Hi, I'm trying to assist a friend who has a system setup I assume by Optimum, his ISP. They have a Netgear WNDR3400 in the basement, which has massive interior and exterior stone walls, and is at the far end of the house. Ethernet from the WNDR3400 feeds access points which don't seem to be working or at least on is, but it has a terrible signal.
My thoughts are. 1). perhaps replace the WNDR3400 with a plain router or a ZyXEL VFG 6500, then move the WNDR upstairs setup as a wireless bridge, where it's wireless signal will do some good (don't need wireless in the basement and it seems very little coverage is getting to the first floor). 2). Replace the Netgear WNDR3400 with a Netgear R7000 Nighthawk. (thinking it has better throughput/coverage) 3). From the router now in the basement via ethernet, replace the older access points with either additional Netgear R7000 as AP's or some newer AP devices. It's a large house.
Any thoughts, suggestions regarding this would be most appreciated.
Thanks — Lewis
My thoughts are. 1). perhaps replace the WNDR3400 with a plain router or a ZyXEL VFG 6500, then move the WNDR upstairs setup as a wireless bridge, where it's wireless signal will do some good (don't need wireless in the basement and it seems very little coverage is getting to the first floor). 2). Replace the Netgear WNDR3400 with a Netgear R7000 Nighthawk. (thinking it has better throughput/coverage) 3). From the router now in the basement via ethernet, replace the older access points with either additional Netgear R7000 as AP's or some newer AP devices. It's a large house.
Any thoughts, suggestions regarding this would be most appreciated.
Thanks — Lewis