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Nighthawk m1 (MR1100) extending range of wifi
I know the Nighthawk m1 is a mobile hotspot but I would like to leave it centred in the house with ethernet to my AppleTV. Problem is the range is not as great as the Telstra salesperson led me to be...
AndyR71 Umberto2: Here's a comprehensive article that explains various methods to improve wifi reception around a building. You'll see that wifi range extenders probably aren't the best solution because they reduce available bandwidth.
The solution I chose was to connect a cheap unmanaged Ethernet switch to the M1 and then wire 2 access points into the switch. I put the access points at opposite extremes of the building with the M1 in the middle. In your case AndyR71, you could also connect your AppleTV to the switch. Here are more details of how I converted second-hand routers into the access points. And here's another discussion on the same theme, also touching on mesh networks.
I hope these pointers help solve your issues.
That is very helpful indeed, UK. I will let you know what worked in the case I have - a friend with 2 x MR1100, and so 2 wifi networks that still fail to cover the entire home. That is quite an invetment in gear that is not really designed for the home set up but he is keen to make it work. We shall see.