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Multpiple Extenders with EX2700
Good day people
A quick question please. I have a fibre connection at home running of the carriers router (Think it's linksys, not at home right now). I have connected a EX2700 range extender to boost signal to the other side of the house. I have also connected (network Cable) my Satelite Decoder to it.
Currently I am setting up a TV and another decoder in my entertainment area outside. So I would like to take my EX2700 and connect it outside to the decoder as well as boost the wifi signal outside for guests. But I will need to replace that EX2700 with something inside the house as the router is not strong enough for my workshop and main room.
A family member has a WN3000RP they are not using. So would I be able to connect that wirelessly to my fibre router (like the EX2700 was) and can I then connect my EX2700 to the WN3000RP wirelessly?
If not, what would be the cheapest option to wirelessly be the connection between the main router and the EX2700 outside? And it has to have a network plug to connect my satelite decoder too.
Thank you in advance
Philip
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Lemmerp wrote:
A family member has a WN3000RP they are not using. So would I be able to connect that wirelessly to my fibre router (like the EX2700 was) and can I then connect my EX2700 to the WN3000RP wirelessly?
It can be done, but is not ideal. The signal gets relayed from the router to the EX2700, and then again to the WN3000RP. This is single-band, so each extender can only do one thing at a time (receive or send). So the performance won't be that great. Still, you could try it.
Lemmerp wrote:
If not, what would be the cheapest option to wirelessly be the connection between the main router and the EX2700 outside?
You could consider powerline networking for this (and leave the EX2700 where it is). If you actually need WiFi there, you could use the PLPW1000. If not, you could use a powerline device that is only ethernet (for example the PLP2000). You'd connect one powerline adapter near the router, and connect ethernet to one of the router LAN ports. The other device is plugged in near the satellite decoder box. The network connection runs over your house's electrical wiring.
HI Stephen
Thank you for your reply. Ethernet is not an option purely because of unsightly wiring. It's hard to explain, but if you saw the layout of my house you would understand why I'm trying to keep it wireless. Initially I wasn't present when the cable company installed the fibre connection to the house, and to avoid a house full of cable, I installed in a room to the closest outside box. So if running cable is my only option, I'd rather take the smaller telephone cable and move the fibre router than running ethernet cable.
But to come back to single band. Is there a dual band option available that would be capable and compatible with both the router and the EX2700?
Lemmerp wrote:
Ethernet is not an option .
I wasn't suggesting that you run new ethernet cables. Powerline networking uses the existing power lines in your home.
You said earlier that you needed to connect the extender to the set top box with ethernet. I was assuming that you need to do that in the new area you want to cover also. But I didn't know if you also wanted wifi there. Some Netgear powerline products do extend both wifi and ethernet (like the EX2700 does, except the router link is carried over your house wiring), but you can get others that only extend ethernet if you don't want WiFi in the new area
Lemmerp wrote:
But to come back to single band. Is there a dual band option available that would be capable and compatible with both the router and the EX2700?
Well, a dual or triband extender is compatible with a single band router. But there might not be much (or any) performance benefit. What router do you use (manufacturer and model).
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