SOLVED! Samsung Smart TV Keeps Losing Wifi Internet Connection

If your Samsung Smart TV keeps losing WiFi Internet connection, there must be a bug and the best solution is to restart it. Additionally, you may want to consider resetting the network settings, reconfiguring DNS settings manually, updating the TV’s firmware and software, checking out the router, etc. Continue reading if you want to restore connection to your TV and get the most out of it.

A List Of Suspects 

Plenty of factors influence the performance of television but if your Samsung Smart TV keeps losing Internet connection, one of the following may be responsible

Bug 

If you turn off your Samsung Smart TV with the remote for a period of time, there is a chance that a bug would manifest. This bug corrupts the network settings of your television and the loss of the Internet connection is a possible consequence. Fortunately, you don’t have to use much effort to get rid of the bug.

Obsolescence 

Samsung releases firmware and software updates for its Samsung Smart TV from time to time. If your television is not using the latest version of firmware and software, it could experience issues with configurations of settings including that of network.

MAC Block 

For your information, MAC stands for Media Access Control and each device that supports connectivity receives a unique MAC address. In the case that your Internet Service Provider blocks the MAC address of your Samsung television for some reason, it cannot connect to the Internet.

Improperly Configured DNS 

To hook up your Samsung Smart TV to the WiFi network and secure Internet connection, you need to properly configure its DNS settings in advance. If you mess up the configuration, conflicts inevitably surface between your television and the router of the WiFi network which affects connection to the Internet.

Router Location, Setting, Bandwidth, …

Everything seems to be in order with your Samsung television? If that happens to be the case then the router should be the one responsible for the loss of Internet connection.

For example, your Samsung Smart TV would have a hard time connecting to the router if the distance between them proves to be too big. In addition to that, the Guest Mode on a couple of routers could get in the way of the Internet connection setup of Smart TV. Lastly, if you connect multiple devices to the router at once, its bandwidth may be congested and prevent your television from having a steady connection.

What You Could Do 

As they notice that their Smart TV keeps losing Internet connection, different people tend to take different courses of action. Nonetheless, if you prefer to regain your access to web contents as fast as possible, you should use these fixes

Restart the TV: Even though it’s an old trick, restart is still good at dealing with bugs on lots of electronics including televisions made by Samsung.

• Step 1: Turn on the TV
• Step 2: Press and hold the power button on the remote until you see the Samsung symbol
• Step 3: The red LED is going to blink quickly. When the television turns back on, try connecting to the WiFi network and see how things turn out.

Unable to locate your remote at the moment? In that case, there is an alternative

• Step 1: Turn on the TV and leave it run for 5 – 10 minutes
• Step 2: Unplug the television from its outlet
• Step 3: Wait at least 30 minutes and turn the TV back on again. Assuming that a bug is behind the connection issue, you should be able to connect your Samsung television to the Internet now.

Reset the network settings: Your Samsung television is unable to detect any wireless network in the vicinity? If that is so, it’s strongly recommended that you reset the network settings

• Step 1: Go to Settings, choose General and pick Network
• Step 2: Select Reset network
• Step 3: Click on Yes
• Re-configure DNS settings manually: By default, devices that support connectivity automatically get DNS numbers to connect to the Internet. If your Samsung Smart TV somehow cannot do that, you must resort to configuring DNS manually

• Step 1: Go to Settings, choose General and pick Network
• Step 2: Select Network status, cancel the network test and click on IP settings
• Step 3: Move to DNS settings and choose Enter manually
• Step 4: Enter 8 . 8 . 8 . 8. Use the arrow keys to move between the numbers
• Step 5: Pick Done

Update firmware and software: With your Samsung Smart TV being unable to connect to the Internet, you need to use a workaround to update it.

• Step 1: Go to your computer, launch its web browser and visit Samsung webpage
• Step 2: Hover to Support, choose Manuals & Software and pick TV
• Step 3: Look for the model of your Samsung Smart TV
• Step 4: Download the firmware/software update and extract the files to a USB
• Step 5: Connect the USB to the TV. Next open Menu, move to Support and select Software Upgrade. From the list of update methods, you have to choose  By USB. Finally, click on OK if prompted and wait for the update to finish.

Work with the router: You suspect the router to be at fault instead of your Samsung Smart TV? Then one of the first things to do is to restart the router by turning it off and on again. It’s also a good idea to move the router closer to your television and determine whether the reception improves. Moreover, besides your Samsung Smart TV, you should disconnect all devices from the router to free up bandwidth and minimize interference.

In the case that other devices with Internet connectivity experience loss of connection too, the router itself is likely malfunctioning. You could test that theory by connecting your TV to another router.