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Originally Posted by ResQme
A few months ago, there was a lively discussion on wifi, routers, etc. and someone had mentioned he had 4 (or 6, I can't remember the exact number) mesh units in his home. Some people called him out on it saying you only need one or two. Well, I'm starting to think that maybe two is not enough. I had four Eero mesh units in my Naples home, which is double the square footage of my home here. I had good coverage and no issues then. I downsized my Eero units to two here, figuring that's enough for a 2100 sq. ft house. I left the other two mesh units in the other home (and it still has good coverage!)
I'm experiencing occasional disconnects on my lanai camera and my front door lock, so I finally decided to do a signal strength map of the house. I was surprised at the results. I have barely any signal in the Master BR area and the lanai. (See attached photo) I will have to add a mesh out on the lanai, and another mesh unit in the Master BR, for a total of 4 units. The front BR (office) also has weak signal, but my computers are hardwired. I may add a 5th mesh unit there to support the wifi devices there.
I don't understand why the coverage here is much less. My main Eero in Naples is in a closet and still has a wider range than here. Do they use metal studs here and that may be the reason? I don't know. I do know the Naples home is of better construction (to withstand hurricanes) than my Villages home.
The attached photo shows green where the mesh units are (one in the garage LVP, and the other in the Living Room.)
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The Eero system is good but not the best. Yes you may need more nodes depending on your home's layout and construction. With all mesh systems if you install the nodes as high as possible you will get the best results because they will have less obsticles to pass through. Also never put them in cabinets, they should be out in the open. With more powerful mesh systems from Orbi and TP-Link or the Wifi7 Eero, if you have too many nodes then they will interfere with each other. There are so many variables that effect these systems, its hard to troubleshoot without physically being there.
If you need more help, feel free to PM me.