Sometimes, the distribution of our house changes over the years and a well-placed router at the time of its installation ends up being a problem that we need to move elsewhere. If you are a MásMóvil customer, you may be thinking of exactly this problem, but can you move the company’s router?
Among the reasons for wanting or needing to change the site router there are many. Perhaps because the WiFi does not reach another area of the house correctly, because we are going to do work at home or because we need it to be closer to the equipment that connects to the Internet more frequently.
Which routers can be moved?
As indicated by the yellow operator on its support and help page , only the routers that provide ADSL service can be changed, and not the fiber optic ones.
For the Nucom UN-DS224WTV router , we will have to change the RJ11 cable or telephone cable from place. This process can be simple as long as you have some extra phone jack in the new place where you are going to install the router. Otherwise, the process is complex and you may need professional help.
On the other hand, if we have installed the ZTE H267N router , the process is practically the same. We should simply choose a different telephone outlet and carry out the complete installation process, including power cable, RJ11 cable and optionally an Ethernet that connects directly to our device.
Modifying a fiber optic network installation may become possible, even if the operator rules out that option. The problem is that it is a complex process and ends up being quite expensive for the user, since a special machine is needed to join the fiber again, the fiber optic splicer, which will allow the fiber optic rosette to be moved from one place to another.
Another possible option is to install a patch cord from the fiber optic outlet to a new location. This hose is an optical cable with two connectors or heads that allow an extension from the initial point to the next. However, as we say, these are techniques that should be carried out by a professional and you probably have other alternatives to changing the position of the router.
Alternatives to changing position
Depending on what your problem is, we are going to try to give you some solutions to try to put up with the router as it was. First of all, if we want better wireless coverage at home, simply by placing the router in an elevated position free of obstacles, our Wi-Fi connection could improve significantly. This is a change you can probably make to your current cables, simply by extending them onto a bookshelf or similar.
If you want to expand the WiFi coverage of the router, it is not necessary to change its location, use a device such as WiFi repeaters or extenders, access point or PLC, the one that best suits your needs instead of changing the router.
Wi-Fi PLC
In case you need to extend the network cabling, that is, because you need different devices connected to the router’s RJ45 connectors, you can actually extend the data network with a switch . You can have the router in the original place and use the switch in another room to extend the connection. Thanks to a switch (or several) you can have a large network connected to the Internet and with a fast and stable local network.