ᐅ Poor Wi-Fi Coverage Despite Using a Range Extender – What Can Be Done?
Created on: 15 Jan 2020 13:39
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chewbacca123
Hello everyone,
We have a single-family home with two floors (built on a slope, ground floor + basement). Our router is located in the basement in the utility room. We have a Wi-Fi repeater in the hallway on the ground floor, but the signal is very poor. Our internet connection speed is 50,000 (50,000), so it should work fine. Our PCs and TVs are connected to the internet directly via Ethernet cables and don’t rely on Wi-Fi. However, Wi-Fi coverage for phones and tablets on the ground floor is weak.
Can anyone recommend a repeater that offers better performance? Currently, we are using the TP Link RE 450 AC 1750.
There must be good options that can be connected to the internet via Ethernet cable and then broadcast Wi-Fi. I haven’t found any yet, but such devices must exist, right?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards
We have a single-family home with two floors (built on a slope, ground floor + basement). Our router is located in the basement in the utility room. We have a Wi-Fi repeater in the hallway on the ground floor, but the signal is very poor. Our internet connection speed is 50,000 (50,000), so it should work fine. Our PCs and TVs are connected to the internet directly via Ethernet cables and don’t rely on Wi-Fi. However, Wi-Fi coverage for phones and tablets on the ground floor is weak.
Can anyone recommend a repeater that offers better performance? Currently, we are using the TP Link RE 450 AC 1750.
There must be good options that can be connected to the internet via Ethernet cable and then broadcast Wi-Fi. I haven’t found any yet, but such devices must exist, right?
Thanks in advance,
Best regards
seat88 schrieb:
Actually, this should work without a repeater or access point or anything else. A good standard router should handle it. No, it doesn't have to. With plenty of steel in the ceilings, reception is gone.
I have one from Fritz, which is good. We have two FritzBoxes and a repeater, so we have mesh LAN and DECT throughout the entire house. Works great.
For us, it’s the opposite: the router is located in the attic (second floor). Reception on the first floor is already weak, and there is no signal on the ground floor.
Therefore, the Fritz Repeater 1750e (configured as an access point) is connected to the LAN port on the ground floor.
Therefore, the Fritz Repeater 1750e (configured as an access point) is connected to the LAN port on the ground floor.
Well, I can only advise everyone to get rid of all the repeaters (or sell them) and set up a proper network with access points on every floor. Especially if the Wi-Fi is really that bad and you depend on it.
My Fritz router in the main distribution frame (MDF) manages to provide Wi-Fi coverage to all floors and even reaches the surrounding neighbors. Sure, there are a few spots where the signal is weak, mostly around the roof soffits and such, but that’s negligible since no one really needs Wi-Fi there anyway.
My Fritz router in the main distribution frame (MDF) manages to provide Wi-Fi coverage to all floors and even reaches the surrounding neighbors. Sure, there are a few spots where the signal is weak, mostly around the roof soffits and such, but that’s negligible since no one really needs Wi-Fi there anyway.
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Daniel-Sp15 Jan 2020 14:19At first, in a timber frame house, we only had a Fritzbox in the utility room on the ground floor. The 5G Wi-Fi signal on the upper floor, on the opposite gable side, was very poor. Fortunately, I had planned a LAN ceiling outlet on both the ground and upper floors. Now, as planned, two UniFi Nano HD access points are connected there, and everything works great. When moving between floors, my phone seamlessly switches from one access point to the other.
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