Advice on extending wireless range in property please

Magic_x_uk

Magic_x_uk

Magic_x_uk

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Hi, been asked by a friend to help with the following problem.


She has her ISP for broadband via O2 and they included a Thomson 02 wireless box iv router.

Wi-fi is okay within the house but soon she is starting a small business in one of her out buildings at home.

The Wi-fi is pretty much none existent in the out buildings.


What options are there to help with this please. I said I would help, but not really wanting to run a Cat5e cable to the out buildings. I was thinking something that increases wi-fi range or would a better router help.

Extenders etc?

Hope someone can shed some light with this for me please


thank you
 
oh right. i was just hoping there was something quite simple to sort this problem out,

Bremem, i do not know what you tried to link to, but i cannot find it within overclockers shop site,

I do not know if it is on the same 'ring/consumer unit'

I was hoping there was something easy out there to help her
 
So if i buy a wireless access point. Does that need wiring to the existing router or does that wirelessly talk to the existing router and in turn extend the range.
 
Going there in half hour to have a look.
If home plugs would work, do they give a wi fi signal then or do you just plug your computer into them?

As I know she wants to use a laptop & her iPad in the out building as well
 
Okay just got back from there.

Router is at front of house into master socket. Basic ISP router as mentioned in 1st post.

Out building is at opposite end of the property from router. At the moment though she has wi-fi in the out building. Some times she gets it, others she doesn't. Perhaps down to weather?

She has tried Belkin Home plugs before and they did not work. Perhaps on a different fuse box?

I suggested one option would be to move router into center location of the house thereby giving more wi-fi coverage to out building and would only need a telephone cable and neat routing. One option.

Not feasible to router cable from router to out building really as house recently been renovated, same as outside.


I do not know much about wifi extenders etc. Hence me asking on here.

Hopefully someone may shed some light now.


What about a better, more powerful router and if so which one(s)? would they give a much larger range for wi-fi.

Thank you.
 
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