I live in an older home with plaster and wire lath walls and brick between floors. Not good for wireless networks. I have wired most of the house with CAT 5 but I also have wireless access using a wireless router and 2 access points. I am not an IT expert and I use trial and error and lots of web searching to figure it out …
The router is in the basement and it also is the connection point for the wired network. The SSID is “basement”.
The first access point is on the first floor. that SSID is “first floor”. The second access point is on the second floor with an SSID of “second floor”. Depending on where the wireless user is they connect to the SSID that gives the best signal.
The problem is with the access point on the first floor. It is in a room (kitchen) that is about 28 feet long. If the wireless PC is within about 2 feet of the access point it shows an “excellent” signal. Move about 10 feet away and it drops to “very good”. Move to the other side of the room, about 25 feet away and the signal drops to “very low”.
It makes no sense to me that an access point can’t reach across an open room 25 feet away with a great signal.
All wireless are on seaprate chanels. I’m currently using channel 6 for the “basement”, channel 3 for “first floor” and channel 1 for the “second floor”.
Any advice?
