How to Get Best Wifi Performance - Placement of your wifi router largely affects the connection. No matter which provider you choose to go with, there are several things you can do at home to keep your connection running smoothly. Specifically, where you place your wifi router has a big impact on the quality of your wifi connection. WHERE TO PUT YOUR ROUTER We recommend to keep the wifi router standing upright and off of the floor, such as on a shelf or table, keeping it off of other equipment to reduce interference and in the center of the house. WHERE NOT TO PUT YOUR ROUTER One should never place their router near. Other wireless devices Microwaves Television Bluetooth devices The corner of a basement or far-off corner Baby monitors Cordless phones Inside or behind cabinets and furniture Anything that could block modem vents Metal building materials Concrete building materials Glass building materials Depending on the layout of your home, it may be difficult to avoid every single one of these locations when placing your router. Oftentimes, homeowners opt to place the router inside of their kitchen as they spend most of their time in that room. However, this can leave the router modem near items like cordless phones, Microwave, Freezer etc. which is not advisable.