wifi Do mirrors block Wi-Fi?

[Indian pc builder]

Do mirrors block Wi-Fi? As in if you have an AP, a non drywall wall with mirrors ( and a 55 inch tv) on the side of the AP,

will the Wi-Fi in the room on the other side of the wall be bad?

[Average Nerd]

Anything metallic in the way of the signal is going to negatively affect signal strenght, so yes, the mirrors could be blocking signals.

[Macfox38]

Metal, glass, or exceptionally dense walls will interfere with the signal but you shouldnt have any major issues. Should note that higher frequencies like 5Ghz and 6Ghz will have a harder time punching through. Devices might switch to the 2.4Ghz band. 

48 minutes ago, Indian pc builder said:

Do mirrors block Wi-Fi? As in if you have an AP, a non drywall wall with mirrors ( and a 55 inch tv) on the side of the AP,

will the Wi-Fi in the room on the other side of the wall be bad?

 

[Ottoman420]

Mirrors don't block they reflect 

[Robchil]

31 minutes ago, Ottoman420 said:

Mirrors don't block they reflect 

they reflect light.... but it's glass usually and the density can make issues for radio signals. ... but the worst there is the tv.. older tube tv's was worse, but LCD's plasma's etc. will still send out interference for the wifi radio signal.  

 

[Indian pc builder]

42 minutes ago, Robchil said:

they reflect light.... but it's glass usually and the density can make issues for radio signals. ... but the worst there is the tv.. older tube tv's was worse, but LCD's plasma's etc. will still send out interference for the wifi radio signal.  

 

samsung 4k lcd? from 2018, shouldnt be much of an issue, being a smart tv itself right?

[ki8aras]

2 hours ago, Indian pc builder said:

Do mirrors block Wi-Fi? As in if you have an AP, a non drywall wall with mirrors ( and a 55 inch tv) on the side of the AP,

will the Wi-Fi in the room on the other side of the wall be bad?

if your question is " do they deflect radio signals the same way they deflect light?" the answer is no

[Indian pc builder]

1 minute ago, ki8aras said:

if your question is " do they deflect radio signals the same way they deflect light?" the answer is no

but do they make the 5ghz signal on the other side worse?

[ki8aras]

1 minute ago, Indian pc builder said:

but do they make the 5ghz signal on the other side worse?

yes, as does everything you put between the access point and the device

[Indian pc builder]

4 minutes ago, ki8aras said:

yes, as does everything you put between the access point and the device

would it make a noticeable difference or is is probably the 10 meters of distance between the wall and the access point?

[Robchil]

11 minutes ago, Indian pc builder said:

would it make a noticeable difference or is is probably the 10 meters of distance between the wall and the access point?

any wall or material will reduce the distance the radio signal from your access point can travel, 5Ghz signal more than 2.4Ghz,  and having a wall of mirrors/glass pretty much kills anything beyond that wall.. was it just 1 mirror, or 1 tv, it wouldn't be that much issue as radio signals can bounce too... if you understand what i mean.. 

so for your setup, 10 meters .. well i would set up a second AP on the other side of that glass/mirror wall to get a good signal on both sides.

you say it's a non drywall... do you mean concrete or stone wall?. that would basically kill the signal totally, and with the second blocking surface as the glass, even less will get through. 

 

[Indian pc builder]

4 minutes ago, Robchil said:

any wall or material will reduce the distance the radio signal from your access point can travel, 5Ghz signal more than 2.4Ghz,  and having a wall of mirrors/glass pretty much kills anything beyond that wall.. was it just 1 mirror, or 1 tv, it wouldn't be that much issue as radio signals can bounce too... if you understand what i mean.. 

so for your setup, 10 meters .. well i would set up a second AP on the other side of that glass/mirror wall to get a good signal on both sides.

you say it's a non dry wall... do you mean concrete wall?. that would basically kill the signal totally, and with the second blocking surface as the glass. 

 

concrete, or brick, i can't tell

[Robchil]

Just now, Indian pc builder said:

concrete, or brick, i can't tell, either way, i already have a 4th ap on order and some ethernet cables running into the room.

depends on how thick.. but those are usually signal killers...  and adding the glass mirrors, will reduce the signal to unusable. 

 

[Indian pc builder]

1 minute ago, Robchil said:

depends on how thick.. but those are usually signal killers...  and adding the glass mirrors, will reduce the signal to unusable. 

 

got it so new ap then, ill stick it in the outlet right by my door so the 5ghz can go through 3 inches of wood instead of 10 meters and a foot of brick/concrete/idk/plaster/ NOT drywall wall. That and the fact that my door is on another 1/2 foot thick concrete wall should help greatly then?

[Robchil]

2 minutes ago, Indian pc builder said:

got it so new ap then, ill stick it in the outlet right by my door so the 5ghz can go through 3 inches of wood instead of 10 meters and a foot of brick/concrete/idk/plaster/ NOT drywall wall. That and the fact that my door is on another 1/2 foot thick concrete wall should help greatly then?

yeah wood should be no problem. the signal should be good between the first AP and the wall