--- title: Mesh Wi-Fi: Several Units, One Network url: https://hdiss.net/glossary/mesh-wifi/ business: High Desert Internet Services (HDISS) phone: 775-575-9593, 775-391-5660 email: info@hdiss.net mailing_address: Home base: 200 S Virginia St, Suite 760, Reno NV 89501 (dispatch office, not a walk-in store). Mail: Billing Dept., PO Box 11353, Reno NV 89510 hours: Office open 9:00 AM to 5:00 PM, seven days a week. Network watched around the clock. type: Fixed wireless internet service provider (homes and small businesses), web hosting, customer email, domain registration service_area: Northern Nevada - Washoe, Lyon, Storey, Churchill and Douglas counties and Carson City; availability is checked address by address (line of sight to a tower) plans: Bronze $50/mo up to 500 Mbps down, up to 200 Mbps up; Silver $75/mo up to 800 down, up to 200 up; Gold $99/mo up to 1 Gig down, up to 200 up; ask about the up to 1 Gig / 1 Gig ultra-low-latency service no_online_purchase: true (check your address or call; existing customers pay at https://www2.fernley.net/hdiss/onlinepay/paymentform.cfm) since: 2002 --- - [Home](https://hdiss.net/) - [Glossary](https://hdiss.net/glossary/) - Mesh Wi-Fi # Mesh Wi-Fi A mesh system spreads one Wi-Fi network over several boxes so the signal reaches farther rooms. It fixes weak coverage inside the house, and does nothing for the speed of the line itself. A Wi-Fi router on a shelf. Stock photo: Adobe Stock. [Photo credits](https://hdiss.net/photo-credits/) ## What is mesh Wi-Fi? The main unit plugs into the internet cable. The others, sometimes called nodes or satellites, sit in other rooms and pass your traffic along to it. Your phone or laptop moves from unit to unit without a new name or password. The standard behind the roaming handoffs between units is part of the IEEE 802.11 family, and the Wi-Fi Alliance certifies multi-unit systems under its EasyMesh program. The advantage is coverage. The disadvantage is that units that connect to each other over the air spend part of their capacity talking to each other, so each hop costs speed. A cable between the units avoids that. ## When does it help on a rural Northern Nevada property? It helps in a large or long house, a split-level, or a home with stone, adobe, stucco or metal in the walls, which block Wi-Fi. A detached shop, barn or guest house is better served by a cable or a point-to-point link than by a distant unit. Our guides on [whole-home Wi-Fi and mesh](https://hdiss.net/guides/whole-home-wifi-and-mesh/), [stucco, adobe and metal walls](https://hdiss.net/guides/stucco-adobe-and-metal-walls/) and [Wi-Fi to a shop, barn or guest house](https://hdiss.net/guides/wifi-to-a-shop-barn-or-guest-house/) cover those cases. The router on a High Desert line is your own equipment, so a mesh set from any maker can work if it accepts an Ethernet cable on its internet port. The company does not name a brand to buy. ## What should I do about it? Start with placement, which costs nothing. Move the router to the middle of the house and away from the microwave oven. If that is not enough, add one unit, and where you can, join units with Ethernet instead of radio. Only then add more. Test before and after, with the steps on [the speed test page](https://hdiss.net/speed-test/). The line speed does not change when you add mesh. If a wired test at the main unit is slow too, call 775-575-9593. The related terms are [Wi-Fi bands](https://hdiss.net/glossary/wifi-bands/) and [band steering](https://hdiss.net/glossary/band-steering/). ### Sources - [wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh](https://www.wi-fi.org/discover-wi-fi/wi-fi-easymesh) (Wi-Fi Alliance, Wi-Fi EasyMesh) - [hdiss.net/terms-of-use/](https://hdiss.net/service-agreement/) (HDISS Service Agreement V 1.12, section 8, read 10/1/26, read 2026-10-15) ### Talk to a person - Call [775-575-9593](tel:7755759593) [775-391-5660](tel:7753915660) Open 9-5 every day - Email [info@hdiss.net](mailto:info@hdiss.net) [Check my address](https://hdiss.net/check-availability/#check) ### Related terms - [Whole-home Wi-Fi and mesh: when you need it](https://hdiss.net/guides/whole-home-wifi-and-mesh/) - [Router](https://hdiss.net/glossary/router/) - [Wi-Fi bands (2.4, 5 and 6 GHz)](https://hdiss.net/glossary/wifi-bands/) - [Band steering](https://hdiss.net/glossary/band-steering/) - [Wi-Fi dead spots](https://hdiss.net/support/wifi-dead-spots/) Local since 2002 Fixed wireless from towers in Northern Nevada. Three plans, no contracts, local support, 4.8 on Google from 36 reviews. [About High Desert](https://hdiss.net/about/)