I've been given the task of setting up a wifi network for an older roughly 7,000 sq. ft. house. It has extremely think stone walls in many places, so using only one device will not suffice. The house will have about 15 people staying it in at the end of June, so I've got some time - and the network will really only be needed for checking e-mail and websurfing, I don't believe it will be for streaming HD video or anything like that.
My wifi knowledge currently has been limited to only using one router, as that's all that's been needed in any place I've lived in. That won't work here.
The house was recently renovated and I believe has cat 5 lines running to different parts of the house (but aren't properly labeled, so I'm still working on that part). The house has DSL currently, with a modem and router in one room and that signal is lost roughly 1-2 rooms away.
I'm thinking my best solution would be to move the modem/router to the main utility room where the phone line first enters the house. This room is directly under the kitchen, where wifi will definitely be needed. From there, can I just connect 4 cat 5 lines running to the house into the router, and then connect 4 "access points" (if that's what they actually are) to the other ends of those 4 lines throughout the house?
Would that solution give me 5 wifi "hotspots" throughout the house? If so, could anyone please recommend a strong router and "access points" that I can purchase for the place?
Please let me know if you need any other information about the place, and thanks in advance for any assistance you can give me!
My wifi knowledge currently has been limited to only using one router, as that's all that's been needed in any place I've lived in. That won't work here.
The house was recently renovated and I believe has cat 5 lines running to different parts of the house (but aren't properly labeled, so I'm still working on that part). The house has DSL currently, with a modem and router in one room and that signal is lost roughly 1-2 rooms away.
I'm thinking my best solution would be to move the modem/router to the main utility room where the phone line first enters the house. This room is directly under the kitchen, where wifi will definitely be needed. From there, can I just connect 4 cat 5 lines running to the house into the router, and then connect 4 "access points" (if that's what they actually are) to the other ends of those 4 lines throughout the house?
Would that solution give me 5 wifi "hotspots" throughout the house? If so, could anyone please recommend a strong router and "access points" that I can purchase for the place?
Please let me know if you need any other information about the place, and thanks in advance for any assistance you can give me!