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  2. Loading, activating and deactivating PRIVATE WiFi - AOL Help

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    1. Right-click on the PRIVATE WiFi icon in your system tray. 2. Select Deactivate. PRIVATE WiFi is deactivated. Note: Even though PRIVATE WiFi is deactivated, it is still running in the background of your computer. The PRIVATE WiFi icon in the system tray turns from green to red, which indicates that no privacy protection is currently taking place.

  3. PRIVATE WiFi FAQs - AOL Help

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    PRIVATE WiFi assigns you an anonymous, untraceable IP address that hides your actual IP address and location; PRIVATE WiFi solves the inherent security problems of public WiFi hotspots by giving you the same encryption technology used by corporations, big banks, and the government; PRIVATE WIFI also works for wired internet connections

  4. Troubleshoot a broadband internet connection - AOL Help

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    Check the physical connection - A loose cable or cord can often be the cause of a connection problem. Make sure everything is securely connected to the wall and device. 3. Reboot your modem/router - Sometimes the old "turn it off and on again" approach actually does work! Just wait about five minutes before turning it back on to make sure ...

  5. 5 Easy Ways to Fix a Slow WiFi Connection - AOL

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    A WiFi extender can extend the range of your router’s signal. It’s a palm-sized device that connects to your network and plugs neatly into an electrical outlet, where it makes the WiFi signal ...

  6. Wi-Fi hotspot - Wikipedia

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    A private hotspot, often called tethering, may be configured on a smartphone or tablet that has a network data plan, to allow Internet access to other devices via password, Bluetooth pairing, or through the moeex protocol over USB, or even when both the hotspot device and the device[s] accessing it are connected to the same Wi-Fi network but ...

  7. Reset (computing) - Wikipedia

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    Some devices, such as portable media players, very often have a dedicated reset button as they are prone to freezing or locking up. The lack of a proper reset ability could otherwise possibly render the device useless after a power loss or malfunction. User initiated hard resets can be used to reset the device if the software hangs, crashes, or ...

  8. Long-range Wi-Fi - Wikipedia

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    But in long-range Wi-Fi, special technologies are used to get the most out of a Wi-Fi connection. The 802.11-2007 standard adds 10 MHz and 5 MHz OFDM modes to the 802.11a standard, and extend the time of cyclic prefix protection from 0.8 μs to 3.2 μs, quadrupling the multipath distortion protection.

  9. Resize and position screens in AOL Desktop Gold

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    To view multiple windows in AOL Desktop Gold, you'll want to resize and position them appropriately on your screen. You can also save the window size and position for the next time you sign in to Desktop Gold. Open the window you want to resize or move. Click and drag the outside border of the window to modify its size.