Wireless access points for old house
Wireless access points for old house
Hi everyone, I reside in an old home with thick walls. My internet is gigabit, but parts of the house have limited or no WAP connection. Even with the strongest signal, speeds stay under 200 Mbps and drop below 20 Mbps when moving away. Since my parents prefer not to run cables everywhere, do you have any simple fixes in mind? We currently use two Eero WAPs—one acting as a wireless repeater and the other as a router, switch, and main WAP. Thanks!
I connected my dad's 150-year-old brick home using several 2-foot walls. The top choice was installing multiple access points with solid enclosures. Yes, there are cables already in place, but hiding them is quite straightforward—under carpet, behind trim, through crawlspaces, along stringers, behind handrails, through ducting, and even outside. You’ll need to address two major concerns: your budget and whether you’re permitted to drill holes.
Consider incorporating additional nodes. As @OddOod suggested, it's ideal to lay cables wherever feasible.
I’d secure a few extra Eero units and put them in dead zones, then route the wires however you need. If you have carpet, it’s way simpler. For my pops before drilling holes for wired backhaul, I positioned nodes to maintain visibility through doorways.
Thanks, I'll follow up on running cables again and explore additional nodes.