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Setting up AC3000 for sprawling ranch house
I am looking to setup a mesh network in my daughter’s long sprawling ranch house. The square footage is 2700 ft, 5 bedrooms, plus 5 other rooms. The layout leans more toward a long rectangle than a...
2700sq ft is a bit small for a 3 pack. I would try a base router and 1 satellite. I have a 5000sq ft home two level multiple rooms and use the base router upstairs at one end of the house and the satellite at the other end. about 40 feet in between. 30 feet is recommended between base router and satellite to begin with depending upon building materials. wood and dry wall doesn't present much of a problem. Older homes or building of concrete, this can pose a problem for wifi signal penetration.
Have had zero issues with wired back haul. Have there network switches in between my router and satellite.
Is the recommendation for 30 ft between so the wireless coverage doesn't overlap? In other words, what happens if the distance is less than 30 ft.?
yes, you don't want too much over lap. So farther is best from the router. The router can cover up to around 2000sq ft alone. 30 feet seem to be a starting point for Orbi systems.