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
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SteffenBank16 Jan 2020 07:25And one very important thing: try to find and set a channel that is not severely overloaded. In our construction area, there are channels in the 2.4GHz band where sometimes 10 Wi-Fi networks are active simultaneously.
I’m going to hijack this thread for a moment:
I have two Ubiquiti Access Point Lite devices, but I only get limited coverage in the entrance area and garden section. So, I ordered a third Access Point Lite.
Now I’d like to visualize the signal quality using the map function.
I have uploaded my floor plan. According to various tutorials, I should trace the walls next. However, the required button for this is missing on my end.
Can someone tell me what might be causing this?
I have two Ubiquiti Access Point Lite devices, but I only get limited coverage in the entrance area and garden section. So, I ordered a third Access Point Lite.
Now I’d like to visualize the signal quality using the map function.
I have uploaded my floor plan. According to various tutorials, I should trace the walls next. However, the required button for this is missing on my end.
Can someone tell me what might be causing this?
I can't check it myself, but you can find, for example, the following suggested solution by using your preferred search engine:
For that Option, you need to select Designer Option when creating a map. I believe you can Edit an existing one, but it removes any existing devices that are already placed on the map.
chewbacca12316 Jan 2020 09:25vx220 schrieb:
Which telecom router is it? The smart3 also supports mesh. Get that one if it’s rented. Then connect the speedhome WiFi as an access point directly to the LAN cable and everything will be fine!We have the Speedport Smart. Can it do something like that?
It is rented.
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Matthew0316 Jan 2020 11:23SteffenBank schrieb:
One very important thing: try to find and set a channel that is not heavily congested. In our construction area, there are channels in the 2.4GHz band with up to 10 Wi-Fi networks on the same channel. How can this be checked and, if necessary, changed to select a different channel?
Matthew03 schrieb:
How can this be checked and, if necessary, changed to another channel?There are various apps available for checking this. I believe the Ubiquiti Controller software offers this feature, and I think it even assigns channels automatically for the access points. On a Mac, you can use "Wireless Diagnostics" to also check the channel usage in the surrounding area. However, you can always set the channel manually in the router or access point.