Best & easiest way to extend a wifi network?

[hopeful_builder]

Hello,

hoping someone can help me.

I have a friend who's wifi signal is weak. He has a long house and at one end the signal is constantly dropping. This also means connecting the wifi printer is hopeless to.

Is there such a thing as a simple wifi extender?
if so are they easy to setup (i have very limited experience of networks)?
are they reliable?

Thank in advance.

 

[hopeful_builder]

Wifi extenders are not the best as they try to rebroadcast an already-weak Wifi signal in most cases.

Not the cheapest option, but the best IMO would be a 2nd router/access point at the opposite side of the house, connected to the first via Powerline Adapters.

Powerline adapters plug into wall sockets and give you a wired connection via the electrical wiring in the house. Speed varies depending on wiring and the kits themselves, but they're almost always a safer bet than WiFi when it comes to throughput/speed.

ah i see, I didn't look at it like that.

Are powerline adapters easy to set up? I haven't used them before.

as would a second router be easy enough to do?

Thanks for your help