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Just got Netgear Knight Hawk MR1100. Looking to build a network and need help PLEASE...
Hi, I just got my Router through AT&T and I am wanting to setup a Home Network, but I don't have the first clue on what I need to set it up. Plus I am having issues with this router not getting signal through my house.
Brief Description of my house:
Its 2200sq ft. It's a manufactured home but its all stick built but I do have steel beams in my basement. My house is 75ft long (which I can't get signal throughout house) I also have a Workshop (approx. 25 feet from house) that I would like to hook-up. I don't have a problem running ethernet cables (I have everything to make my own lines) Basically what I am looking to hook-up is 2- Computers (oppisite ends of house), 2- Printers, 4- TV's, Tablets, And down the road doorbell cams and driveway cams.
I'd appreciate any help on what equiptment I will need and the best way to set it all up.
Thanks in advanced... John
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BigJohn1971 wrote:
Hi, I just got my Router through AT&T and I am wanting to setup a Home Network, but I don't have the first clue on what I need to set it up. Plus I am having issues with this router not getting signal through my house.
The MR1100|Nighthawk M1 is a Mobile Router. It is probably too small to cover a large property with wifi.
If you can only get your Internet through a mobile operator – most people use a cable operator or sometimes a DSL service – it is the sort of thijng that people use as a front end for a more powerful router.
That is why you will see several conversations here about how to use the MR1100 with other routers.
Manuals are always a good place to start.
Visit the support pages:
Support | NETGEAR
Feed in your model number and check the documentation for your hardware.
Begin with the Quick Start/Installation Guide.
There may also be some helpful videos on what to do.You may have done that already. I can't tell from your message.
I mention it because Netgear gave up on supplying paper manuals and CD versions some years ago and people sometimes miss the downloads.Thanks for the info. Where I live we don't get Cable or DSL. Out here our only choice is mobile or satilite. And I have had a few different Satilite companies and was not happy with any of them, so I decided to give Mobile a try. I have tried to look up way to get my signal through my house and It tells me to hook my modem to a router and have 2 routers at each end of my house. So basically I wanting to know What people would recomend that I should get so i'm not buying junk. I've looked on Netgears site and I can't make heads or tails on what anything is. (I'm not to savy on when it comes to hardware.) And like I said before i'm fine with running hardwire to achieve the best signal i can get. I just need to figure out what will work best for my situation.
Your MR1100 can be the front end of whatever router meets your needs.
The challenge can come when you try to work out how to make your modem/router play nicely with another router. I've never tried that so can't advise on how easy that would be.
It is a topic that comes up here from time to time.
When it comes to buying something else, try plugging your needs into the filters on the product pages:
Wireless Routers for Home | NETGEAR
WiFi Range Extenders: Boost Your WiFi Range | NETGEAR
and
Orbi: Whole Home WiFi System for Better WiFi Everywhere | NETGEAR
Then check back here for reports on the things you are considering, but remember that people turn up in this community with problems, not compliments. So look at reviews on Amazon, for example.
