Basement OK for router placement?

[binarydad]

I can't really move my AC68U too much. I have a split foyer and the router is near the center of the house about 4 feet off the ground, in the bottom level. Is this still considered OK or would there be a huge benefit to moving it upstairs? All 3 antennas are straight up and parallel. My speeds are just fine for my needs, but really was just curious.

 

[thiggins]

I can't really move my AC68U too much. I have a split foyer and the router is near the center of the house about 4 feet off the ground, in the bottom level. Is this still considered OK or would there be a huge benefit to moving it upstairs? All 3 antennas are straight up and parallel. My speeds are just fine for my needs, but really was just curious.

The good news is the router is near the center of the house.

If there is only one floor above the router, you're probably ok. If there are two, you would be better off moving it to the center floor.

If your internet service is below 100 Mbps, you can try a pair of Homeplug AV2 adapters between the modem and router WAN port.

 

[ColinTaylor]

All 3 antennas are straight up and parallel. My speeds are just fine for my needs, but really was just curious.

As Tim said, it depends how many floors you have. But bear in mind that the radio signal is strongest perpendicular to the antennas. So if you put 2 of the antennas at 45 degrees ( \ | /) you should get better coverage above (and below!) the router.

 

[joegreat]

It all depends how much the ceiling/floor is taking away from the signal - could be low damping or high.
You need to try and see - if it does not work, you need a router in Access Point mode on each floor.

In my flat (one floor) I need two routers to get full coverage of the ~1100 ft² apartment - very strong, thick walls of steel armed concrete does not let signals pass well.
But the good think is that there is nearly no signals from the neighbors and my signal does not leave the flat...

 

[wouterv]

Router throughput is the measure for being happy with the router, it's settings and it's location.
The wireless clients connection speed should be close to the maximum as expected by the hardware specifications.
The throughput shall be at least half of the connection speed.
If the above is all fine, the router is perfectly in shape.