| Post ID |
Timestamp |
Content |
User |
| 1367907 |
2014-02-17 06:15:00 |
My daughter has started Uni and lives in a residential hall. The wifi dosent reach the second floor, is there a way to boost the Wifi signal in her room? I think there is an eathnet cable in the room, can I get something to connect to that cable to convert to wifi? thanks for any help. |
DonnyM (17231) |
| 1367908 |
2014-02-17 06:17:00 |
If theres an ethernet cable, the computer should have an ethernet connection on it. Plug it in. See if it works |
Speedy Gonzales (78) |
| 1367909 |
2014-02-17 06:18:00 |
She wants wifi to work Iphone and I pad, Thanks |
DonnyM (17231) |
| 1367910 |
2014-02-17 06:20:00 |
She'll have to ask whoever deals with the wifi to fix it. So there's a better signal. They've probably limited it so you can only go to certain sites |
Speedy Gonzales (78) |
| 1367911 |
2014-02-17 06:21:00 |
As long as the ethernet is alive, you can plug in a wireless access point. It may need to be setup to change the IP address range from its default to what ever IP range the current one is.
TP -Link is a good brand. If shes not interested in getting top end performance then these ones are not to bad. www.ascent.co.nz or www.ascent.co.nz plugs into the Ethernet, and converts it to wireless. |
wainuitech (129) |
| 1367912 |
2014-02-17 06:31:00 |
Thanks very much wainuitech that sounds exactly what she needs |
DonnyM (17231) |
| 1367913 |
2014-02-17 09:47:00 |
You better ask first about the ethernet even if it live. Do you know if ethernet is provided for her use already and doesn't need to pay a fee for it? Esp if that is in her room. One time I found the phone jack was live in my room at the halls of residence I subsequently got a bill when they called in the contractor(s) to find out which room was using the phone .... as each phone jack didn't have their own line - they used shared lines for the premise. I used it for dialup internet in the day. If it is outside the room I don't think you should just go pluging in a WiFi extender like in the corridor etc... |
Nomad (952) |
| 1367914 |
2014-02-17 20:46:00 |
Thanks Nomad good advice. We will check it out. |
DonnyM (17231) |
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