mkopel
New Around Here
Our home is tall and thin. Including the basement, the house has 5 floors. My internet connection comes in at the basement and my router is located there. There is gigabit ethernet to floors 1 (living room),2 (bedroom), and 4(bedrooms). All the gear in the house is Apple (iphones, ipad, macbook air laptops (3)), the router is an apple airport extreme.
What is the best way to cover the house in wifi coverage? Can anyone point me to a good article for a networking newbie like myself to figure out the best configuration of the router and possible access points? How many repeaters (is that the right terminology?) should I use for the house? One per floor? Do they need to be hardwired for best results? What about 2.4Ghz vs. 5Ghz, is there an advantage to one over the other for my situation?
thanks for any and all advice. I have decent coverage right now, but I am sure it could be much better.
What is the best way to cover the house in wifi coverage? Can anyone point me to a good article for a networking newbie like myself to figure out the best configuration of the router and possible access points? How many repeaters (is that the right terminology?) should I use for the house? One per floor? Do they need to be hardwired for best results? What about 2.4Ghz vs. 5Ghz, is there an advantage to one over the other for my situation?
thanks for any and all advice. I have decent coverage right now, but I am sure it could be much better.