The Correct Way To Position Your Router's Antennas Depends On Your Home
Know where to place your router and how to position its antennas should get you better coverage.
Let's be honest here: have you ever actually read your router's instruction manual to know how to position it properly? How about learning how the antennas should be placed too? I know I haven't browsed beyond the technical setup pages or paid much attention to the rest of the booklet. Well, it turns out there's actually a correct way to position both the router and the antennas.
The router's antenna position directly affects Wi-Fi signal strength, coverage range, and dead zones throughout the home. Most people (yours truly included) plug in the router, leave it in a corner, and only think about it again when the internet is down. And most of the time, that's fine — but if your Wi-Fi slows down in some rooms or starts stuttering during video streaming, for...
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