Asus Wifi Router Setup

Thank you for the very informative comment!

Those are the type of posts, that actually makes this site more useful. 

It would be extremely helpful, if others made the same intelligent comments.

Again, thank you.

And keep coming here, with more the useful information.

I agree it was a very informative post. I still want to know what it has to do with Apple. I'm sure ASUS router users found it useful, as is the ASUS manual. There are hundreds of third party products that work with Apple products. If posters posted unsolicited info from the 100s/thousands of manuals here in these Apple communities you would not find these communities as useful.

BobTheFisherman wrote:

If posters posted unsolicited info from the 100s/thousands of manuals here in these Apple communities you would not find these communities as useful.

Absolutely agreed. Not to mention which, the search capabilities of this forum are, to put it bluntly, awful so very few people of the few who would think to look here for such instructions will find it. A post like this, however well-intentioned, will sink into oblivion within days, if not hours. On the other hand, a Google search would find the manual in seconds.

Perhaps MRusliDarwi has at least one Apple product that is receiving Wi-Fi from the Asus router. So that makes his post completely pertinent on this site.

And since I presently own seven Apple products (Note, presently), that also receive Wi-Fi from a Asus router, I firmly believe that MRusliDarwi has every right to supply helpful advice on this site.

Clique of One wrote:

And since I presently own seven Apple products (Note, presently), that also receive Wi-Fi from a Asus router, I firmly believe that MRusliDarwi has every right to supply helpful advice on this site.

No one has a "right" to post anything here. Ultimately, it's all up to Apple to decide what falls under " Apple Support Communities is here to help people use Apple products and technologies more effectively." However, as the post is innocuous, it is unlikely to be removed.

Google search has become a joke!

Really, why be so uptight about a post?

Of all the posts to single out.

If you don't like, then ignore it and move on without commenting.

If by doing so, keeps your points level down, so be it.

OK, I will post a lengthy unsolicited random instruction about proper use of a canon printer. How would that be helpful or of any value in an Apple product help community. If someone asked about a specific issue with a canon printer and I responded then my post may be helpful. But random posts of information available in a product users manual do not add to the usefulness of these communities.

Here you go:

"Where you put a WiFi extender is key to its success, so keep an open mind

and be ready to move your extender around if the results are

disappointing. Start with a floor plan or sketch of your abode marked

with the router’s location, the dead zones and AC outlets. Look for a

power outlet that’s roughly halfway between the router and where you

want the extender’s Wi-Fi signal to go. Plug in the extender and follow

the directions for linking it with your router. Once it’s operating, go

to the dead zone and see if it’s been enlivened with Wi-Fi."

Was that random post helpful to you or the communities?

Clique of One wrote:

Google search has become a joke!

So use a different search engine if you prefer.

If you don't like, then ignore it and move on without commenting.

I chose not to.

If by doing so, keeps your points level down, so be it.

Despite having been here a while, you appear not to understand how points are awarded. Most points are awarded by the original poster. They can award one "Solved" (10 points) and two "Helpful" (five points) per thread. Apple Community Specialists can also award a post "Apple Recommended" (7 points, I think). More rarely, if enough people mark a post as "Helpful" using the button below the post, it gets a couple of points. I don't recall the exact number. What this means is that the vast majority of posts never get any points. And the vast majority of people who have been around these forums for a while don't pay much attention to getting points.

What has this got to do with Apple? Are the instructions for the ASUS router not supplied with the router or online?