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Powerline Adapter PLP2000 - Can a Wifi Range Extender Be Added?
I may be lacking in tech knowledge, but even I find my subject description to be strange! I'd better detail my problem :smileyembarrassed: Maybe there is a simple solution. My ISP recently force...
Most (not all) of netgear range extenders support access point mode.
So you can hardwire in most of them. Same with the routers. As far as I know, all of them support access point mode.
So most of the range extenders and routers will support access point mode and be able to be hardwired in
Thank you, I did some more research, and am confused. I'll try to narrow it down. The house is a 1,500 sq ft. bungalow, usage is basic, meaning not many devices are in use and no wifi problems other than this one device. The sole modem in use is a Rogers Ignite WiFi Gateway, which I think is an Arris XB6.
Where I'm confused is, I'm trying to connect a wireless only device (Roku) to a wired network (which in this context I think of as the one empty ethernet out slot on the powerline box located near my Roku player). All the range extenders I've seen which have an ethernet plug, say its an outlet used for attaching a wired device to a wireless network. Ie; the range extenders connect to the network via WPS, and nothing is said about the reverse.
Sorry for my slowness!
I "may" have answered my own question.
I went to this range extender which seems adequate for my needs, perhaps (feedback?);
https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/range-extenders/ex3700/
Then to Support, User Manual. On page 14 it describes using the ethernet plug to get the incoming signal (from a powerline for example), and then set it up an access point. Hence using the ethernet in reverse.
Most (not all) of netgear range extenders support access point mode.
So you can hardwire in most of them. Same with the routers. As far as I know, all of them support access point mode.
So most of the range extenders and routers will support access point mode and be able to be hardwired in
Thanks for your help! :smileyhappy: