Ensure that any installed antennas are oriented appropriately to avoid damage.
How to hang wall routers.
Wifi routers are built with antennae designed.
Step 2 place the router on a sturdy solid surface and orient the sim access panel up to gain access.
Routers tend to spread signal downward so it s best to mount the router as high as possible to maximize coverage.
Some routers have wall anchors on the back so that you can mount the router on a wall.
Your router s location can affect wireless connections.
To make sure your router has a built in firewall open a browser window and log into your router s administrative console by typing in the router s ip address.
Try placing it high on a bookshelf or mounting it on the wall in an inconspicuous.
Note that your router might look a little different from the generic router used in the illustrations.
Mounting your wifi near the ceiling is a good idea however you should always intall your consumer router horizontally not vertically as shown above.
Step 3 remove the sim access panel being held in place by four 6 32 screws.
The following instructions explain how.
Your router is likely to have what is known as a non routable internal ip address such as 192 168 1 1 or 10 0 0 1.