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by ren_pol

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hi. we have a wireless router however it is permanently positioned downstaris near the front door. The signal cannot be detected in some parts of the house particularly at the second floor. what can be a remedy for this? i cannot relocate the router it is permanently situated there..

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by fdiaz693

hello there is a remedy for this sure you get and wireless antena to put on second floor.. to cacht better signal or extend the ethernet cable and put modem and router on second floor...

by jbafile

I run into this issue all the time with residential wireless networking.

Deploying a high gain antenna or a repeater would probably do the trick, as long as the issue isn't coming from interference.

by pjjderidder

From your original quesstion I understand that installing a cable to the second floor isn't an option ? A possible solution is ethernet over powerlines. This requires a pair of adapters which plug in to the mains. The network signal travels over the eletrical wiring. Google "Devolo" for more info. There are other suppliers too..

by gunga55

You can pick up a range extender available at most tech type stores i.e best buy or on line. the price ranges from $50- $100+ for most of the country You simply place it at the farthest range plug it in and follow the simple directions. You could also switch over to the N instead of G this will give you less dead spots and maybe more range but there is no guarantee on that one.

by davo2903

Most SOHO APs are supplied with an omni directional antenna that covers a large area across the horizontal space and not much over the vertical space.

To cover the deadspots over the two levels simply adjust the antenna from a vertical position to a horizontal position. This should cover the two levels nicely and prevent some cell leakage outside the premises which in turn makes your WLAN slightly more secure from outside attacks.

If this still does not fix the issue try changing the channel that the AP is set on. You could be getting co-channel or adjacent channel interference from a nearby wireless device (inc microwave, cordless phones, bluetooth, wireless cameras etc). This will cause signal degredation, reduced cell coverage etc. Channel 1, 6 or 11 are a good point to test at.

by coldave

You didn't mention the model of the router or the wireless type (b, g, a, n). If you can't move the router you might want to consider upgrading it instead of a repeater. You can get a good quality high performance router for about the same as a repeater. It all depends on the type of network adapters you have. If you have to upgrade them as well it may not be worth it. I have the NETGEAR - RangeMax 802.11g Wireless Router in my attic and get "excellent" to "great" connections on the 1st floor and "great" to "good" in the basement. My cable company had supplied the Linksys - Wireless-G 802.11g Cable Gateway and my signal was dropping on the first floor, my wireless print router on the second floor kept losing the signal. So you may want to look at the review and ratings for the wireless router you have. Look at the channel you are broadcasting on and if you are not broadcasting your SSID, consider doing that - secure your network ofcourse :-).

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