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Hi,
I live on a property with a main house and 4 metal sided "huts" about 100 feet away. The cable modem is in the house I currently have a NetGear N600 in the house that delivers a good signal within the house but a weak signal to two of the huts and no signal to the other two huts. I've been using Open-Mesh routers, but they no longer work with my internet provider.
Option 1: Is there a way to tell what the signal strength the various NetGear routers have? I see some, like the WAG102, lists its signal strength, but I can't find that info for the N600 I have, so I can't tell how much stronger it is. What is the most powerful WAP that NetGear has?
Option 2: Is it possible to deploy two WAPs (one in the house, one in a hut) that are connected either via a CAT-5 cable or connected wirelessly? Can the two devices act as WAPs as well as connect to each other? It is not possible to put a single WAP between the buildings as the salt air would destroy it.
Thanks,
Glenn
I live on a property with a main house and 4 metal sided "huts" about 100 feet away. The cable modem is in the house I currently have a NetGear N600 in the house that delivers a good signal within the house but a weak signal to two of the huts and no signal to the other two huts. I've been using Open-Mesh routers, but they no longer work with my internet provider.
Option 1: Is there a way to tell what the signal strength the various NetGear routers have? I see some, like the WAG102, lists its signal strength, but I can't find that info for the N600 I have, so I can't tell how much stronger it is. What is the most powerful WAP that NetGear has?
Option 2: Is it possible to deploy two WAPs (one in the house, one in a hut) that are connected either via a CAT-5 cable or connected wirelessly? Can the two devices act as WAPs as well as connect to each other? It is not possible to put a single WAP between the buildings as the salt air would destroy it.
Thanks,
Glenn
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- look at enginus products. google it.
run CAT 5 then two WG AP since it will reduce the throughput. enginus products is stronger on output and also external antenna capable
http://www.engeniustech.com/business-networking/indoor-access-points-client-bridges/285-wireless-n-access-point-bridge-repeater-router-with-gigabit-and-poe
