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I need to extend the coverage that my existing PLW1000V2 (accesspoint) extender provides. Its not clear from the Installation instructions how best to achieve this . I want to have additional remote WIFI connections and not have to plug devices in. Can anyone advise please?
Thanks for reply. I just want to extend the wifi coverage from the exisiting PLW1000v2. My unertstanding is the powerline extenders require devices to plug in to the ethernet connection...I want the extended area to be wifi.
Your understanding is correct. If you want to cover a bigger wifi area, Powerline extenders need more AP plugs.
The only ways I can think of to get one Powerline AP to cover a wider area is to get a wifi extender that latches on to the wifi from the AP and acts as a repeater "bridge" between the Powerline AP and wifi clients in the area you want to reach.
I want to have additional remote WIFI connections and not have to plug devices in.
Do you want do add new wifi sources to cover a wider area? Or do you just want to connect more devices (wifi clients) to your network?
To make extend the coverage from the PLW1000v2 you could investigate wifi extenders. These can take the wifi from your plug and pass it on to other clients.
But getting those to play nicely with a Powerline wifi plug might not be easy. It will depend on the wifi clients you buy.
Another option could be to use ordinary (non wifi) Powerline plugs and to use them to feed wireless access points that connect to the router over the Powerline network. Most devices sold as extenders will also operating in AP mode.
I want to have additional remote WIFI connections and not have to plug devices in.
Do you want do add new wifi sources to cover a wider area? Or do you just want to connect more devices (wifi clients) to your network?
To make extend the coverage from the PLW1000v2 you could investigate wifi extenders. These can take the wifi from your plug and pass it on to other clients.
But getting those to play nicely with a Powerline wifi plug might not be easy. It will depend on the wifi clients you buy.
Another option could be to use ordinary (non wifi) Powerline plugs and to use them to feed wireless access points that connect to the router over the Powerline network. Most devices sold as extenders will also operating in AP mode.
I want to have additional remote WIFI connections and not have to plug devices in.
Do you want do add new wifi sources to cover a wider area? Or do you just want to connect more devices (wifi clients) to your network?
To make extend the coverage from the PLW1000v2 you could investigate wifi extenders. These can take the wifi from your plug and pass it on to other clients.
But getting those to play nicely with a Powerline wifi plug might not be easy. It will depend on the wifi clients you buy.
Another option could be to use ordinary (non wifi) Powerline plugs and to use them to feed wireless access points that connect to the router over the Powerline network. Most devices sold as extenders will also operating in AP mode.
tstanding is the powerline extenders require devices to plug in to the ethernet connection...I want the extended area to be wifi.
Thanks for reply. I just want to extend the wifi coverage from the exisiting PLW1000v2. My unertstanding is the powerline extenders require devices to plug in to the ethernet connection...I want the extended area to be wifi.
Your understanding is correct. If you want to cover a bigger wifi area, Powerline extenders need more AP plugs.
The only ways I can think of to get one Powerline AP to cover a wider area is to get a wifi extender that latches on to the wifi from the AP and acts as a repeater "bridge" between the Powerline AP and wifi clients in the area you want to reach.
