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| 1347555 | 2013-06-30 15:39:00 | Hi All, We have a Huawei HG556 (vodafone) router which is our main modem . I have a cousin coming to stay with us and would really like to provide a strong signal to his room downstairs at the far end of our unit . Can a WAG310 modem be used to boost the signal? Thanks for any advise offered ric |
fireslug (12280) | ||
| 1347556 | 2013-06-30 21:20:00 | Better to get yourself a linksys wrt54gl, flash dd-wrt on it and configure it as a repeater bridge. Other option would be a pair of Ethernet over powerline adapters. |
CYaBro (73) | ||
| 1347557 | 2013-06-30 22:01:00 | Yeah get yourself a repeater-bridge access point, or for the most reliable setup invest in a pair of powerline adapters as CYaBro mentioned. Otherwise you could look at disabling the WiFi on the Huawei router (It's got crappy coverage anyways) and get something like the TP-Link TL-WR1043ND which is *much* better, and attach that to the back of it. Easiest option is the powerline adapters, grab yourself a pair of these: pbtech.co.nz |
Chilling_Silence (9) | ||
| 1347558 | 2013-07-08 01:18:00 | My place is two-storied with the internet connection downstairs. I'm using the Technicolor TG589vn v2 (because I'm now on VDSL!!) which has wireless N, but unfortunately this seems not to be grunty enough for the D-Link WN3000RP-WiFi-Extender to be able to boost the wi-fi upstairs - it regularly drops out and I have to restart the device. So what I'm looking for is a Powerline solution where one of the adapters plugs into a power socket downstairs and is linked to the modem via an ethernet cable and the other adapter is plugged into a power socket upstairs and uses the signal from the modem via the power circuit to transmit a wi-fi signal upstairs (preferably on the same SID as downstairs). Equipment recommendation please? |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1347559 | 2013-07-08 02:07:00 | For the OP, are you ok with just ethernet solutions. We put in normal ethernet, great but as consumers the corner rooms cannot use their phones which is frustrating. A combination of wired/wireless is the best but cost more. Take a stab, most consumers would probably go for wireless though. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1347560 | 2013-07-08 02:19:00 | My place is two-storied with the internet connection downstairs. I'm using the Technicolor TG589vn v2 (because I'm now on VDSL!!) which has wireless N, but unfortunately this seems not to be grunty enough for the D-Link WN3000RP-WiFi-Extender to be able to boost the wi-fi upstairs - it regularly drops out and I have to restart the device. So what I'm looking for is a Powerline solution where one of the adapters plugs into a power socket downstairs and is linked to the modem via an ethernet cable and the other adapter is plugged into a power socket upstairs and uses the signal from the modem via the power circuit to transmit a wi-fi signal upstairs (preferably on the same SID as downstairs). Equipment recommendation please? Oops! the WN3000RP-WiFi-Extender is a Netgear device, not a D-Link.... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1347561 | 2013-07-08 09:22:00 | Crack the thing open and attach a proper antenna. Why they don't provide external antenna jacks on those things I don't know... | Agent_24 (57) | ||
| 1347562 | 2013-07-08 22:00:00 | Crack the thing open and attach a proper antenna. Why they don't provide external antenna jacks on those things I don't know... The antenna on the TG589vn is entirely internal.... And no easy way to crack it open anyway - coupla small screws on the bottom, but even with them out the front and back seem not to want to be parted... |
johcar (6283) | ||
| 1347563 | 2013-07-09 02:42:00 | The antenna on the TG589vn is entirely internal.... And no easy way to crack it open anyway - coupla small screws on the bottom, but even with them out the front and back seem not to want to be parted... What are those units like John, I have just ordered VDSL, so will lose my gigabyte ADSL router which is also WiFi N!.....Current unit is a Telecom Business unit (also internal antenna..... |
SolMiester (139) | ||
| 1347564 | 2013-07-09 02:49:00 | The antenna on the TG589vn is entirely internal.... And no easy way to crack it open anyway - coupla small screws on the bottom, but even with them out the front and back seem not to want to be parted... Going by the images I found here: www.mikrocontroller.net it has got PCB-mounted MMCX (or similar) connectors that you could use to connect external antennas. No idea how they got it open, but since the enclosure looks similar (in my opinion) to the HG566a it might be similar to open. Instructions for that are here: wiki.openwrt.org Grab a couple of these: www.ebay.com and drill a couple of holes and it should work pretty well (well, assuming MMCX is the right one) Naturally that would void your warranty, of course.... |
Agent_24 (57) | ||
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