ᐅ Improve Wi-Fi Coverage/Signal Strength

Created on: 7 May 2017 13:44
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Barossi
Hello,

now that we finally have fiber optic installed in the house and thanks to the FritzBox the internet is running very fast and stable, we still need to improve the lighting in the house and garden.
The ceiling is made of reinforced concrete, and quite a lot of metal has been used in the construction (lintels, ring beam, etc.).
Additionally, the house is quite large in size.

What can be done to have satisfactory Wi-Fi coverage everywhere?
I have 20 Ethernet ports throughout the house that I could use.

Which system makes sense?

Best regards, Barossi
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apokolok
9 May 2017 12:51
The Lite version of the Ubiquiti access point works with a proprietary included injector and should be perfectly sufficient for your purposes.
Adding extra routers is a makeshift solution. It looks messy and is, at best, technically acceptable.
Turn off the Wi-Fi on the Fritz!Box, use one to three of the Ubiquiti units, and you’ll have an excellent solution reaching every corner of your house and garden.
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Barossi
9 May 2017 13:02
apokolok schrieb:
The lite version of the Ubiquiti access points works with a proprietary injector included in the package and should be more than sufficient for your purpose.
Adding extra routers is a makeshift solution. It looks bad and is technically at best barely adequate.
Turn off the Wi-Fi on your Fritz!Box, use 1–3 of the Ubiquiti units, and you’ll have an excellent solution reaching every corner of your house and garden.

Hello,
thank you for your advice. The Ubiquiti access points will then be wired from the switch, right?
What about the radiation exposure inside the house with 3 access points?

What do you mean by lite version?

Best regards, Barossi
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Barossi
9 May 2017 21:37
Do the Ubiquiti access points still work satisfactorily if they are mounted on a room wall instead of on the ceiling? How is the "directional pattern" in that case?
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Barossi
11 May 2017 16:31
Hello,

to cover one side of the house (kitchen, living room) with the FritzBox (also for DECT phone use), it would make sense to relocate the FritzBox within the house. For this, a Cat cable of about 5–7m (16–23 feet) would need to be installed from the fiber optic splitter to the FritzBox.

Would a 5–7m (16–23 feet) length of LAN cable still work well in this setup?

Best regards, Barossi
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apokolok
11 May 2017 16:34
You can easily use 50m (165 feet) of cable. You don’t need to worry about DECT either, as its range is significantly greater than that of Wi-Fi. So unless you own a palace, you should be able to make calls throughout the entire house regardless of the location of the Fritzbox.
The Ubiquiti access points should also work well when mounted on a wall.
77.willo11 May 2017 17:46
The Ubiquiti components are designed for wall mounting. I have never seen them installed on the ceiling.