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Nighthawk AX8 (RAX80) Coverage?
Hi, Yesterday I upgraded my wi-fi router from Netgear AC1600 to Nighthawk AX8. The installation went well with no hickups and latest firmware version was installed. My concern is the coverage a...
Thanks for responce. My interior walls are not brick, only exterior walls. The router is against an interior wall as can see from the house layout. If the routers "wings" are any indication as to how to point the beam (signal), then this means it's trying to penerate through 2 brick walls?
the "wings' are omnidirectional. Meaning they broadcast in a circle. So it really shouldn't matter much how they're pointed.
What are the interior walls made of?
Interior walls are 1/2" sheetrock. House was built in 1978.
Have you tried simply moving the router around the corner to the kitchen area and seeing if it helps?
it wouldn't be the first time that something in the walls (like hvac) was blocking the signal.
I was hoping I would not have to relocate the router from the family room because it's were the internet modem is located.
This room is adjoined to the house and the floor is concrete. Meaning cabling would have to cross overtop of the threshold to the rest of the house. Can't drill through concrete floor to route cabling.
Relocating the router from this room appears to be the only option here. But cable management and maintaining a "clean" look will prove to be challange.