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Netgear RP614v2 to be used as an access point / extender to Vodafone Pro Wifi router - Help required
Hi All, I have a Vodafone provided router with 4 ethernet ports on the back which is up and running fine. The wifi boosters are not really reliable enough so I am resorting to feeding cables from t...
Holy jeez, thats an old device. that version was released in 2003 but the v1 was in 2002. Its time to retire that device and upgrade to something from the current decade. You'll get much better performance and you'll even get wireless. If you look at the spec sheet for the RP614, it doesn't even have wireless. Its an old dsl router with base model specs.
If all you're looking for is for more wired connections, upgrade to a unmanaged gigabit switch. a cheap 8 port is usually $20-30 and will just work.
Or you can get a router and run it in access point mode.
https://www.netgear.com/support/product/RP614v2
Many thanks plemans,
Yes I think I will be throwing that device away. Our house is like a long thin rectangle with a garden which is over double the length of the house and the internet comes in at the end of the house furthest away from the garden. I've now got a long LAN cable from our UK Vodafone Broadband modem/router from the device to the office at the other end of the house on the 1st floor and am considering the following:
1) As you say, plug the long cable into a 4 or 8 port unmanaged gigabit switch for the office to allow the other laptop, printer and camera , etc to plug into the switch.
If I want to broadcast the network wirelessly to the end of the garden, then am I right that I have the options of :
1) Replacing the switch with a wireless router to offer 4 ports and transmit the wireless signal
or
2) add a wireless access point which is plugged into the switch where I can position it independent of cable connecting to the switch for better transmission to the garden.
I am thinking that I may get an overall cheaper price rather than an 8 port router, and would the setup be a good one from performance point of view?
Many thanks
Compared to what you were planning on use, a basic gigabit dual band router would be great.
I'm not in your shoes but I'm a fan of buying a little to much versus to little. I'd rather see something get a router with access point mode (most have it) that they can use as a backup router fairly decently. meaning look for a little better router than just base model. That way if something does happen, you have a fairly solid device to fall back on. I usually advise people to check amazon for "renewed" routers. Since the wireless 6 (AX) devices have been out for a while, we're starting to see renewed devices. so you can get a pretty solid AX router for pretty cheap.