如何在房屋的未知位置找到设置的路由器？

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Altering or expanding the capabilities of a Wi-Fi network that you have set up in your own home is one thing, but what do you do when someone else performed the installation and did an exceptional job of “hiding” the router in a discreet, out-of-the-way location?  Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has some useful suggestions to help a frustrated reader find an elusive router.

更改或扩展在自己家里建立的Wi-Fi网络的功能是一回事，但是当其他人执行安装并出色地将路由器“隐藏”起来时，您会怎么做，偏僻的位置？ 今天的SuperUser Q＆A帖子中提供了一些有用的建议，以帮助沮丧的读者找到难以捉摸的路由器。

*Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites.*

*今天的“问答”环节由SuperUser提供，它是Stack Exchange的一个分支，该社区是由社区驱动的Q＆A网站分组。*

*Photo courtesy of [Scott Beale (Flickr)][Scott Beale _Flickr].*

*图片由[Scott Beale(Flickr)提供][Scott Beale _Flickr] 。*

## 问题 **(**The Question**)** ##

SuperUser reader SimonS wants to know how to find a router that has been previously set up in an “unknown” location in a house:

超级用户阅读器SimonS想知道如何找到以前在房屋中“未知”位置设置的路由器：

> I want to install a WLAN repeater in my father’s holiday house that he rents out to other people. My father is not that well-versed when it comes to digital electronics and does not know where the router is, therefore I am unable to configure my repeater with the router.
> 
> 我想在父亲的度假屋中安装WLAN中继器，然后将其出租给其他人。 我父亲对数字电子学并不精通，也不知道路由器在哪里，因此我无法使用路由器配置中继器。
> 
> Are there any tools that could help me find where the router is in his house? I know that there are tools that tell you which Ethernet cable is in use and where it points to, so I figured that there should also be tools that can help me find the router.
> 
> 有什么工具可以帮助我找到路由器在他家中的什么位置？ 我知道有一些工具可以告诉您使用哪条以太网电缆以及它指向何处，因此我认为也应该有一些工具可以帮助我找到路由器。
> 
> By tools, I do not necessarily mean just software, I am also thinking about hardware-based tools. I have tried going around the house using my mobile phone to search for the area with the best connection to the network, but have had no luck in finding the router.
> 
> 对于工具，我不一定只是软件，我也在考虑基于硬件的工具。 我曾尝试过用手机在房屋中四处搜索，以找到与网络连接最佳的区域，但没有找到路由器的运气。
> 
> **Additional Information:**
> 
> **附加信息：**
> 
> Due to the comments asking for more information about the router, it is a normal [ADSL/VDSL Wi-Fi capable router][ADSL_VDSL Wi-Fi capable router] distributed by the market leading ISP in my country (it is also WPS capable).
> 
> 由于评论要求提供有关路由器的更多信息，因此它是由我国领先的ISP发行的[具有ADSL / VDSL Wi-Fi功能的普通路由器][ADSL_VDSL Wi-Fi capable router] (也具有WPS功能)。

How do you find a router that has been previously set up in an “unknown” location in a house?

您如何找到以前在房屋中“未知”位置设置的路由器？

## 答案 **(**The Answer**)** ##

SuperUser contributors gronostaj, dotancohen, and Xen2050 have the answer for us. First up, gronostaj:

超级用户贡献者gronostaj，dotancohen和Xen2050为我们找到了答案。 首先，gronostaj：

> If you have an Android mobile phone or tablet, you can use the Wi-Fi Analyzer app. It has a screen dedicated to detecting the proximity of access points.
> 
> 如果您有Android手机或平板电脑，则可以使用Wi-Fi分析器应用程序。 它具有专用于检测接入点附近的屏幕。
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> Walk around the house and see where the signal is the strongest.
> 
> 在房子周围走走，看看信号最强的地方。

Followed by the answer from dotancohen:

随后是dotancohen的回答：

> You are going to laugh, but I went through the same exact situation. I could not find my mother-in-law’s router since the cable company was the one responsible for installing it.
> 
> 你会笑，但是我经历了同样的情况。 由于电缆公司是负责安装它的公司，所以我找不到婆婆的路由器。
> 
> When my nephews came over, they wanted to access the Wi-Fi with their Samsung Tablet. I told them that the Wi-Fi code was on a sticker on the bottom of the router. They turned the whole house upside-down and found the router on a top shelf in the cupboard. I have no idea why it was placed there, but suspect it was for better reception. The wire running to it went through a wall, so it was obviously not an easy place to install. That technician really gave it his best.
> 
> 当我的侄子过来时，他们想用三星平板电脑访问Wi-Fi。 我告诉他们，Wi-Fi代码在路由器底部的贴纸上。 他们将整个房子上下颠倒，发现路由器位于柜子的顶架上。 我不知道为什么把它放在那儿，但是怀疑它是为了更好的接待。 穿过它的电线穿过墙壁，因此显然这不是一个容易安装的地方。 那位技术人员确实尽力了。
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> So find some kids with a tablet and invite them over. They will definitely find the router if that is what stands between them and Facebook or other online activities.
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> 因此，找到一些配有平板电脑的孩子，然后邀请他们过来。 如果那是他们与Facebook或其他在线活动之间的站台，他们一定会找到路由器。

And our final answer from Xen2050:

Xen2050的最终答案是：

> Barring an obvious wire leading to it, searching by Wi-Fi signal strength should be a good approach. The “walk around blindly with a strength meter” approach is not very helpful, so use an app that will map it for you like [ekahau Heat Mapper][].
> 
> 除非有明显的连接线，否则通过Wi-Fi信号强度进行搜索应该是一个好方法。 “用强度计盲目走动”的方法不是很有帮助，因此请使用像[ekahau Heat Mapper][]这样可以为您映射的应用程序。
> 
> It can make a map for you that should give you a better idea of which areas to concentrate your search in. It is for Windows and the [How-To Geek website has a guide][] for using it. The guide says that it is “essentially the free version” of the multi-thousand-dollar Ekahau SiteSurvey software. The best part is that it may find the router for you.
> 
> 它可以为您制作一张地图，使您可以更好地了解要集中搜索的区域。它是针对Windows的， [How-To Geek网站提供了][How-To Geek website has a guide]使用[指南][How-To Geek website has a guide] 。 该指南说，它实际上是数千美元的Ekahau SiteSurvey软件的“免费版本”。 最好的部分是它可能会为您找到路由器。
> 
>  *  Once we finished walking the entire map, HeatMapper pinpointed the location of the two access points within our office with uncanny precision. Look at the red arrows on the map below:
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>     一旦完成整个地图的浏览，HeatMapper便以惊人的精度精确定位了我们办公室中两个访问点的位置。 请看下面地图上的红色箭头：
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> 
> There are some Android and iPhone apps that should be similar as well. Try searching for one that works on your device, perhaps Telstra Wi-Fi Maximiser (for Android). Here is a screenshot for it:
> 
> 还有一些Android和iPhone应用程序也应该相似。 尝试搜索适用于您设备的设备，例如Telstra Wi-Fi Maximiser(适用于Android)。 这是它的屏幕截图：
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> **My First Ideas Were:**
> 
> **我的第一个想法是：**
> 
> **1.** I would just follow the wiring in the house, starting from where it enters the house and checking wherever the main cable or telephone junctions are. You did not say if it was telephone/DSL, television (coax) cable, pure network cable, or fiber optic, but they all enter the house from somewhere (unless you have all underground utilities). They probably do not enter through the basement, or the “tube” would still come up from the ground somewhere outside the house.
> 
> **1.**我只需要跟随房屋中的布线，从它进入房屋的位置开始，然后检查主电缆或电话接头的位置。 您没有说是电话/ DSL，电视(同轴电缆)电缆，纯网络电缆还是光纤，但它们都是从某个地方进入房屋的(除非您拥有所有地下公用设施)。 他们可能不会穿过地下室进入，否则“管子”仍会从房屋外的某个地方从地面升起。
> 
> If a technician installed the router and/or network cable recently (i.e. not originally built into the house), then try looking around the main television or telephone areas (high and low anywhere within reach). Check for mystery power cords plugged in around those areas and follow them.
> 
> 如果技术人员最近安装了路由器和/或网络电缆(即最初不是内置在房屋中)，请尝试环顾主要电视或电话区域(可及范围内的任何地方的上下限)。 检查这些区域附近是否有神秘的电源线插入并遵循它们。
> 
> **2.** Contact the Internet service provider and ask them where they installed it. Perhaps most of the houses in the area have a standard layout, or the installers always put them on the floor under television sets, or in attics or someplace unexpected. They just might have been diligent enough to make notes about where it is in the house.
> 
> **2.**与Internet服务提供商联系，并询问他们在何处安装它。 也许该地区的大多数房屋都采用标准布局，或者安装人员总是将它们放在电视机下方的地板上，或者放在阁楼中或意想不到的地方。 他们可能只是非常勤奋地记下了房屋的位置。

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> 翻译自: [https://www.howtogeek.com/251074/how-do-you-find-a-router-set-up-in-an-unknown-location-in-a-house/][https_www.howtogeek.com_251074_how-do-you-find-a-router-set-up-in-an-unknown-location-in-a-house]

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[Scott Beale _Flickr]: https://www.flickr.com/photos/laughingsquid/176520387/
[ADSL_VDSL Wi-Fi capable router]: https://www.swisscom.ch/en/residential/help/device/internet-router/centro-grande.html
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[ekahau Heat Mapper]: http://www.ekahau.com/wifidesign/ekahau-heatmapper
[How-To Geek website has a guide]: https://www.howtogeek.com/165614/how-to-create-a-wi-fi-heatmap-for-network-analysis-better-coverage-and-geek-cred-galore/
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[Check out the full discussion thread here]: http://superuser.com/questions/1063636/how-to-find-a-router-at-an-unknown-location-in-a-house
[https_www.howtogeek.com_251074_how-do-you-find-a-router-set-up-in-an-unknown-location-in-a-house]: https://www.howtogeek.com/251074/how-do-you-find-a-router-set-up-in-an-unknown-location-in-a-house/