YOU CAN CREATE A SIMPLE HEATMAP USING JUST A PIECE OF PAPER, A PEN AND A SMARTPHONE OR LAPTOP
Patchy Wi-Fi is the bane of many households. You can pay considerable sums for a router with the latest technology, only to find that half of your home still gets iffy service.
If you want to improve matters, the first step is to identify exactly where your wireless coverage is strong and where it’s lagging. Professional network architects approach this sort of job by creating a heatmap of wireless signal strength across a business’ premises, revealing any areas of uneven coverage and potential locations where additional transmitters may be required. Here’s how to do the same for your own home, entirely for free.
YOUR FIRST HEATMAP
You can create a simple heatmap using just a piece of paper, a pen and a smartphone or laptop. All you need to do is sketch out a floorplan of your home, then walk around it in real life, checking the reported signal strength of your wireless network as you go, and noting down your findings in the appropriate locations on the map.
The only catch is that most devices won’t show you detailed information
