Which Wireless Router's signal is good for Ground Level and Level 1?
Hi all,
One of my client wants to use wireless Internet on ground floor (Office) and also on level 1 (Home). i have D - Link Wireless Router but have only 1 signal upstairs. i dont want to run cable upstairs for Access Point etc. i have tried using Engenius EAP - 2418 Model Antenna but there is not much different. what will be best solution??????
Any suggestion will be higly appreciated.
Thanks
Wild_West11
I won't make any specific brand recommendation - I don't know enough about the high-level tech specs.
I like the Linksys/Cisco stuff because it is very available, and usually competitively priced in my area. Use my equipment recommendations as examples - but choose your own hardware manufacturers.
1st off, placement is an important part. Get the router in a central position.
If you can put the router upstairs, it may solve the problem. Try mounting it in or near the ceiling. Sometimes just a few inches can make a big difference.
2nd - eliminate or minimize interference and blockages.
Most cordless phones, bluetooth devices, baby monitors, garage door openers, microwave ovens, and several other devices create signals in the 2.4GHz band. Move the device or router so they are as distant as possible. Neighbors may be creating interference, too.
If practical, upgrade systems so they don't use this frequency, or shut them off when not in use.
Your wireless 802.11B and G both use the 2.4GHz band.
( "A" uses 5 GHz.. and "N" uses both 2.4 and 5 if using multiple tx / rx equipment)
blockages.. anything but a direct line of sight will block or degrade the signal. Some things are better than others. Living things, like plants have lots of water molecules.. they will absorb signal from the air. Books, heavy wood doors, metal sheathing between gypsum boards -- will all absorb your signal. Things like mirrors will reflect it - so you can 'bounce' signals around corners and up/down staircases. See if you can move things around so there are few plants and such between the users and the transmitter - possibly install mirrors to help bounce some little extra signal.
If the neighbors may be causing interference, move plants to block windows.
3) amplification -
not sure what you meant by Engenius ....antenna.
I'm guessing that it is meant to improve signal. Linksys and Hawking make similar devices that replace the normal antenna on a wireless router, and are rated at +7dB or + 10dB.
If your router is located in a corner, you might be well serviced by using a directional antenna.
( parabolic, yagi, etc.) .. signal will be much stronger in one or two directions, at the expense of weaker signals outside the primary field axis.
Also, there are plug-in booster or 'range extender' / repeater devices. Linksys has been marketing the WRE54G for a while now. I installed a similar model for a friend. It works as billed, but make sure you set it up before you try anything like security on it. Then leave specific instructions about resetting the device(s) or plan for lots of return service calls.
At the simplest, just plug the WRExx into an AC outlet near your base wireless router.
Use the easy configuration software, and you are done. Unplug the device from AC power, then move it -- someplace where signal is still 'ok'. This device will pick up signals from the base station, and rebroadcast them at full strength.
Speed can suffer, especially with any encryption ( Kerebros, WPA2+TKIP, etc) - but it is mighty convenient.
Alternatively - if you have a desktop around near your 'dead area' you can use that as a transmission point - set it up to broadcast signal or as a network bridge.
You can also install a second router or access point - just to use as a repeater or signal extender. Just make sure that DHCP on the device is off, and if there is a mode called " repeater' or " bridge" use that. It doesn't require any network cabling - just a power source . I can usually find routers that are cheaper and more available than these specialized "WRE - wireless range extender" devices.
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