Jurnal Informatika dan Rekayasa Perangkat Lunak
Vol 6, No 1 (2024): Maret

Pemanfaatan Wifi Repeater sebagai Solusi Peningkatan Sinyal Wifi bagi Mahasiswa di Lingkungan Kostsehati Kayuwalang dengan Metode Drive Test

Ferdi Ferdiansyah Ferdiansyah (STIMIK IKMI Cirebon)
Bambang Irawan (STIMIK IKMI Cirebon)
Agus Bahtiar (STIMIK IKMI Cirebon)



Article Info

Publish Date
30 Mar 2024

Abstract

Wi-Fi has become the most popular Internet connection among the general public due to its wireless accessibility. However, the limited signal range of Wi-Fi poses challenges. This issue is also prevalent in the environment of Kostsehati Kayuwalang. Specifically, the Wi-Fi signal in the vicinity of room number 6 has been inaccessible within a 50-meter radius, making it difficult for mobile phones and laptops to capture signals, thus causing disruptions when within this area. To address this problem, researchers introduced a signal boosting device, the Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro, to expand the Wi-Fi signal range.The research methodology encompassed Analysis, Design, Implementation, Testing, and Maintenance phases. The findings indicate that the optimization of signal range in Rancaekek Wetan village using the Wi-Fi Range Extender Pro was successful. It has been demonstrated that installing the Wi-Fi extender device allows for coverage in areas previously unreachable by the main Wi-Fi signal, thereby enabling access to the Internet upon installation of the repeater device.However, during speed tests, disparities in received bandwidth were observed. In the main Wi-Fi area, download bandwidth reached 28 Mbit/s depending on the frequency radius, whereas in areas with poor Wi-Fi coverage, download bandwidth was measured at 6.8 Mbit/s, and upload bandwidth at 4.0 Mbit/s. These discrepancies are attributed to bandwidth issues. Therefore, current plans should incorporate bandwidth management implementation and the installation of Wi-Fi repeater devices (Wi-Fi Repeater Extender Pro).

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Journal Info

Abbrev

JINRPL

Publisher

Subject

Computer Science & IT

Description

Journal of Informatics and Software Engineering accepts scientific articles in the focus of Informatics. The scope can be: Software Engineering, Information Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Based Learning, Computer Networking and Data Communication, and ...