PlayStation Portal - Wi-Fi Issues

[Muntz10]

I use the Deco X50 mesh kit for my home.
The house is two stories across 200sqm and despite having an expensive router there were parts where wifi was under 10MB/s.

I made that mistake originally of thinking a better router would fix the problem but it did not. The thing is there are laws all around the world that limit how powerful a wireless signal can be and because of that it doesn't matter if you have the best router or not you'll never be able to get good speeds everywhere with a single router.

Then I ended up buying the X50, they were super easy to setup and within 5 minutes it was done and now get fast wifi everywhere, even in the yard outside, the signal only drops out when I'm about 10 meters away from the house

When you say easy.. was it a case of just plugging it into your router and setting it up through the app?

 

[ChrisD.]

Ok. I think I am going the Mesh route... There are so many....

All I want is to be able to use my portal in the lounge and bedroom upstairs (which barely gets wifi at the minute).

I dont really want to spend more than £200. Does anyone have any recommendations as well as the Deco X50? Do I really need a system with a dedicated backhaul just to use my portal?

Just buy a single access point for less than £200, mount it upstairs centrally, hard wire it and use a PoE injector.

 

[Orcvader]

When you say easy.. was it a case of just plugging it into your router and setting it up through the app?

For the Deco yes. There's two modes, access point mode and router mode. Since you're plugging it into your router make sure it's in access point mode to avoid double NAT. You can also turn off the WiFi on the router so it doesn't interfere with the mesh setup.

There's the cheaper X20 and you can get kits with just 2 units which is cheaper and could also work, depending on home size.