Superhub Best way to extend wifi to 'dead' area of house

Miggs · 18-11-2012, 10:33

Hi,
I have just upgraded to 30Mb Superhub and like others, found the wifi to woefully inadequate.
I have installed a TP-Link TL-WR1043ND router with SH in modem mode and whilst I now get 30Mb in wifi close by, there is a room at the back of the house that I need service but cannot get any.
I tried homeplugs etc but it is on a different ring main and did not work.

I guess I could run a cable from the router down to the room and stick some sort of device (access point??) on the end, but not sure of this.

Can anyone recommend a product which would work in this scenario please?

thanks for any help.

Central · 18-11-2012, 10:35

How about Ethernet over mains?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/200mbps-twin...ter-kit-626147

kandinsky · 18-11-2012, 10:59

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Originally Posted by Central

How about Ethernet over mains?

http://www.maplin.co.uk/200mbps-twin...ter-kit-626147

He says in his OP he already tried that.

ultimate · 18-11-2012, 11:42

My setup is similar to yours but my router is TL WR 841N

Have you tried switching channels on your router, I do not understand why, but in my house, channel 1 works best, some channels like 6 do not work at all. It also pays to use a wifi detector such as Inssider to see if your neighbours wifi are interfering with yours esp in the dead area.

Miggs · 18-11-2012, 11:57

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Originally Posted by ultimate

Have you tried switching channels on your router,

Hi and yes, I have.
I did a scan and tried all channels that were not being used locally.
Settled on 11 for now.

I am thinking something like this might work.

Anyone know?

ferretuk · 18-11-2012, 13:45

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Originally Posted by Miggs

I tried homeplugs etc but it is on a different ring main and did not work.

May be worth trying again, if you still have them. Different rings in the same house shouldn't (normally) present a problem...

Did they work when plugged into the same ring?

Miggs · 18-11-2012, 14:07

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Originally Posted by ferretuk

Did they work when plugged into the same ring?

Didn't try to be honest. Ive since eBay'd them.

General Maximus · 18-11-2012, 19:39

I think the only way you are going to do it dude is if you run a cable round to another room (not neccessarily the one you need the wi-fi in) and setup another access point. You can hide the cable in a number of ways.

18-11-2012, 21:23

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Originally Posted by General Maximus

I think the only way you are going to do it dude is if you run a cable round to another room (not neccessarily the one you need the wi-fi in) and setup another access point. You can hide the cable in a number of ways.

My parents in law got one of these from PC world - wouldn't that work?

http://www.google.co.uk/products/cat...ed=0CDkQ8wIwAQ

General Maximus · 18-11-2012, 21:43

You have already tried them dude, they need to be plugged into the mains

qasdfdsaq · 18-11-2012, 21:46

Pretty much any wireless router can be used as a second access point. The DIR-615 being a case in point and very good value for money off Ebay.

v0id · 18-11-2012, 22:34

extra long cat5e cables

In fact, the Superhub comes with one unless you had a manned installation and the tech nicked it

Miggs · 18-11-2012, 23:47

ok, thanks a lot, I shall run a cable down there and set up an access point.

If I use a router as an access point, will I create a different network or is it an extension of the same one?

qasdfdsaq · 19-11-2012, 01:18

Depends which port on the router you plug the cable into.

I would set the second router to a manually excluded IP, turn off the DHCP server on it, and plug the cable into the LAN port. Then your devices can seamlessly move between the two as if the same network.

General Maximus · 19-11-2012, 09:12

and you can ser the same SSID but with a different channel (e.g 6 and 11)