the next level. Using this combined with any TV elevates your streaming experience with no buffering and more streaming options.
Apartment Living at College
More rooms, More People, More Options
Moving into an apartment it is usually up to you to figure this part out. Check out our network guide for assistance.
When Living in smaller spaces, you want try to prevent interference of WiFi signals, especially if you have more than one router per apartment. These settings will help you avoid that.
Check out our youtube channel for additinal information for your environment.
Recommended “ideal apartment” configuration
For most apartments/dorms:
2.4 GHz
- Channel: 1, 6, or 11
- Width: 20 MHz
- Power: Medium
5 GHz
- Channel: 36–48 or 149–161
- Width: 40 MHz
- Power: Medium/High
Features
- WPA3/WPA2 mixed mode
- Band steering ON (unless devices misbehave)
- OFDMA ON
- MU-MIMO ON