I am planning a bungalow with 120 sqm (1,290 sq ft) of living space and am considering placing the Wi-Fi router as centrally as possible within the house.
I thought about installing it in the attic since it would be out of sight there.
Does anyone know if a drywall ceiling plus 24 cm (9.5 inches) of mineral wool would significantly block the Wi-Fi signal from reaching the rest of the house?
Thank you very much for your answers.
I thought about installing it in the attic since it would be out of sight there.
Does anyone know if a drywall ceiling plus 24 cm (9.5 inches) of mineral wool would significantly block the Wi-Fi signal from reaching the rest of the house?
Thank you very much for your answers.
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My sister, who has a wooden beam ceiling in an older building, already experiences significant reception problems one floor below. This is equivalent to having the router under the roof in a bungalow. For me, the router will be located in the utility room or the office, probably the office.
In all the tests I have read, reception is good on the same floor, but often problematic between different levels.
My sister, who has a wooden beam ceiling in an older building, already experiences significant reception problems one floor below. This is equivalent to having the router under the roof in a bungalow. For me, the router will be located in the utility room or the office, probably the office.
In all the tests I have read, reception is good on the same floor, but often problematic between different levels.
Well, as long as it’s not a concrete bunker and excessive steel hasn’t been used, it doesn’t really matter where the router is placed. For an area of 120 m² (1292 ft²), the signal quality should remain acceptable.
Since standard routers usually have omnidirectional antennas, it doesn’t make a difference whether the device is on the same floor, above, or below.
I also consider the claim that electronics start melting between 30°C and 50°C (86°F and 122°F) to be a myth—this temperature range is actually the normal operating temperature for many devices.
Since standard routers usually have omnidirectional antennas, it doesn’t make a difference whether the device is on the same floor, above, or below.
I also consider the claim that electronics start melting between 30°C and 50°C (86°F and 122°F) to be a myth—this temperature range is actually the normal operating temperature for many devices.
Mycraft schrieb:
Well, it’s not a big deal to climb the ladder sometimes... although I also prefer to have something like that in the utility room...Sure, if something goes wrong, then several times in a short period (1 hour?).
In our old house, we occasionally had failures – then you sometimes had to reset the panel or turn it off, wait 2 minutes, turn it on again... check online to see what’s happening...
Anyway: anything that needs monitoring should be at eye level. What’s wrong with the storage or utility room?
Since I have close contact with various router manufacturers, I can only advise against placing these devices in the attic. Temperature is really a major issue there. It is best to always mount the router on the wall in a cool room. With future routers, this problem is likely to get worse rather than better, so it’s best not to set up such a one-way street to begin with.
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