Put it in a central location.
Router in attic.
You don t need to hook up everything with wires though.
First of all the router s performance is going to be impacted negatively by the ceiling itself and any.
If your home is exceptionally large and you need coverage everywhere consider either wi fi range extenders or for a more seamless experience a mesh wi fi system.
Where to place your router for the best wi fi signal.
I put it in the attic because i needed a wifi signal on my back patio and placing the router at a particular place in the attic is what gave me the strongest signal on the patio.
Should you place your router in the attic.
From the front lines.
As for the routers they do tend to run warm but not crazily so so i can see your point about not bothering with any special cooling solution.
Although ripples on a pond are a good way to.
The one in the attic has been going strong for 2 plus years.
Attics can get warm in summer but unless you re living on the equator or something i can t see that it would be a big problem.
While netgear s 160 router offers plenty of extra features and great coverage you can likely get by with tp link s 60 router if your home isn t large.
A radio signal doesn t just broadcast in one direction.
If you can run an ethernet cable from the router up to an attic for example then you can attach a second router or a wireless access point.
Choose an access point.
I have two routers in my house one of which is in the attic.