Why WiFi struggles here
- Stucco with metal lath blocks signal between rooms and to the backyard.
- Long single-story homes put bedrooms far from a router in the front room.
- Garages hit 110°F+ in summer. Equipment in a hot garage drops out and dies early.
Fixes that work
- Move the router to a central, cool, open spot.
- Add mesh: TP-Link Deco X55, Deco XE75 or Netgear Orbi 770 (WiFi 7).
- Reach the patio or pool with an outdoor unit such as Deco X50-Outdoor.
- Connect mesh units with Ethernet if you have wall jacks.
- Replace routers older than about five years.
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Restart, don't reset
Unplug, wait 60 seconds, plug the modem in first, then the router. The pinhole reset button erases your settings.
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