• Place the router away from electrical devices such as these:
- Ceiling fans
- Home security systems
- Microwaves
- Computers
- Base of a cordless phone
- 2.4 GHz or 5 GHz cordless phones
• Place the router away from large metal surfaces, large glass surfaces, insulated walls,
and items such as these:
- Solid metal door
- Aluminum studs
- Fish tanks
- Mirrors
- Brick
- Concrete
The following factors might limit the range of your WiFi:
• The thickness and number of walls the WiFi signal passes through can limit the range.
• Other WiFi access points in and around your home might affect your router’s signal.
WiFi access points are routers, repeaters, WiFi range extenders, and any other
devices that emit a WiFi signal for network access.
Connect your router to a modem
Before you can set up your router, you need to connect it to your existing modem.
Note:
If your Internet connection does not require a modem, you can connect your
main Internet Ethernet cable to your router.
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Hardware Setup
Nighthawk AXE1000/AXE11000 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router