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| Thread ID: 143770 | 2017-04-05 22:20:00 | WIFI boosters | the_bogan (9949) | Press F1 |
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| 1433824 | 2017-04-05 22:20:00 | So where I'm staying, the WIFI connection doesn't quite reach to my room. I'm basically upstairs of the router, and 15 metres along a corridor. I've taken a quick look at wifi boosters, but have no real idea if any of them would work. Does anyone have any experiences with this sort of thing? |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1433825 | 2017-04-05 23:02:00 | One option is to install an access point upstairs and feed it with an Ethernet cable back to the router, or you can use powerline adapters to provide the Ethernet connection. You can also get a powerline adapter with the access point built in. A bit tricker to set up but better overall. As I understand "boosters" they connect to the wi-fi and then relay it, because of this they can reduce the overall speed. This is the sort of thing I'm referring to www.pbtech.co.nz The only problem is you need 2 power points on the same phase, 1 at each end, and really need to dedicate the power point to the adapter for best performance - they don't play nice with multi boards. Otherwise something like this should work www.pbtech.co.nz and you could always run a cable later because it is dual purpose extender/ access point. Seems like a good simple option. Note I have not used either of these myself, I have used a simple TP-Link powerline adapter from my house to my garage though and it worked ok. |
dugimodo (138) | ||
| 1433826 | 2017-04-05 23:18:00 | Agree with Dugimodo -- the TP-Link PowerLine Adapters. Put quite a few in, and the wireless can then be put where ever its needed. Got one customer who has their wireless in the bedroom most of time, but in summer, unplugs it, and puts it outside by their BBQ when they have some activity outside - then they have 100% signal outside. The only thing as mentioned pays to plug directly into the power socket. If you don't have a spare power Socket you can get the adapters with Pass-through, which you can then plug in a Multi Box into the adapter, not the other way around, but they don't have wireless. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1433827 | 2017-04-05 23:26:00 | I doubt I can do the Ethernet option and it's an old house so I don't think there's any spare plugs, just multi boards. Thanks for the input, and I'll discuss it with the owner |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1433828 | 2017-04-05 23:42:00 | Refer to Wainuitech's last sentence - I have Netcomm powerline Adapters in our house to get wifi from downstairs (where the fibre comes into the house, hence the modem's location) to upstairs where we live. I bought the kind with the pass through option mentioned by wainuitech. The "base station" is plugged into the power socket downstairs, and I am able to piggy back a multibox "through" the adapter. The upstairs adapter doesn't have the pass through option, but that is not a problem to us. This system works well. Ours are similar to this: www.pbtech.co.nz |
John H (8) | ||
| 1433829 | 2017-04-05 23:58:00 | TP-Link do make a passthrough kit now too. I've found them to be more reliable than the netcomms. | wratterus (105) | ||
| 1433830 | 2017-04-06 00:01:00 | Is anyone familiar with the Railway Hotel in Otaki? That's the place I'm potentially going to try and drag into the modern age |
the_bogan (9949) | ||
| 1433831 | 2017-04-06 00:19:00 | Haha, I've driven past it many times. Never been in there. At the end of the day if you absolutely can't run Ethernet cabling, Powerline is an option, personally I wouldn't go there, once you do something, you're married to it. And in that type of environment, there are too many things that can go wrong with a powerline setup. Ideally there wants to be a centrally managed wireless setup, all cabled back. The brand new Ubiquiti UniFi Mesh APs could be an option too, as they are able to use 5GHz for backhaul, and 2.4GHz for 'local' access. www.gowifi.co.nz |
wratterus (105) | ||
| 1433832 | 2017-04-06 00:20:00 | What I have done once, was use these ones www.tp-link.com.au Also put in one of these about 3 weeks ago. www.tp-link.com.au But they were non wireless. The person already had a Access Point, so the power adapter went into the wall, a multi-box plugged into that. The Access point was about 1 Mtr away, plugged into the multibox and the Ethernet cable then ran from the Adapter to the Access point. The main router was down the other end of the house. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1433833 | 2017-04-06 00:29:00 | I like that idea. Better find out if they're on the same power circuit | the_bogan (9949) | ||
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