Stability and speed issues with P9/P7 netwwork
Hello,
I started with a set of three Deco P7's about a year and a half ago. The system worked well for a while but then I started having connection issues in rooms further from the base Deco. I've since added two P9's hoping to boost performance, but I'm still experiencing difficulties. Our home consists of 4 floors and with concrete construction, so it's very challenging to provide wifi service to the whole home. The network is mapped as follows:
-> P7 (basement)
modem -> ASUS router for VPN -> P9 (main Deco - 1st floor)
-> P7 (2nd floor bedroom 1)
-> P7 (2nd floor bedroom 2)
-> P9 (3rd floor)
I've updated to the latest firmware. However, the 3rd floor P9 was added after this update, so I'm not sure if that one needs to be updated as well.
Speeds and connections are nearly flawless on the first three levels, but the third floor is consistently problematic. I normally get speeds between 70 - 95 mbps on the lower levels. On the 3rd floor it fluctuates between 5 and 40. Today the third floor P9 lost connection and I had to remove it from the network and reset it multiple times to finally get it to reconnect. My wife has her home office on the 3rd floor, so it's important that I get a consistent signal there. I've set her PC to high priority.
Is there anything I can do to improve speeds, particularly to the 3rd floor? Are there any settings I can adjust? Any input would be appreciated!