rwardvt
Level 1
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Q: Best Location for Time capsule (Does it help if placed Higher in the room?)
1500 Sq Ft Ranch - Hallway between computer room and open sapce of living room, kitchen, & dinning room + entrance to Master bedroom
and would it be better to locate in the very center of the home.
Our Older time Capsule reaches to the open area in the center but at times will only pick up in the center of the open space. Other times it very stron in the entire center living area.
I'm expecting the capsule to reach all of the area up to the master Bed room. Not used in the bed room. On our back deck, (52 feet by 18' long) with roof over deck it will be strong on entire deck when the window in the computer room is very small opening at the top. ( old time capsule)
Can place the Newtime capsule in any area.
Computer backs up to Hallway
Can run Cat6 cablesto any area in home.
We operate off Hughes Net New Gen4 satelite (Very Fast Like our T! connection On long Island NY. ( retired to vermont - Normal conections on Phone etc up here would take 24 hours to down load Max osx updates and that is starting it at midnight.
Thanks for any suggestions.
Ron
iPad 2, iOS 6.1, Can not turn off IPad
Bob Timmons
Level 10
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Well, as you know it is impossible to ever predict wireless performance in advance....but the general rule would be that it is better to locate the Time Capsule higher, rather than lower.
Ideally, the Time Capsule will be located where wireless devices have a clear line-of-sight signal path to the Time Capsule. Another way of saying the same thing is to imagine that the Time Capsule is a water sprinkler and you want to get as much of the house as wet as possible.
Or, think of the Time Capsule as a strong light. You want to light up as much of the house as possible where wireless devices will be used.
You will likely have to make compromises keeping in mind that a typical wall constructed of sheetrock and 2 by 4s will absorb...on average....about 15-20% of the wireless signal. Brick, cement, or plaster over lathe will absorb a much higher percentage of the signal. Users often forget that large mirrors are in fact a large metal barrier, not allowing much of the signal to pass through.
If you find that the signal will not cover all of the areas where you need a wireless signal, you will need to consider adding an AirPort Express to "extend" the wireless signal further in one direction.
