Try moving it to one of the most recommended spots to see if you get a free speed boost.
Putting your router in the best position for your home layout can make a big difference and also check for appliances that might block your WiFi signal.
According to the experts, there are a few top spots to try putting your router in. We’ve rounded up some of them up below, highlighted any exceptions and listed a few more tips.
ON THE MANTLE
The first recommended place: “On a mantle in a central living room or family room.”
The radio waves routers emit generally spread downward, so it’s a good idea to elevate your router as much as possible to maximize coverage. A good height to shoot for is around five to seven feet off the ground, so see if you can use a shelf, mantle, or counter to place your router. Whatever you do, avoid placing it on or near the floor.
It’s great to have your router as central as possible in the home. If you use most of your gadgets in the living room then having the Wi-Fi router in there could increase speed. Just make sure signal-blocking items like metal objects, wireless speakers, or baby monitors are not also on the mantle.
THE HALLWAY
The next recommended spot also involves keeping the router central.
Put your device: “On a small coffee table placed strategically in a central hallway or living space.” The higher the router the better as Wi-Fi signals travel down so try to avoid putting your router on the floor.
UPSTAIRS
The one exception to the floor rule is when you live in a home with two stories or more.
If that’s the case, you may find putting it on the floor upstairs sends signals down below as well as to devices on the top floor. Put the router: “On the second-floor landing if you don’t have a basement.” Bear in mind that underfloor heating or reinforced concrete in walls can ruin your Wi-Fi signal. You need to make sure the signals can penetrate any material you put the router next to.
How to find out what’s blocking your home Wi-Fi signal and fix it
Your home Wi-Fi can be incredibly finicky. That’s because the signal that wireless routers work off of can mix and match with signals from other electronics, which causes interference. If you’re struggling with slow or blocked Wi-Fi signals, there are a few things you can do to improve the quality of your wireless internet signal.
Let’s get a quick understanding of what Wi-Fi is exactly. Wi-Fi is based on radio waves, and these waves travel through walls and other objects, allowing it to connect to the internet. Because Wi-Fi uses radio waves, it can pass through many physical objects – like walls, tables, and even entire levels of your home.
However, some materials let more radio waves through than others. As such, those who have a lot of concrete, metal, and other heavy materials in their home will find that their Wi-Fi signal doesn’t pass through as easily. Meanwhile, those with wooden walls and floors shouldn’t see the degradation as plainly. The above gives a representation of signal loss by material.
Place Router Away From Other Electronic Devices
Other electronics can interfere with your router’s signal. You should especially avoid electronics like microwaves, which emit a strong 2.4GHz band signal capable of interfering with routers on the wireless band. Try to place your router five to six feet away from other electronics. Alternatively, you can adjust your router’s frequency to 5GHz if other 2.4GHz band devices are unavoidable.
Place Router Away From Water and Metal Objects
Water and metal have been know to interfere with a router’s signal. Avoid placing your router next to metal appliances, fish tanks, metal walls or doors, and metal pipes. Doing this will help you eliminate or at least minimize any Wi-Fi dead zones in your home.
Secure the Internet Connection
Make sure your neighbors aren’t using your Wi-Fi and stealing your bandwidth. The more people who use your Internet, the slower it will be. Create a strong, complex password that will prevent outsiders from gaining access to your network.
Regularly Reboot the Router
When you reboot your router, you’re letting it perform necessary system updates. If possible, set up your router to reboot automatically when you’re not online, whether it’s late at night while you’re asleep or in the middle of the day if you’re away at work.
Improve Wi-Fi signal with an access point
How to improve Wi-Fi signal if the home is made of heavier materials? One way to do it is to move where your wireless router is set up. Depending on where the router is set up, the signal for your Wi-Fi could be hitting those heavy materials sooner rather than later, making it weaker on the other side. If you move your router to a more open area, it could improve signal strength greatly.
Another way to improve signal strength throughout your home is with the use of access points or Wi-Fi extenders. These access points take the signal from your router and re-beam it to your home. This is useful for homes with lots of heavy material throughout, as you can set up access points to help connect different parts of the house and improve your Wi-Fi signal throughout.
Appliances can slow your Wi-Fi signal
One other thing to keep in mind is that some appliances – like smart fridges, ovens, washers, dryers, etc., are Wi-Fi killers. Because they’re made of such heavy materials, and because they often emit their own radio wave frequencies, they can completely cut through your Wi-Fi signal and create issues, making your wireless signal worse than it should be.
Keep the nearby appliances in mind when planning where to put your wireless router, or invest in some access points to help move the Wi-Fi signal around those dead zones. It might cost a little bit extra, but you’ll be happy you did it when your internet works better. You can also try upgrading your wireless router, which can help provide a more stable and reliable signal.
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