Currently looking into buying a router for my home as it was recommended after multiple issues with my wifi disconnecting and dropping in certain areas of the home except right next to the router (expected). So I did some digging and discovered the Mesh System. I don’t understand how it increases the signal at all, especially since I just learnt that bandwidth is limited so you can only go as fast as the 5gHz or 2.5 will allow?
Would very much appreciate a cool lesson on how mesh system and its nodes work so I can have better wifi connections lol
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It’s works like venn diagram.
Each node will have a circle for 2.4, 5 and 6 GHz frequencies. 6 GHz (WiFi 6E and 7) is only found on newer devices.
Every step up in frequency has a lower range that it can travel and is more affected by walls and other obstructions.
However in order for mesh systems to achieve high performance they largely use the 5 GHz frequency to establish their connection from node to node.
This means you have to figure out the halfway point to where you can plug in your second (or 3rd, 4th) nodes to extend the range where you need it to be. They should also ideally be able to see each other or have minimal walls/obstructions between them.
Mesh systems have grown in popularity because they’re typically “smart” compared to previous repeater/extender devices you can buy and auto-configure themselves to determine the best path to the main node/router so the only thing the end user has to figure out is the physical placement and plug them in.
You can free yourself of the “venn diagram” like limitation by connecting the nodes together with ethernet cables.
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