As more 'objects' (walls, refrigerators, piping) gets in the way over distance you will see the signal drop in proportion. Walk your walk around the first floor then the second floor. Now if you see ALOT of other 'networks' you could be suffering from cross over traffic and you would best improve the signal by switching the 'channel' the router broadcasts on. Xirrus Wifi Inspector http /and watch the signals. Go downstairs to the router and fire up your laptop and you will see a signal bar there OR use a nice tool like But you need BOTH ENDS (laptop and router) to be using AC to get that benefit.īefore you invest in more hardware than may solve the issue, try this simple solution The newer standard of 802.11AC greatly improves with MIMO and multiple antenna, better signal penetration, speed and distance. All depends really because when you go through floors (and not even considering piping, steel beams, etc.) signal for ANY router drops, it is a known limitation of Wireless signals, especially older signals like 802.11g and even N.
