https://rangeup.app/blog/ Find your Wi-Fi dead zones and get the best extender spot — from a floor plan, in two minutes. en-us Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://rangeup.app/blog/where-to-place-wifi-extender/ https://rangeup.app/blog/where-to-place-wifi-extender/ Sat, 05 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement The halfway rule is right about half the time. Here is the version that works: put the extender where the router still reads -60 to -67 dBm, and count walls. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-vs-mesh/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-vs-mesh/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Wi-Fi extender vs mesh, decided by floor area, layout and what the far room has to do — plus the arithmetic and the cases where one extender still wins. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-dead-zones-explained/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-dead-zones-explained/ Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics A Wi-Fi dead zone is rarely zero signal. It is signal that sank into the noise. Here are the four causes ranked, and how to prove which one owns your room. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-two-story-house/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-two-story-house/ Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Extender placement in a two-story house is a vertical problem. Why the upstairs landing wins, which floor the router belongs on, and a worked 1,800 sq ft plan. https://rangeup.app/blog/how-to-use-range-up/ https://rangeup.app/blog/how-to-use-range-up/ Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Using Range Up How to use Range Up end to end: sketch the layout, place the router, name the room that matters, run the placement search, and read the result honestly. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-not-working/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-not-working/ Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Your Wi-Fi extender is not working and the far room is still dead. Nine placement mistakes ranked by how often they are the cause, each with a test and a fix. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-signal-strength-dbm-chart/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-signal-strength-dbm-chart/ Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics A real Wi-Fi signal strength dBm chart from -30 to -90, what each level supports, why -70 is not twice as bad as -35, and how to read RSSI on any device. https://rangeup.app/blog/how-walls-affect-wifi-signal/ https://rangeup.app/blog/how-walls-affect-wifi-signal/ Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics How much do walls affect Wi-Fi? Typical dB loss for drywall, brick, concrete, tile, glass, mirrors and foil, plus how to count the walls on your own floor plan. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-slow-in-one-room/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-slow-in-one-room/ Wed, 12 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Troubleshooting Wi-Fi slow in one room and fine everywhere else? Ten ordered tests separate a coverage problem from interference, a tired device and your ISP. https://rangeup.app/blog/mesh-node-placement-guide/ https://rangeup.app/blog/mesh-node-placement-guide/ Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Mesh node placement without guesswork: how many nodes your square footage really needs, the node-to-node dBm window, the two-hop limit, and when to wire a node. https://rangeup.app/blog/router-placement-guide/ https://rangeup.app/blog/router-placement-guide/ Thu, 06 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Router placement moves every room at once. Central and high, clear of metal and water, antenna angles for multi-floor homes, and fixes when the cable jack traps you. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-apartment/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-apartment/ Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Wi-Fi extender placement in an apartment is rarely about distance. It is one dense wall, or forty neighbors on your channel. Where it goes, and when not to buy one. https://rangeup.app/blog/2-4-vs-5-ghz-vs-6-ghz-wifi/ https://rangeup.app/blog/2-4-vs-5-ghz-vs-6-ghz-wifi/ Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics 2.4 GHz vs 5 GHz vs 6 GHz compared by what matters at home: how far each one really reaches indoors, why 2.4 is crowded, and which band an extender should use. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-interference-sources-home/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-interference-sources-home/ Tue, 28 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Wi-Fi interference does not weaken your signal, it raises the noise underneath it. The household sources that actually matter, and the test that proves each one. https://rangeup.app/blog/how-far-does-wifi-reach/ https://rangeup.app/blog/how-far-does-wifi-reach/ Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Box claims of 300 feet are outdoor line of sight. Indoors Wi-Fi reaches 30 to 150 feet depending on band and walls, and here is how to work out your own radius. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-map-guide/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-map-guide/ Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Build a Wi-Fi coverage map with what you already own. A phone walk test, a spreadsheet grid and a floor-plan simulation, and how to turn the result into a decision. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-speed-vs-signal-strength/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-speed-vs-signal-strength/ Sun, 19 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Full bars and a spinning video is not a contradiction. What bars really measure, how RSSI, SNR, link rate and throughput differ, and a five-minute check. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-6-7-range-truth/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-6-7-range-truth/ Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Wi-Fi Coverage Basics Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 7 barely change how far your signal travels. What OFDMA, BSS coloring and 320 MHz really do, and when a new router fixes a dead zone. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-too-far-symptoms/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-too-far-symptoms/ Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Seven signs your Wi-Fi extender sits too far from the router, how to read its status light honestly, the -70 dBm line that means move it, and how to verify the fix. https://rangeup.app/blog/powerline-vs-wifi-extender/ https://rangeup.app/blog/powerline-vs-wifi-extender/ Fri, 10 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Powerline sends your network through the wiring in the walls, an extender repeats it through the air. Here is which one wins in which house, and how to test it. https://rangeup.app/blog/moca-ethernet-backhaul-guide/ https://rangeup.app/blog/moca-ethernet-backhaul-guide/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement MoCA over the coax you already have, one Cat6 run, or an old router as an access point. Why a single wired AP outperforms three wireless mesh nodes in most homes. https://rangeup.app/blog/two-wifi-extenders-daisy-chain/ https://rangeup.app/blog/two-wifi-extenders-daisy-chain/ Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement You can run two Wi-Fi extenders, but only one arrangement works well. Separate legs from the router keep your speed; a daisy chain halves it again at each hop. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-outlet-height/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-outlet-height/ Wed, 01 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Outlet height is worth roughly 3 to 8 dB for a Wi-Fi extender, and more once furniture is involved. What ankle level costs you, and the safe ways to lift the unit. https://rangeup.app/blog/extender-same-ssid-or-not/ https://rangeup.app/blog/extender-same-ssid-or-not/ Sun, 28 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Extender & Mesh Placement Should your extender use the same SSID as the router or its own name? How sticky clients really decide, when a second name is the fix, and when it backfires. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-three-story-house/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-extender-placement-three-story-house/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans One extender rarely covers three floors. The middle-floor rule and what breaks it, how to stack units on the stairwell, and when the top floor needs its own AP. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-1500-sq-ft-house/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-1500-sq-ft-house/ Mon, 22 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Wi-Fi coverage for 1500 sq ft is usually a router problem, not a hardware one. How to tell whether you need an extender, where it goes, and which rooms still fail. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-2500-sq-ft-house/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-2500-sq-ft-house/ Fri, 19 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Wi-Fi for a 2500 sq ft house needs two broadcast points, not one. Where the second unit goes on single- and two-story plans, and how to prove it actually worked. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-3500-sq-ft-house/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-coverage-3500-sq-ft-house/ Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Wi-Fi for a large house is a node-count problem, not a router problem. How many broadcast points 3,500 sq ft needs, where the one cable goes, and what each costs. https://rangeup.app/blog/long-narrow-apartment-wifi/ https://rangeup.app/blog/long-narrow-apartment-wifi/ Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Narrow apartment Wi-Fi dies two doorways down, not at the far wall. The corridor geometry behind the cliff, and the mid-corridor outlet that fixes a railroad flat. https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-ranch-house-layout/ https://rangeup.app/blog/wifi-ranch-house-layout/ Wed, 10 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT Homes & Floor Plans Ranch house Wi-Fi coverage is a length problem, not a height problem. Why central beats high, where one extender goes in a 60-foot house, and when the attic wins.