Mesh Wi-Fi setup and placement
Plan where nodes go, set the system up without sending this site your Wi-Fi password, then measure the rooms that matter. Buying another node is the step after a placement change still fails.
Mesh Planner
Draw rooms, drag nodes, and see an estimated coverage map you can correct with measurements.
Mesh Setup Assistant
A model-aware checklist for eero, Nest, Deco, Orbi, ZenWiFi, Velop, or another kit.
Node Placement
Four layouts you can apply and then edit. Not a claim of a perfect plan.
Room Testing
Run the speed test in a room you choose and keep that result with the room.
Router Login Assistant
Open Connect to router in the floor planner. The gateway stays in this browser.
Wi-Fi Troubleshooting
Rules from your symptoms and any room tests you saved.
Node calculator
A starting count from size and construction, including when one router is enough.
Backhaul
Ethernet, wireless, coax, and powerline, with the limits called out.
Wi-Fi 6, 6E, and 7
What changes in a house, and when the newest kit does not help.
Guides
- How many mesh nodes do I need?
A starting mesh node count from home size, floors, and construction, and why extra nodes can make Wi-Fi worse.
- Best placement for mesh nodes
Where to put mesh satellites so they can hear the next node, including upstairs and at the end of a hallway.
- Ethernet backhaul vs wireless backhaul
When a cable between mesh nodes helps, and when a model cannot use one.
- Mesh router vs extender
An extender repeats one network name poorly. A mesh system is built to steer devices, and it can still be placed badly.
- Mesh Wi-Fi upstairs not working
Why a mesh node upstairs can be slow, and where to place it so the floor does not block the hop.
How this measurement works
Coverage colors are a browser-side estimate from distance, wall type, band, and floors. Room results are the same HTTP speed test used on the rest of the site. Neither one is a Wi-Fi signal-strength map.