If your R7000P drops WIFI, check that it's not overheating

[JimRessler]

There is hope, don't throw away your R7000P router for dropped signal.  Raise it up off the surface or point a fan at it to keep it cool. When the top of the case was 95 and the bottom was 106, WIFI would drop out. I put mine on some wood blocks, now 84 on top and 95 underneath and works great.  Avoid placing in an enclosure or or on top of other electronics such as a cable box or AV receiver.

Soutions that involve resetting or firmware updates might be working just because the radio chips shut off for a few minutes and cool down. 

Hope this helps! 

Jim

[labatt]

Folks have reported poor grease used for the heat sinks. Some have said they took router appart and replaced the grease with good success.

[JimRessler]

The R7000P does not use grease, it uses thermal pads.  I drilled 52 holes in the top cover, been good ever since. 

[FURRYe38]

FYI, to avoid having to do more invasive cooling modification measures, one can install a USB laptop fan under the router to add additional force air cooling. Something I've done since 2010. Works well and keeps routers cool.

One I use:

https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-Massive-Adjustable-Notebook-CL-N004-PL20BL/dp/B00IGSATZY/ref=sr_1...