Ideal router placement?

[kamaran]

So the advice I have read seems to suggest as high up as possible and in a central location, given my rooms are separated by walls, would it be therefore logical for me to place my router in the loft in a central location over all the rooms?

I live in the UK, so in theory temperatures shouldn't be too extreme either way

 

[stevech]

So the advice I have read seems to suggest as high up as possible and in a central location, given my rooms are separated by walls, would it be therefore logical for me to place my router in the loft in a central location over all the rooms?

I live in the UK, so in theory temperatures shouldn't be too extreme either way

central in 3 dimensions. Get a mental picture where the WiFi router or access point is a light bulb and your walls and floors and ceilings are like tinted windows. You walk around and observe how bright the light bulb is or isn't from various vantage points

sometimes, just the WiFi router isn't enough, no matter where it's placed and you need one or more access points (APs). That can be very inexpensive.

 

[KGB7]

Central location is best, unless you have a 10,000sqft house, then you will need several routers.


On my android phone, I have an app called WiFi Analyzer, its free and it works well. I use it at work when setting up access points in large offices. It has many features.

You can use that app to figure out where the dead spots or weak spots are in your house. Watch the Signal Meter and try to keep the signal level under -70db.

 

[kamaran]

So I ran a test and placed a router in the attic, results were awful, signal was mid-weak in all rooms, so looks like another AP is needed in the dead spot.

Thanks to everyone.