WiFi Advice

[Thor]

Hello, I currently have the Zyxel VDSL modem it's the one with internal antennas, but it's not really going through the whole house to the rooms etc, so my idea is to use it as a modem and then buy a powerful AP.


So what WiFi device or setup would you recommend?

 

[Rocket-Boy]

Hello, I currently have the Zyxel VDSL modem it's the one with internal antennas, but it's not really going through the whole house to the rooms etc, so my idea is to use it as a modem and then buy a powerful AP.


So what WiFi device or setup would you recommend?

Do yourself a favour and get a ubiquity unify, just run a cable through the roof to the other end of the house, its all PoE and works like a bomb.
They arent even expensive.

 

[Thor]

Can't run cables through the roof, there's no ceiling thing.


I was thinking of getting a Ubiquity pico or nanostation

 

[MrDraytek]

AP and Repeater Solution

Hello, I currently have the Zyxel VDSL modem it's the one with internal antennas, but it's not really going through the whole house to the rooms etc, so my idea is to use it as a modem and then buy a powerful AP.


So what WiFi device or setup would you recommend?

Hi Thor187

Two options for solutions:

1) As you suggest, use a more powerful AP device cabled to your router in the same room
2) Use a WiFi repeater at the edge of where the signal currently reaches to, in order to boost it further without cables

Both of these options have their pros and cons, so I recommend purchasing a device which is capable of performing both functions, and trying each mode to determine which one is better suited to your application and environment.

To this end, DrayTek offers a great business-class PoE WiFi AP called the Vigor AP900.
It features concurrent dual-band n-WiFi radios and 4 gigabit LAN ports.
As you'll find in the WebUI link below, 2 of its 5 available modes are as above: Access Point or Repeater.

Take a look at the product page on their site: http://www.draytek.com/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=5285&Itemid=3811&lang=en
Also, get a feel for it by clicking around the Live Web Demo of the Vigor AP900's WebUI: http://eu.draytek.com:10900/

Give me a shout if I can offer any more assistance.