Access point in studio

azazl187 · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:26

Hi all.

I've recently completed building a studio in the back garden and I've ensured it's fed by an ethernet cable for connection away from the house. That ethernet cable is connected directly into my modem router in the main house.

Two questions really if you would be so kind.

1. What do I need to buy to plug into the Ethernet socket in the studio? Some sort of access point I assume and if so what should I go for?

2. I have a BT hub 6 and a Vodafone router left over from previous ISPs. Can I utilise either of these instead of having to buy something else?

gpuerrilla · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:31

1. Any hub/switch/router (unless they are garbage or badged reseller pos). You should have some of this tech spare from past decade that can be told to act as a standard switch device.
2. Answered in the above. This will give you a few ports to connect devices to so they all go back to the main house router.

azazl187 · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:39

gpuerrilla said:
1. Any hub/switch/router (unless they are garbage or badged reseller pos). You should have some of this tech spare from past decade that can be told to act as a standard switch device.
2. Answered in the above. This will give you a few ports to connect devices to so they all go back to the main house router.

Cheers. Would you class reseller pos as BT and Vodafone?

Next question is how do I turn a modem router into just a router/switch/ap

chroniclard · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:41

Failing that a 5 port gig switch is about £15

azazl187 · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:43

chroniclard said:
Failing that a 5 port gig switch is about £15

I assume that's not wireless...

gpuerrilla · 13 Mar 2022 at 19:52

azazl187 said:
Cheers. Would you class reseller pos as BT and Vodafone?

Next question is how do I turn a modem router into just a router/switch/ap

An old Home Hub I have used before. Turn off the modem and DHCP. What do you have (model)?

azazl187 · 14 Mar 2022 at 19:04

gpuerrilla said:
An old Home Hub I have used before. Turn off the modem and DHCP. What do you have (model)?

I have the BT HH6 and the Vodafone HHG2500.

gpuerrilla · 14 Mar 2022 at 19:12

Try here and this.

bledd · 14 Mar 2022 at 21:23

What do you want in the studio ethernet connections or wireless only? Or both?

azazl187 · 14 Mar 2022 at 22:53

bledd said:
What do you want in the studio ethernet connections or wireless only? Or both?

Both I guess. Wireless only would be fine

SonicSW20 · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:16

You can get Wireless Access Points that also include a switch built in, for example Netgear WAC104: https://www.netgear.com/uk/business/wifi/access-points/wac104/ - or one of the other variants on the page if you want WiFi 6 for example.

azazl187 · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:22

SonicSW20 said:
You can get Wireless Access Points that also include a switch built in, for example Netgear WAC104: https://www.netgear.com/uk/business/wifi/access-points/wac104/ - or one of the other variants on the page if you want WiFi 6 for example.

Yea I've been looking at just access points bit they seem really pricey for what they actually are. If I can utilise something in already have collecting dust then that's a much better option

SonicSW20 · 14 Mar 2022 at 23:27

WAC104 can be found for £33.99, seems pretty reasonable to me.

azazl187 · 15 Mar 2022 at 06:59

SonicSW20 said:
WAC104 can be found for £33.99, seems pretty reasonable to me.

Not great reviews unfortunately

Turn · 15 Mar 2022 at 08:36

Archer C6 V3.2 is amazing. £35.
Around ~100Mbps on 2.4Ghz
Does ~500-600Mbps on 5Ghz.

I tried the WAC104 in the past but the signal was terrible

Caged · 15 Mar 2022 at 10:32

How about the TP Link EAP235-Wall

Turn · 15 Mar 2022 at 16:02

Caged said:
How about the TP Link EAP235-Wall

It seems OP wanted something relatively affordable so although it's a good option, it's probably not warranted for the extra money.

azazl187 · 15 Mar 2022 at 20:43

0007 said:
Archer C6 V3.2 is amazing. £35.
Around ~100Mbps on 2.4Ghz
Does ~500-600Mbps on 5Ghz.

I tried the WAC104 in the past but the signal was terrible

This one definitely looks like a good option. Decent reviews, seems exactly what I need and affordable. I don't get why access points seem so expensive personally

Sparx · 16 Mar 2022 at 08:40

If you already have a BT Hub just set that up? Someone has already linked a quick guide above...

Seems the sensible solution to me if you're not picky, you have a perfectly capable ISP router that can be re-purposed for free and will do the job just fine.

azazl187 · 16 Mar 2022 at 09:00

Sparx said:
If you already have a BT Hub just set that up? Someone has already linked a quick guide above...

Seems the sensible solution to me if you're not picky, you have a perfectly capable ISP router that can be re-purposed for free and will do the job just fine.

I'll certainly give it a go