Give Your Router Room to Reach Your Devices
Place your router in an open, central position rather than inside a cupboard or behind furniture. Keep it away from sources of interference and avoid placing it directly on the floor.
Test coverage in the rooms you use most. Larger spaces may benefit from a properly configured mesh system or access points rather than simply moving the router closer to one device.
Move the router for shared coverage, not just closer to a single device.
What Better Placement Can Improve
Walls, furniture and interference can limit coverage even when your internet connection itself is working normally.
Room-to-room coverage
Fewer obstructions
More useful signal reach
Better everyday access
Test a Better Router Position
Compare performance in the rooms you actually use rather than only beside the router.
- Choose an open central position
- Avoid cupboards and enclosed furniture
- Keep the router off the floor
- Move it away from interference sources
- Consider mesh or access points for larger spaces
Final Thoughts
Test a few suitable locations and compare room-by-room coverage. If the building still has weak areas, discuss properly configured access points or mesh equipment.