Access point for T-shaped house

[simonselmer]

Hi all

 

I have a T-shaped house, and my router, ASUS RT-AC68U, is fortunately in the middle/intersection of the "T"-shape

But it's just not good enough to reach the edges of my house.

 

Would you recommended replacing my antennas on my router, or buy a new better accesspoint?

 

And which accesspoint would you recommended in that case for such a T-shaped house, meaning I need good coverage in 180 degrees.

 

Best regards

[mcraftax]

What size is your house? And what is it made out of?

[dalekphalm]

On 2016-07-19 at 5:39 PM, simonselmer said:

Hi all

 

I have a T-shaped house, and my router, ASUS RT-AC68U, is fortunately in the middle/intersection of the "T"-shape

But it's just not good enough to reach the edges of my house.

 

Would you recommended replacing my antennas on my router, or buy a new better accesspoint?

 

And which accesspoint would you recommended in that case for such a T-shaped house, meaning I need good coverage in 180 degrees.

 

Best regards

You have multiple options in resolving the issue.

 

Option #1: Buy a better Access Point. Example:

https://www.ubnt.com/unifi/unifi-ap-ac-lr/

This is the long range AP from Ubiquiti.

 

Option #2, install an Access Point in each "end" of the T, and keep the original one in the middle. Note, this is not ideal, and is equipment costly.

 

You may need to do a combination of the above. It all depends on what kind of signal coverage you get after trying different things.

 

You could replace the antennas, but I honestly doubt that will help much.

[simonselmer]

Hi

 

The long range Ubiquiti AP looks to be my solution. 

I ordered one today

 

Thank you for your help