The airCube Sale is Over, but the Fun Begins!
For those of you who bought LCWA’s new router standard, the airCube, do you want to learn a bit more? What follows is some core information about the router, as well as some tips and tricks for using your airCube.
First, if you have not done so yet, read this article on why we have chosen this as our new standard, it’s a helpful article: LCWA’s New Recommended Router: airCube
Remote Diagnostics
You’ll see in the above article that the main reason we chose the airCube was that we can do remote diagnostics on the router without visiting your home. In this age of fewer volunteers and fewer volunteer site visits, this can prevent you from having to hire a computer technician to come to your home if things go wrong with your internet. Remote diagnostics is automatic but do this: if you ever send or call in a trouble ticket mention in it that you have an airCube. That will remind the LCWA technician to check those readings first and save time.
Do You Need Help Plugging in and Activating the airCube?
A large number of people who bought an airCube have not plugged it in yet! We can tell that from our remote diagnostics software. So, we want you to plug it in and start using it! The whole point of the sale was to get members using the router and benefitting from it.
So again, please, if you have not yet plugged it in yet, plug it in now. And don’t forget we have an excellent video on how to swap one in and replace your old router here: How to Swap in an airCube: Video
If that video does not help you, and so you still need help plugging it in, send an email to support@lcwireless.net, and we can arrange a phone session to walk you through the process. Or if you plugged it in correctly and yet the airCube does not seem to be working right, also let us know that at the same email address.
Wi-Fi Passwords
In your airCube acquisition process we offered to insert the Wi-Fi password of your choice into the airCube before we handed it to you. Many of you did that. However, many declined. Declining is OK if you live miles from any neighbors. But if you have neighbors close by, we recommend you add a Wi-Fi password to the airCube.
One reason for a password is to stop hitchhiker internet users. But mostly we recommend it to prevent hacking and spreading malware—there are new computer viruses that can jump from home to home simply via routers without passwords.
So, if you want to add a Wi-Fi password to your airCube router, guess what, we can enter one for you remotely! Simply send an email to support@lcwireless.net, put the password This might slow down their normal senses, and they need real special attention from their near buying levitra online ones. You must not take more viagra on line https://www.unica-web.com/ENGLISH/2018/GA2018-minutes-4.html than 100 mg in a day. A chronic deficiency in vitamin B12 might lead to heart attack, stroke, sudden changes in blood pressure or sudden death. sildenafil viagra tablets is specifically for the people above the age 18. Are you one of those viagra tadalafil https://www.unica-web.com/archive/2019/rob-van-maanen-jury-member-unica2019.html with ringing in the ears and dizziness). you want in that email, and we can insert it into your airCube, remotely, for you.
The Yellow Laminated Sheet
When you picked up the airCube, you were handed a laminated yellow sheet as well. That yellow sheet had tips for recovering from internet outages. It also had all your passwords and access codes for your router written on it. Be sure to keep that laminated yellow sheet next to your router in case you ever have an issue and an LCWA volunteer needs to work with you on the phone.
Plug-in instructions, keep those with your airCube too.
When you picked up your airCube, you were also given a one-page “How to Plug In” sheet. Now that your cube is plugged in, you might think you are done with it. But hold on to that sheet, because if you ever unplug the airCube due to an outage or a rearranging of computer components, you’ll need it to plug things back in. In case you lost it, we’ve got it posted on our website, here: https://www.lcwireless.net/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/how-to-plug-in-airCube-v5.pdf
Expanding the Ethernet Ports on an airCube
The bottom two ports on the back of the airCube, ports 2 and 3, are there for direct connect Ethernet devices or networks you have in your home. We recommend you plug high consumption devices like smart TVs or file servers into direct connect ports like this.
If you need more than two such ports, you can get an Ethernet splitter or switch to expand the count. An inexpensive one we recommend is this one, it’s only about $10 at Amazon. It plugs into either port 2 or 3 of the airCube. It’s got five ports, but given patch cables it really gives you a net additional 3 ports: https://www.amazon.com/TP-Link-Ethernet-Splitter-Unmanaged-TL-SF1005D/dp/B000FNFSPY/.
And here is one with 8 ports (net 6 additional ports) : https://www.amazon.com/Ethernet-Splitter-Optimization-Unmanaged-TL-SG108/dp/B00A121WN6/
Expanding the Wi-Fi Coverage of an airCube
The Wi-Fi built into the airCube is pretty darn good. It’s reach and speed is comparable to that of most good 2.4Ghz routers. 5Ghz routers can reach further, but we never recommend those, they can interfere with the rooftop radios.
If you have a very large house, or lots of thick interior walls, no single router will cover an entire house, you’ll need to expand the signal. Read this article for ways to do that: https://www.lcwireless.net/wi-fi-coverage-for-a-larger-home-using-extenders-mesh-and-campus-systems/
Careful in the Setting Screens
By the way, the yellow sheets give you the credentials you’d need if you wanted to change settings in the airCube. However we recommend you make no change other than to the Wi-Fi password and LED lights (on, off, timed). All other settings are critical to the remote diagnosis capabilities of the airCube. If in doubt, ask us first before making any changes. And keep in mind, we can change settings for you remotely, just ask.