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Aspirant

Nov 11, 2021

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PLW1000 Extend Router WiFi for Apple Phone “Mobile WiFi” connectivity

I have a rural property My Apple phones antenna is unable to communicate with the closest cell tower. The only building on the 11 acre property is a steel shed. I have a cellular modem router locat...

Jon-L
Nov 12, 2021
Hey, thanks MichaelK
After investigating and learning oboist “Mesh Systems” I agree that mesh systems look perfectly tailored to my needs of a single broadly expanded network.

So now looking at Netgears:
A) Nighthawk mesh system6
B) AXE11000 WiFi Mesh System (RBKE963)

Thanks for guiding me towards the Mesh System as the correct network solution

JonL

michaelkenward

Guru - Experienced User

Nov 12, 2021

Jon-L wrote:

I’m looking to resolve the issue by adding. PWL1000 and placing the WiFi component at a power point outside the shed.

You can set up the access point plug as you like. But it may not provide the "seamless phone connection" that you want. For that you'd need a Mesh system. Even with the same SSID and password, wifi clients will have to negotiate a fresh connection during the handover from one source to the other.

The PLW1000 is a Powerline plug. It just provides an Ethernet connection between two plugs.You can also use a non-wifi remote plug to feed a conventional wifi access point. In that way you could use a more capable AP.

Jon-L
Aspirant
Nov 12, 2021
Hey, thanks MichaelK
After investigating and learning oboist “Mesh Systems” I agree that mesh systems look perfectly tailored to my needs of a single broadly expanded network.

So now looking at Netgears:
A) Nighthawk mesh system6
B) AXE11000 WiFi Mesh System (RBKE963)

Thanks for guiding me towards the Mesh System as the correct network solution

JonL