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Powerline networking
I currently have the PLW1010 set up between my home and my garage which has metal walls. My home WiFi is not able to reach inside the garage due to the metal walls. My signal inside the garage is adequate for my alarm, cameras, Alexa and TV.
I also want to extend the signal outside my home towards the rear of my property. I am aware that the PLW1010 is not designed for outdoor use so I am curious if I can use an outdoor type WiFi extender and connect it to the ethernet port on the PLW1010 with an ethernet cable through the garage wall.
Will this work or does having two extenders create some sort of problems?
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Dexter,
Thanks for the info. As I am sure you are aware, the PLW1010 works on two channels, 2.4 and 5GHZ. If I am correct, the 5ghz is less likely to penetrate walls etc and it is what I use inside the garage since I also belive it is a faster channel. That said, I will search for an outdoor model that is only 2.4GHZ (since I believe it is the channel with longest range also) and use that outside the building.
Does that sound like a good plan?
On another note, does the ethernet plug on the PLW1010 support POE? Most of the outdoor units that I am seeing are powered in that manner which makes perfect sense.
I do not see anything about POE in the manual for the PW1010.
Hi liv2hunt, yes, you are correct on the differences between the 2.4GHz and 5Ghz bands. You can check the links below for more info on the bands and channels.
https://kb.netgear.com/29396/What-is-the-difference-between-2-4-GHz-and-5-GHz-wireless-frequencies
https://kb.netgear.com/1027/Selecting-wireless-channels
The Ethernet port on the PLW1010 is not PoE compatible.
Dexter
