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Matth · 30-11-2005, 23:55

Wifi seems to be very poor at going up!

A friemd has a similar problem, I think it ended up best with both router antannas laid flat, at 90 degrees to each other.

You can buy extra antennas of slightly higher gain.

One thing, try to keep a minimum of "through wall" path, moving the router horizontally, FURTHER AWAY, can actually help sometimes, if it makes the angle to a wall less acute.

For vertical antennas, the signal actually tends to be strongest at an angle of about 30 degees up, though higher gain omnidirectionals squash that angle down, but possibly throw secondary peaks at higher angles, so high gain omnis can also work out.

30-11-2005, 23:55	#13
Matth Inactive Join Date: Mar 2004 Services: BB:M, TV:XL, Phone:M, Loyalty Posts: 2,516	Re: Help with Wireless Router Wifi seems to be very poor at going up! A friemd has a similar problem, I think it ended up best with both router antannas laid flat, at 90 degrees to each other. You can buy extra antennas of slightly higher gain. One thing, try to keep a minimum of "through wall" path, moving the router horizontally, FURTHER AWAY, can actually help sometimes, if it makes the angle to a wall less acute. For vertical antennas, the signal actually tends to be strongest at an angle of about 30 degees up, though higher gain omnidirectionals squash that angle down, but possibly throw secondary peaks at higher angles, so high gain omnis can also work out.