In your home, where do you guys have your router located? I want to get the best possible signal. I may have to install it in a higher location. Unfortunately it's in our son's play room at the front of the house. I'm a single story.
Wifi router location
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On the wall about 6-7 foot off the floor on the side of the house closest to the garage.
Hanging on the side of the big computer desk roughly 5 feet off the ground, and the signal goes all the way up to the 3rd floor/attic & outside in the back yard.
In the most central location to where you need a signal. Make sure there are as few obstructions as possible between the access point and the clients, ie not behind the TV, in the entertainment center, etc.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
Download this: http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector.aspx
Use it to see what channel your neighbors are operating on. I bet most of them are running on channel 6. Set yours to run on either channel 1 or 11, depending on which channel has the least RF.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
Download this: http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector.aspx
Use it to see what channel your neighbors are operating on. I bet most of them are running on channel 6. Set yours to run on either channel 1 or 11, depending on which channel has the least RF.
I have mine in the basement with the antenna horizontal so it radiates outward and upward through the floor.
Sure, the other side of my house is a dead spot, but I ran Cat 5 over there.
The basement is where my cable comes in, and the modem, switch, and Network Attached Storage sit down there.
Sure, the other side of my house is a dead spot, but I ran Cat 5 over there.
The basement is where my cable comes in, and the modem, switch, and Network Attached Storage sit down there.
Originally Posted By: Jasmotas
In the most central location to where you need a signal. Make sure there are as few obstructions as possible between the access point and the clients, ie not behind the TV, in the entertainment center, etc.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
Download this: http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector.aspx
Use it to see what channel your neighbors are operating on. I bet most of them are running on channel 6. Set yours to run on either channel 1 or 11, depending on which channel has the least RF.
We have Time Warner. I don't think ours has a channel selector.
In the most central location to where you need a signal. Make sure there are as few obstructions as possible between the access point and the clients, ie not behind the TV, in the entertainment center, etc.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
Download this: http://www.xirrus.com/Products/Wi-Fi-Inspector.aspx
Use it to see what channel your neighbors are operating on. I bet most of them are running on channel 6. Set yours to run on either channel 1 or 11, depending on which channel has the least RF.
We have Time Warner. I don't think ours has a channel selector.
Are the cable and telephone wires exposed or behind the wall going into the router?
Originally Posted By: Jasmotas
In the most central location to where you need a signal. Make sure there are as few obstructions as possible between the access point and the clients, ie not behind the TV, in the entertainment center, etc.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
I agree, the most central location possible.
I wouldn't worry too much about channel, I think most routers these days are pre-configured to automatically select the best channel with the least interference.
In the most central location to where you need a signal. Make sure there are as few obstructions as possible between the access point and the clients, ie not behind the TV, in the entertainment center, etc.
If it has external antennas, make sure they are vertical.
I agree, the most central location possible.
I wouldn't worry too much about channel, I think most routers these days are pre-configured to automatically select the best channel with the least interference.
I have mine in the living room, about 6 feet up. Strong signal in the furthest room and outside around the house.
I suggest you upgrade your router to nice juicy new one with a strong, powerful range. Then it really doesn't matter when you put it.
I suggest you upgrade your router to nice juicy new one with a strong, powerful range. Then it really doesn't matter when you put it.
Wherever I can hide it, tin foil to deflect.
Originally Posted By: eljefino
I have mine in the basement with the antenna horizontal so it radiates outward and upward through the floor.
Sure, the other side of my house is a dead spot, but I ran Cat 5 over there.
The basement is where my cable comes in, and the modem, switch, and Network Attached Storage sit down there.
Sounds exactly like my setup.
Even on the second floor, I still get decent wireless signal.
I have mine in the basement with the antenna horizontal so it radiates outward and upward through the floor.
Sure, the other side of my house is a dead spot, but I ran Cat 5 over there.
The basement is where my cable comes in, and the modem, switch, and Network Attached Storage sit down there.
Sounds exactly like my setup.
Even on the second floor, I still get decent wireless signal.
Originally Posted By: Artem
I have mine in the living room, about 6 feet up. Strong signal in the furthest room and outside around the house.
I suggest you upgrade your router to nice juicy new one with a strong, powerful range. Then it really doesn't matter when you put it.
What brand do you recommend?
I have mine in the living room, about 6 feet up. Strong signal in the furthest room and outside around the house.
I suggest you upgrade your router to nice juicy new one with a strong, powerful range. Then it really doesn't matter when you put it.
What brand do you recommend?
Originally Posted By: Win
I have a repeater in the middle of the attic. This fills any dead spots in the house and yard.
Repeater?
I have a repeater in the middle of the attic. This fills any dead spots in the house and yard.
Repeater?
Not a recommendation, just showing what it is...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Wifi-Re...=item2ec20bce3e
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wireless-Wifi-Re...=item2ec20bce3e
I keep the primary router in the living room and then have two additional wireless access points on either side of the house. They're all just cheap refurbs running DD-WRT.
A brick house, with plaster and lathe, and old wiring isn't conducive to wifi.
A brick house, with plaster and lathe, and old wiring isn't conducive to wifi.
OVERKILL
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Originally Posted By: kb01
I keep the primary router in the living room and then have two additional wireless access points on either side of the house. They're all just cheap refurbs running DD-WRT.
A brick house, with plaster and lathe, and old wiring isn't conducive to wifi.
I have no issues lighting up mine with my AP541N
(similar house construction)
I keep the primary router in the living room and then have two additional wireless access points on either side of the house. They're all just cheap refurbs running DD-WRT.
A brick house, with plaster and lathe, and old wiring isn't conducive to wifi.
I have no issues lighting up mine with my AP541N
The electrician goofed who ran ethernet/cable/telephone outlets for me while on vacation. He put wifi router in the far corner of my basement in an addition. So weak wifi in our bedrooms.I have considered running the wifi router into middle of home with switch back were he centralized. However I use a $120 UPC to power cable modem/wifi router for 9 hours during power outages which are quite often.
He charged so little I have not had him come back to move it. The materials for me would have cost the same as he charged to do the full install/labor. I think they were leftovers and he was between jobs.
He charged so little I have not had him come back to move it. The materials for me would have cost the same as he charged to do the full install/labor. I think they were leftovers and he was between jobs.
Originally Posted By: OVERKILL
I have no issues lighting up mine with my AP541N
(similar house construction)
That's a bit above my pay grade -- I paid < $60 for my setup. I also keep one of them outside, so I can get wifi in my garage.
The biggest issue is with the few rooms that were renovated in the 50s. The metal lathe acts as a Faraday Cage, blocking pretty much anything wireless (phones, cell phone, wifi, etc.). The 1910s lathe & plaster isn't nearly as bad.
I have no issues lighting up mine with my AP541N
That's a bit above my pay grade -- I paid < $60 for my setup. I also keep one of them outside, so I can get wifi in my garage.
The biggest issue is with the few rooms that were renovated in the 50s. The metal lathe acts as a Faraday Cage, blocking pretty much anything wireless (phones, cell phone, wifi, etc.). The 1910s lathe & plaster isn't nearly as bad.
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