Routers and Mesh extenders in a home with a basement (1600 ft per floor)

[agaryt]

Do the mesh extenders and routers broadcast vertically as well as horizontally to cover two floors?  The examples seam to show one level.

[MichaelP]

Hello @agaryt 

The antenna pattern should be roughly spherical. So, yes, it should work in a multi-story structure. Mine do – I have three in my two-story (plus basement) home. What is most important is making sure they are placed such that they get a "great" rating in the mesh test. Having the primary (the one connected to the internet via Ethernet) placed in the center with the secondaries one or two rooms away from there (in any direction) is optimal. From there, they will provide coverage to more distant clients (in any direction).

[Jeff]

Hi, agaryt.
I just wanted to jump in real fast to see if you saw MichaelP's reply and to see if you still needed some help on this or if you were able to get it sorted out. If you are still needing some help, just let us know and we'll be happy to continue helping.
Thanks.

[Jeff]

Hi, everyone.
As we haven't had any activity here recently I'm going to go ahead and close the thread. If you have more to add, feel free to start a new discussion.
Thanks