RV220W - Wireless Transmit Power

[dannyleeuk]

Hi,

Hopefully someone can offer some advice.

I've just got the RV220W and navigating through the menu's I found the Transmit Power value in the wireless settings.

I live in a house that has walls 4-5ft thick solid stone so obviously there are some black spots in the wireless range. Would upping this value help improve the wireless distance?

Currently on Channel 6 (2.4) Mixed mode N

Look forward to any advice you can give.

Thanks

Danny

[jasbryan]

Danny,

I do believe the default settings are Max but even if you were able to increase it , the radio waves still wouldn't make it through 5ft think solid stone walls. you need several AP's throughout your wireless infrastructure to cover your dead zones.

Jasbryan

[dannyleeuk]

Jasbryan,

Thank you for the quick response.

Didn't want to tweak this setting and break anything

As for the 5ft think walls, well, it was worth a shot....i've been looking at adding additional AP's but I was hoping for the 'quick fix'.

Thanks again

Danny

[jasbryan]

Yeah unfortunately the 5ft thick stone walls kills radio waves, but again you can try moving db level up on the router by 5 and see if it will allow you to save it...again i think default setting are max but just try it , it won't break anything.

Jasbryan

[dannyleeuk]

It allowed me to change the value up to 25 but didn't really do anything performance wise or distance!

[panos.asproulis]

You may want to think about installing Ethernet cables in your house.

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[dannyleeuk]

Yeh in ideal circumstances I would without a seconds thought, moving house soon so no point at the moment putting the effort in! New house will be cabled through!

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[linksysinfo]

Try homeplugs then I've found these work quite well where wifi doesn't.

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[dannyleeuk]

if only things were that simple, ring wires don't cross areas and jumping across the rings isn't possible either!

I'll work something out....even if it costs a new house

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[dannyleeuk]

I'll give it a go tonight and report back!

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