fiber internet installation


AT&T has just brought fiber to my area.  We are getting it installed tomorrow.  My question is where is the best place to put the modem?  I read that I should have the modem somewhere else in the house other than the hifi room and  run cat 5 to the room to connect to another router  with a linear power supply then into the streamer.

brbrock

I have only experienced noise from a modem or router within a few feet of audio equipment. I would locate it at a convenient place... to be extra careful ten to twelve feet from an audio system (and not on the same power lines) would be plenty. 

@brbrock For houses that have thick walls or have problems with the wi-fi passing through the walls It was typical to put a repeater at the bottom of the garden. The wi-fi was then reachable via the windows. Worked well with Georgian houses.

 

@ghdprentice @simonb   It wasn't a matter of thick walls as much as I couldn't think of a good place to put it.  If I have any issues I will just have it moved.  The most convenient place is where it is at for now.  I have a home office but in the past  the wifi wasn't that great their and the tech said she didn't recommend that room.