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AX 4200 best Installation in 4 level home
Just bought the AX4200 wifi 6 system with 2 satelites for improved wifi quality in my 4 level home (including concrete basement). Internet router is currently in the basement, next to the internet bo...
That generation of homes tends to be a bit challenging as a lot of them were built with plaster lathe on the interior walls. Tended to have metal in the plaster and do an excellent job of blocking wifi. Not sure about your place or if it was remodeled at all.
But I'd try several positions to see what works best.
My home is 4,000 sq ft over 4 levels (including basement). Built in 1920.
There will be at least 30 feet between the router and the various satelites, each satelite on a different floor (1st and basement). The satelites will each be at opposite ends of the house on different floors.
2nd, 1st and basement will be diagonally opposite from each other in each case. No plans of having any satelites on the 3rd floor.
That generation of homes tends to be a bit challenging as a lot of them were built with plaster lathe on the interior walls. Tended to have metal in the plaster and do an excellent job of blocking wifi. Not sure about your place or if it was remodeled at all.
But I'd try several positions to see what works best.
I was surprised to find a distinct "shadow" in terms of WiFi coverage in a 1928 home. Then discovered that the original brick chimney from the basement heating ran up through the entire house, enclosed in a drywall chase. (The coal chute on the side of the house should have been a clue.) The house was converted first to oil and later to natural gas.
The home situation you describe is exactly like mine.
If you have plaster lathe, then good luck. It might take some decent testing to determine the proper placement. It can cause backhaul issues and because of it I've seen people use moca adapters (ethernet over coax) or powerline connections to connect the satellites.
Thanks plemans for the suggestion.
I left the internet provider's router in its original place and worked with testing different places for the 2 satellites for max coverage. That did it. Thanks.
Try looking up what options you have by home size:
