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Consider upgrading your Wi-Fi 6 router or installing an additional router paired with satellite connectivity.

Consider upgrading your Wi-Fi 6 router or installing an additional router paired with satellite connectivity.

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04-02-2025, 07:23 PM
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Hi everyone, I have a few queries about my home network setup. Since I work remotely from home permanently, strong signal quality is essential. My house is rectangular, about 173 meters long. The router and switch are housed in an ATI enclosure inside a wall, roughly in the center of the house (this matters). I currently use a cable network at 100Mbit/s, which will be upgraded to 1Gbit soon, but for now it’s limited. I’ve attached a diagram of the layout. The ATI box contains both the router and switch (I can’t relocate it). Thick walls are present; green indicates good signal strength at 800Mbit/s, yellow is acceptable at 200Mbit/s, while red means no or very weak signal. My provider’s router is fixed—I can’t change that. Here are the certification details: Last certified on 2021-05-19, Vodafone Group PLC, Huawei OptiXstar HG8247X6-8N, model Huawei OptiXstar HG8247X6-8N, suitable for cable, DSL or broadband. Operating system is Linux with support for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The router supports Wi-Fi EasyMesh™, WMM®, WMM®-Power Save, and offers various security protocols.

Based on this, can I simply add more Wi-Fi 6 mesh nodes in the yellow areas to boost coverage? Or should I purchase a second router and two additional nodes, placing them where space allows—especially since the ATI box is already full? My work requires fast internet speeds, so any improvement would be valuable. Thanks for your advice.
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baldebal207
04-02-2025, 07:23 PM #1

Hi everyone, I have a few queries about my home network setup. Since I work remotely from home permanently, strong signal quality is essential. My house is rectangular, about 173 meters long. The router and switch are housed in an ATI enclosure inside a wall, roughly in the center of the house (this matters). I currently use a cable network at 100Mbit/s, which will be upgraded to 1Gbit soon, but for now it’s limited. I’ve attached a diagram of the layout. The ATI box contains both the router and switch (I can’t relocate it). Thick walls are present; green indicates good signal strength at 800Mbit/s, yellow is acceptable at 200Mbit/s, while red means no or very weak signal. My provider’s router is fixed—I can’t change that. Here are the certification details: Last certified on 2021-05-19, Vodafone Group PLC, Huawei OptiXstar HG8247X6-8N, model Huawei OptiXstar HG8247X6-8N, suitable for cable, DSL or broadband. Operating system is Linux with support for 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz bands. The router supports Wi-Fi EasyMesh™, WMM®, WMM®-Power Save, and offers various security protocols.

Based on this, can I simply add more Wi-Fi 6 mesh nodes in the yellow areas to boost coverage? Or should I purchase a second router and two additional nodes, placing them where space allows—especially since the ATI box is already full? My work requires fast internet speeds, so any improvement would be valuable. Thanks for your advice.

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04-02-2025, 07:23 PM
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I confirmed my cabling setup (cat6) and identified the issue with the router port limiting to 100Mbits. I adjusted the router's port to 3, which supports bridging. Once that worked, I moved the Wi-Fi from my provider's device and installed two Asus ZenWiFi xt8 units in each room as access points, along with one main XT8. Now I achieve up to 800Mbits throughout the house.
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04-02-2025, 07:23 PM #2

I confirmed my cabling setup (cat6) and identified the issue with the router port limiting to 100Mbits. I adjusted the router's port to 3, which supports bridging. Once that worked, I moved the Wi-Fi from my provider's device and installed two Asus ZenWiFi xt8 units in each room as access points, along with one main XT8. Now I achieve up to 800Mbits throughout the house.

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