question regarding WIFI router placement

[AnimeDudeJ]

My parents just got fiber and they want to move their WiFi router to another spot (the model is a TP-link archer C3200) 

 

the house is roughly 10x10 meters and the walls are around  6cm or 2.5 inches thick with am old chimney in the center of the building, I've been trying to figure out where to mount it and I'm unsure if it's a good idea to wall mount it on the second floor on one end of the house. 

 

what would the difference be between mounting it horizontal on the wall, or om the slanted ceiling or even on the ceiling?

 

i could also mount it on the wall on the floor directly bellow, but that would make routing the Ethernet cable trickier.

 

thanks in advance for any input as I am not very experienced in working with wireless networking stuff as all my devices use cables where possible. 

[Dedayog]

You're overthinking.  Try for the center of the home, as wifi is a bubble.  Note that certain build aspects of a home (excess piping in a wall, or other metal features in a home) can impede the signal. Hit or miss though.

 

My home and router had no issue with bathroom piping and a metal tub, but my buddy has a staircase that must be made of lead since no signal can penetrate it.

 

You'll find your dead zones over time, it's just trial and error at that point then. For now, just place it where you don't have to look at the ugly thing.

[mike_seps]

@Dedayog is pretty spot on. Aim for the middle and see what happens. As long as the house isn't made of pure stone and lead, you should get pretty good speeds throughout.

 

My apartment is about 1000 square feet (slightly smaller than 10x10m) and my ISP provided router doesn't have any issues. But, at the same time, my GF's house is a fair bit older and her router can't reach from the front, room to the bedrooms at the back. She didn't want me to spend too much time optimizing things and running cables, so her ISP just gave her an additional mesh tower and called it a day.

[AnimeDudeJ]

2 hours ago, Dedayog said:

You're overthinking.  Try for the center of the home, as wifi is a bubble.  Note that certain build aspects of a home (excess piping in a wall, or other metal features in a home) can impede the signal. Hit or miss though.

 

My home and router had no issue with bathroom piping and a metal tub, but my buddy has a staircase that must be made of lead since no signal can penetrate it.

 

You'll find your dead zones over time, it's just trial and error at that point then. For now, just place it where you don't have to look at the ugly thing.

I just tried wall-mounting it pretty much dead centre next to the chimney and I was honestly a bit shocked at how good the reception in the kitchen was.

 

the kitchen is about a few meters diagonal through the chimney on the first floor. I am considering trying a spot on the 1st floor though and seeing if reception is acceptable on all floors though. 

[AnimeDudeJ]

aaand I was just informed I could not mount it by the chimney as it leaks... looking for other suitable spots as I type this.