How to add wifi extender to a wired point.

davidja · 26 Oct 2018 at 18:47

Probably a really basic question. I want to extend my existing wifi via a wired point. i.e plug a device into my LAN and seamlessly extend the already existing wifi. How do I achieve this?

BigT · 26 Oct 2018 at 19:08

You attach something called an Access Point onto the end of the Ethernet cable you’ve run from your router. Set the SSID and password to be the same as your router’s WiFi and it’s done.

bremen1874 · 26 Oct 2018 at 21:54

It's going to depend on how 'seamless' it needs to be.

If you add an access point it's effectively a seperate network (even if it has the same name). It's then down to the individual devices and how they handle roaming between the two networks.

Avalon · 27 Oct 2018 at 14:27

bremen1874 said:
It's going to depend on how 'seamless' it needs to be.

If you add an access point it's effectively a seperate network (even if it has the same name). It's then down to the individual devices and how they handle roaming between the two networks.

Or in other words many devices will switch over quite easily, anything apple based tends to hang on for grim death.