Router installation, Starlink setup and an end to Wi-Fi that drops out.
Just received a new router from your internet company? Got dead zones, buffering, or a connection that fails every evening? Kapiti Computers provides Wi-Fi setup and internet support across the Kāpiti Coast. We install new routers and Starlink satellite systems, fix wireless dropouts, and make sure the signal actually reaches the rooms you use.
We set up your new modem or Wi-Fi router so you do not have to fight with cables and configuration screens. We configure the internet connection, create a network name of your choice, and secure it with a strong password using modern encryption rather than the defaults printed on the sticker.
We also place the router properly, or configure a mesh system, so you get consistent coverage and speed across the whole house. There is no need to visit a store: we come to you.
Rural Kāpiti and Horowhenua are not well served by fixed-line internet. Where fibre does not reach, Starlink is frequently the difference between a connection that works and one that does not.
Whether Starlink is the right answer depends on your address. If fibre is available it is normally faster and cheaper. Where it is not, or where a copper or fixed wireless connection is unreliable, satellite is usually the better option. We will tell you which applies before you buy anything.
This work comes up most often around Ōtaki, Te Horo and the lifestyle blocks outside Levin, where distance from fibre, property size and reliance on wireless links all change what will actually work.
We handle the setup end to end, short of physically mounting the dish:
Wi-Fi and Starlink work is charged at our standard onsite rate. There is no separate installation fee and no quote-only pricing, and most straightforward router setups are finished within the first hour. Travel is $30 within the Kāpiti Coast, $50 to Levin or Porirua, or $60 south of Porirua or north of Levin for anywhere else still inside our service window.
To begin a new Starlink connection, go to starlink.com and click Get Started to have the Starlink system shipped to your home. Once it arrives, give us a call and we can get it professionally set up and expand coverage throughout your home, just like any other internet connection.
Wi-Fi signal is weakened by distance, walls, foil-backed insulation, concrete and water pipes. A single router in a hallway cupboard rarely covers a whole house. The fix is usually better router placement or a mesh system that puts a second unit where the signal currently runs out.
Yes. That is one of the most common jobs we do. We configure the internet connection, set a network name and password you choose, connect every device in the house, and place the router where it will actually perform.
It depends on what you can already get. If you have fibre available, fibre is normally faster and cheaper. Starlink makes sense where fibre does not reach, where the copper connection is slow or unreliable, or where a fixed wireless link is obstructed. We will tell you honestly which applies to your address.
Wi-Fi and Starlink work is charged at our standard onsite hourly rate plus travel, with no separate installation fee. Most straightforward router setups are completed within the first hour. The current rates are listed on the home page.
Tell us about your connection and we will sort it out.