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Extending WiFi range through a brick wall
In my home office network I use Netgear Access Point, linked via Ethernet cable to my router. I want to entend the range of the office wi-fi. I have installed the AC1200 range extender. However, eve...
I will go for the gig switch solution. Sounds ideal. Many thanks
thanks for useful advice re: extenders' performance. I already have an AP connected to the base router via ethernet cable. The issue is extending the range from that AP through the brick wall. If I replace the current AP with another router (i.e. ethernet link base router and second router), I could then connect the second router to the AP via ethernet, using that ethernet cable to "get through' the brick wall. Is that doable? I don't know whether one can link 2 routers together (I am a novice at networking as you can probably tell).
You can daisy chain 2 AP's together. Or, if you can, put both AP's on a unmanaged (dumb) gig switch and run one cable back to the base router.
Like this: modem-----base_router-----unmanaged_gig_switch-----2_AP's. Use the spare ports on the unmanaged gig switch for other devices.
I will go for the gig switch solution. Sounds ideal. Many thanks