Wi-Fi Extenders - A question

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Hi,

Please excuse my ignorance when it comes to networks and Wi-Fi Setup, but I have a question regarding a piece of equipment I have seen online.

The equipment in question is the Signal King AF-AG7 Wi-Fi extender. It seems that it is a booster for Wi-Fi.
How does it work?

Basically in my home, my console and TV are Wi-Fi enabled, however the signal from the router (15m away) is too weak to be of any use.

Has anyone used the Signal King AF-AG7 extender? Is it possible to simply plug this in the lounge, and have the Wi-Fi amplified and therefore my TV and console can connect to the internet? Or is there another step / setup needed?

Would it be better to connect my Router in the lounge and use the amplifier connected to the PC?

Any ideas as to the best way to get a good Wi-Fi (in terms of strength and speed) around my home would be greatly appreciated!

Many thanks and kind regards,

K
 
Thanks for the swift response.
How easy is it to set this up?

So basically I would place this in the "lounge" and connect the TV and console to this?
Sorry, I am very green when it comes to sharing networks, I was able to set mine up and thats about it really...
 
I eventually gave up on wifi and went with a cable. You'll be much happier in the long run with a cable. Video over wifi sucks.
 
McGuywer said:
This. Cable is best.
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haha, yes cable would make life easier.
However I live in a flat and my wife doesnt like me drilling holes in walls (my cabling skills are dreadful - I make bird's nests) so anything Wireless is good.

I dont really need it for streaming, just getting the connection.
 
Hi There,
Video streaming I would go cable. The TP-Link is easy to set up according to the documentation although I have never installed one. I get enough conenctivity without extending. So for normal connectivity that would be fine. Also the TP-Link suppoort N speed so if your router is also N specification then the wireless connectivity should be at 150Mbps which would make video more acceptable.

Let us know how you get on

Regards

TIm
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With Wi-Fi it is very important to note that more speed will not give you greater range.

2.4GHz is still the best for indoors where you want to go through walls and such.
It is important to scan first to see what freq's is open and available and what bands is heavily congested.
A program like inSSIDer will help you a lot.
Now N might give you better speed, but it uses twice the amount of bandwith, so you and your neighbours might be fighting each other :)
Some of the more clever AP's can even jump freq's themselves if they see it becomming congested.
Now put 2 or 3 of those in the same area and see what fun and games result then!!!
 
keags1 said:
Thanks for the swift response.
How easy is it to set this up?

So basically I would place this in the "lounge" and connect the TV and console to this?
Sorry, I am very green when it comes to sharing networks, I was able to set mine up and thats about it really...
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I couldn't run cable so I had to do this. My router was at one end of the house and I didn't have signal at the other end in my bed room. Near my bed room in the study I had about 30% signal. I placed it there and now I have 100% pretty much everywhere.

The included setup software didn't run, it crashed so I did it manually:

1. You need the routers wifi SSID, MAC address, encryption type and key (log into your router and get the MAC address from there)
2. Connect the extender via cable to your router
3. Change your PC IP address range to be in the same subnet
4. Connect to the extender and log in with the defaults
5. Set it to extender mode (vs AP mode) and enter the same SSID and MAC address
6. Unplug the extender and move it to where you need it. Power it up and wait about 20 seconds for it to extend. The right hand LED will light up.

You can now move from one wifi zone to the next without the need to reconnect as it uses the same SSID and encryption.
 
Hi all,

Just an update, I tried a few things on Friday night and was able to get an old route of mine acting as an access point and sharing my connection. However this was only via cable.
I went to my local PC store to see if they had anything in stock that would allow me to share my connection wirelessly and was subsequently told that it was impossible.

I have seen some links above with some ideas for equipment, however will this equipment definately pick-up and distribute my existing ADSL Wi-Fi signal to new areas of my home?

Are there any other options?
Thanks again!

Greenhorn K
 
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