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The best advice for router placement is the one that everyone ignores. Place your router in the center of the room for the best Wi-Fi possible. Don’t hide your router or place it near a wall. However, this is not realistic. Because there are outlets on the walls and people are moving there. meshThat means more routers scattered throughout your home and more devices to hide. I’ve tried to treat these “Wi-Fi packs” (I call them Nest routers) as sculptures worthy of shelf space, but I just don’t like it. Once we started adding hubs to each room in the form of Google Minis, things got chaotic, with wires snaking from the shelves in each room and these two little pieces of technology getting in the way.
To solve this problem, I started mounting the hub and router to the ceiling, and it’s working great. It’s clear I’m not alone, considering there are a number of accessories that support this idea. Placing it on the ceiling will solve many problems. There are no cord issues, you can place the router in the middle of the room, away from walls, and it doesn’t take up counter or shelf space. You rarely notice smoke detectors, and that’s no surprise. After all, how often do you notice a smoke detector? Some brands, like Eero, which used to require routers to be upright, now design their routers perpendicular to the wall. is a very good idea. Ceiling mounted router.
Tools to consider for ceiling mounting your device:
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Cord cover to organize and hide cords ($9.99)
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Ceiling mount for older Google Wi-Fi routers ($12.99)
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3-Pack Cord Rewind Ceiling Mount for New Google Wi-Fi Router ($23.99)
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Ceiling Mountable Eero Mesh Router ($299.99)
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TP Link Ceiling Mountable Mesh Router ($136.78)
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TP Link Mesh Wi-Fi Router 3-Pack ($299.99)
How to mount a Wi-Fi router on the ceiling
You’ll need a few items to make this work. First, if your router or hub can’t be mounted on its own like the Eero, you’ll need to find a ceiling mount. There are two places to look. Amazon has a surprising number of options Google brandand TP linkA great place to start is by just typing “.[router name] Ceiling mount. ” Many wall mounts can also be used on ceilings. The amazing place I first found mounts was on Etsy a few years ago. A lot of people are 3D printing mounts there, so it’s worth checking out. (3D printing makes a lot of sense because the router and hub mounts need to be plastic, not metal.) You’ll need a drill. You will also need to purchase a cord cover, which is usually paintable. Most routers and hubs come with 6-8 foot cords, so you may need to purchase a longer cord to get the distance you need. Usually this is just a USB-C cord.
Decide where the equipment will be placed in the room. It doesn’t have to be in the center. The further away you are from the wall, the better the reception will be. We recommend attaching the mount with screws rather than using adhesive. I’ve never found the adhesive to be effective when I put it on the wall. There’s also no need for your router or hub to fall to the floor. Orient both the hub and router with the USB input facing the wall. Embed the cord in the cord cover and attach it to the ceiling. Many cord covers come with a connector for rotation, but if not, use a utility knife to cut the cord cover at a 45-degree angle and fit both pieces together to form a corner.
Simply mounting the device on the ceiling improved reception in my home and made my Google Mini more responsive. This made the shelves look a little nicer and the project cost him about $15 per room. In fact, this works so well that when I move, I take the extra step of installing the equipment when I install the ceiling light and hide all the cords in the space.
