ᐅ Wi-Fi across three floors: is it better to set up access points or use mesh repeaters?
Created on: 14 Jun 2022 10:54
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Good morning everyone,
here is my situation.
I have a house on a slope with 3 floors: the basement is living space, the ground floor is for the kids, and the top floor is for the parents.
The fiber optic connection is in the basement, where the main router (7490) is also located. On the ground floor (7490) and top floor (7362 SL), there is another Fritz Box set up as a mesh repeater via LAN (ground floor) and Wi-Fi (top floor).
However, a lot of steel and concrete were used in the construction of the house (the ground floor has a concrete parapet wall / ledge that extends 90cm (35 inches) beyond the basement).
When I use FaceTime, my iPhone often switches between Wi-Fi and LTE, causing connection issues, which is quite frustrating. Generally, the Wi-Fi throughout the house works well over the mesh system (I have named the Wi-Fi network the same on all floors, and my device connects well across them).
Now my question is:
What difference would it make if I set up the two mesh Fritz Boxes as access points instead?
Would that improve the range?
Or would it make sense to try another router and set it up as the master in the basement? For example, the new FB 5590.
I’m still not quite clear about the difference between mesh and access point setups.
Maybe a network expert could help me understand this better.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
Micha
here is my situation.
I have a house on a slope with 3 floors: the basement is living space, the ground floor is for the kids, and the top floor is for the parents.
The fiber optic connection is in the basement, where the main router (7490) is also located. On the ground floor (7490) and top floor (7362 SL), there is another Fritz Box set up as a mesh repeater via LAN (ground floor) and Wi-Fi (top floor).
However, a lot of steel and concrete were used in the construction of the house (the ground floor has a concrete parapet wall / ledge that extends 90cm (35 inches) beyond the basement).
When I use FaceTime, my iPhone often switches between Wi-Fi and LTE, causing connection issues, which is quite frustrating. Generally, the Wi-Fi throughout the house works well over the mesh system (I have named the Wi-Fi network the same on all floors, and my device connects well across them).
Now my question is:
What difference would it make if I set up the two mesh Fritz Boxes as access points instead?
Would that improve the range?
Or would it make sense to try another router and set it up as the master in the basement? For example, the new FB 5590.
I’m still not quite clear about the difference between mesh and access point setups.
Maybe a network expert could help me understand this better.
Thank you very much.
Kind regards,
Micha
I have a 7590 as the main router, a 7490 as mesh node, and 2 repeaters, all connected via LAN.
This setup works, and the 7490 can also handle telephone data from the 7590, but unfortunately not as a DECT repeater.
AC only makes sense if there are AC-capable devices on the network.
It might be possible to use AVM powerline adapters for this, which are also very good.
This setup works, and the 7490 can also handle telephone data from the 7590, but unfortunately not as a DECT repeater.
AC only makes sense if there are AC-capable devices on the network.
It might be possible to use AVM powerline adapters for this, which are also very good.
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The discussion was about the connection between devices, which runs via powerline rather than mesh, if there is no LAN wiring available.
Araknis schrieb:
Powerline is the absolute last resort when nothing else works.
The discussion was about the connection between devices, which runs via powerline rather than mesh, if there is no LAN wiring available.