Sky Fibre Router in Attic

Normanbailey

Hi,
I recently got sky fibre installed, and for ease of installation I put the fibre terminal and the router in the attic. Unfortunately while I have great speeds in the attic, that’s where it stops. Half that speed on first floor with nothing on ground (can’t connect sky q box to WiFi)
I have cat5 cables in attic (not crimped) that lead to a few spots (hall, sitting room, few bedrooms)

What is the best way to get a strong signal around house. Move the router to the end of one of the Cat5 or wire a booster using the cat5 to the router in attic? Or any other better ideas.
Cheers Mark
PS I’m not great at this so answers for dummies please!!!

kaahooters

leave the router where it is and run a cable from the router to a switch.
connect the cat 5 up, crimp the cables to the cat5 heads, and plug them in the switch.

run the cables from the switch to 2 access points in the house , one on the 1st floor at teh front of the house, and one on the 2nd floor at the rear of the house, face the access points into the house, not facing up to the ceiling, or down to the floor.

for access points, anything will do, once there wired. i would recommend ubiquity stuff as its fairly easy to set up.

dam099

kaahooters wrote: »

leave the router where it is and run a cable from the router to a switch.
connect the cat 5 up, crimp the cables to the cat5 heads, and plug them in the switch.

run the cables from the switch to 2 access points in the house , one on the 1st floor at teh front of the house, and one on the 2nd floor at the rear of the house, face the access points into the house, not facing up to the ceiling, or down to the floor.

for access points, anything will do, once there wired. i would recommend ubiquity stuff as its fairly easy to set up.

While that may be the best way to go it entails extra cost.

If the OP wants a cheap way to utilise the existing equipment then moving the router might suffice. Use the Cat5 to connect the ONT to the router and experiment with placing it on ground floor or 1st floor. If you have spot near the Sky Q box with Cat5 it might be preferable to connect it to the router with Ethernet not WiFi. Devices used on the 1st floor may not require as much speed.

kaahooters

dam099 wrote: »

While that may be the best way to go it entails extra cost.

If the OP wants a cheap way to utilise the existing equipment then moving the router might suffice. Use the Cat5 to connect the ONT to the router and experiment with placing it on ground floor or 1st floor. If you have spot near the Sky Q box with Cat5 it might be preferable to connect it to the router with Ethernet not WiFi. Devices used on the 1st floor may not require as much speed.

Cost wasn't mentioned, the best solution was asked for.

Calibos

WIFI Signal Strength or No, Surely the best solution is to not have a Router in the attic at all, where it gets swelteringly hot in the Summer. (Unless OP is talking about a converted attic.)

kaahooters

Calibos wrote: »

WIFI Signal Strength or No, Surely the best solution is to not have a Router in the attic at all, where it gets swelteringly hot in the Summer. (Unless OP is talking about a converted attic.)

you wont notice any difference.
dosent really matter, an attic in Ireland wont get hot enough to cause any issues with a consumer router.
if it gets hot, get a usb fan and connect it to the router to provide airflow, but, if its that hot in the attic, itll need the fan anywhere in the house.