Best place for coverage from a Access Point

jozi

I'm looking at bringing wireless into the house at home.
Just wondering where it the best place to put a Access Point?
I live in a bungalow, best place up in the attic somewhere in the middle of the house? All the walls inside are concrete block which i assume doesnt help signal very much

Karoma

It really depends on the layout of the building - in theory, yeah, the attic is a good place. I'd recommend using a reflector (You can purchase them , or make a cheap one with a bent bit of cardboard covered in tinfoil) & netstumbler to gauge the best positioning (This may be a bit awkward if you put the AP in the attic straight away...)
I assume you're thinking of using a laptop which is why you want coverage throughout the house. Just, remember: you don't need coverage of the entire house... you can do without Net access whilst in the bathroom...I hope.

jozi

That pretty much answers my question.
There's a few pc's in the house, my room, office and another family one. I cant see myself using the laptop much as i preffer my pc over it, had not taught about coverage in the toilet....yet
I'll have a mess around once i get the ap.

Would i have better reception outside of the house with the ap in the attic? You never know how tempted you might get to sit outside in the summer with laptop (if i can still see the screen that is).

Thanks,
Jozi