Check out the TP Link BE11000 placement guide for a 3-story TownHome on TpLink r/R/TpLink.
Check out the TP Link BE11000 placement guide for a 3-story TownHome on TpLink r/R/TpLink.
I'm moving into a Townhome (new construction) in the next few months. I currently have the option to prewire my home with Cat6 cabling. I need to decide on where I need the ethernet ports in my home. I have purchased a BE11000 3 node mesh system. And I want to run wires to each of the two nodes from the main. I'm new to this so I wanted to get help in figuring out the ideal placement for this. I've attached a floor plan image that closely represents my floor plan. It's a 3 story home with the modem placed in the garage so that's probably where I plan to put my main router. The other two nodes will sit in the other two floors. There's currently a prewire near the TV console but since thats directly above the main router in the garage, there's no point putting a node directly on top of it. So my current plan is to put the two nodes in the spots marked with red arrows. Although, my wife hates these spots because she wants to put some decorations instead of my routers. The alternative is the spots marked in blue. These spots hide the nodes one in kitchen cabinet, and the other in the washer/dryer space. But I'm afraid that the close space will result in bad wifi (please correct me if I'm wrong in this assumption). Not sure if the BE11000 nodes are good enough to handle such closed spaces. I could get multiple prewired spots one in each room and decide later. But that's just way too expensive as each port because the builder is charging me 300$ for each port. Any suggestions are greatly appreciated. Thank you!
The options available are quite extensive, and for this size home—1200 sqft across two floors with a basement—the setup works well. Both units are hardwired, and the placement fits my needs perfectly. I’ve experienced no problems with performance or coverage since moving in.