Hi all - I have an area in my home that gets a weak wireless signal which results in poor transfer rates from the Net (Netflix streaming hangs, web browser takes forever to load etc).
I would like to find a way to extend my router's wireless signal to that area. Every room is wired with Cat5e so my first choice would be get get some sort of device that can replicate my existing router's SSID, and plug into the ethernet network, and basically channel all wireless traffic in this area over Cat5e to my Asus router. But Im not sure what sort of device world work (a bridge, another router with the routing capabilities disabled etc)? What would be my best choice?
Another option is a wireless extender. I have a 5Ghz network running and stream to multiple wireless devices simultaneously. If I use an extender, it would need to handle a minimum of 10MB/s downstream, and probably some more capacity for upstream. Are there 5Ghz extenders that can handle this that you would recommend?
I've just started researching options but thought I would put it to the forums in the interim so I can get pointed in the right direction. Thanks all.
I would like to find a way to extend my router's wireless signal to that area. Every room is wired with Cat5e so my first choice would be get get some sort of device that can replicate my existing router's SSID, and plug into the ethernet network, and basically channel all wireless traffic in this area over Cat5e to my Asus router. But Im not sure what sort of device world work (a bridge, another router with the routing capabilities disabled etc)? What would be my best choice?
Another option is a wireless extender. I have a 5Ghz network running and stream to multiple wireless devices simultaneously. If I use an extender, it would need to handle a minimum of 10MB/s downstream, and probably some more capacity for upstream. Are there 5Ghz extenders that can handle this that you would recommend?
I've just started researching options but thought I would put it to the forums in the interim so I can get pointed in the right direction. Thanks all.
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