Extend wifi signal in house?

Mark M

Mark M

Mark M

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Ive recently changed to Sky broadband and the router they provide doesnt offer the same range as my previous one so I was wondering a) if there were any settings that coudl be tweaked to improve the range or b) can I do anything with a Draytek AP700 wireless access point that I have spare?

I wasnt sure if the Draytek can extend the signal somehow or if it would be worth just plugging the Draytek into the Sky router and seeing if that offers a better signal upstairs.

Sadly there is no hard wires to anywhere in the house running back to the router.
 
paradigm said:
Powerline networking to somewhere upstairs where you can then use the Draytek as a repeater?
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I would configure the Draytek as a wireless access point, give it the same SSID as the Sky router but different channels which don't overlap, say 3 and 9. :D

Edit.
Powerline to upstairs as suggested by Mark M
 
Thanks for the advice, I'll pick up a couple of powerlines and plug the Draytek in upstairs. Is it possible to use the same SSID on the Draytek as the sky so that I dont have to connect to a new network if I walk up stairs or take my laptop downstairs.

Thanks again.
 
Mark M said:
Thanks for the advice, I'll pick up a couple of powerlines and plug the Draytek in upstairs. Is it possible to use the same SSID on the Draytek as the sky so that I dont have to connect to a new network if I walk up stairs or take my laptop downstairs.

Thanks again.
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Roaming access points should be ok. Make sure you turn off (disable) DHCP on the access point.

Let us know hown you get on. :D
 
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