Super long range router?

[jupiter_man]

My working place has 2 floors, ground floor is warehouse and the first floor is office. Main socket is on the first floor reception, currently I am using plusnet original rubbish router which always cut off and very low signal (1-2blocks) while I am working at the first floor.

Can anyone recommend a good super long range router (does not need good speed, my area is only 6mb I believe) that can cover most part of this building?
Thanks!!!


p.s. We all use wifi, no one use wire to connect.

 

[AStaley]

Depending on the distances involved it may pay to run a network cable from your router to the warehouse and then install a wireless access point.

Otherwise you could look at using a wireless extender. A lot will depend on the area you need to cover. Using the 2.4Ghz band should also give you better range than 5Ghz, but a lot will depending on what the signal has to go through.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=46&catid=1837

 

[jupiter_man]

Depending on the distances involved it may pay to run a network cable from your router to the warehouse and then install a wireless access point.

Otherwise you could look at using a wireless extender. A lot will depend on the area you need to cover. Using the 2.4Ghz band should also give you better range than 5Ghz, but a lot will depending on what the signal has to go through.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=46&catid=1837

Eventhough there is only 2/5 signal in my room, after I plug this extender into my room 'non-main socket', will my room will get 5/5 signal?

 

[AStaley]

Eventhough there is only 2/5 signal in my room, after I plug this extender into my room 'non-main socket', will my room will get 5/5 signal?

With the range extender you would situate it aprox half way between your room and the router, this should then improve your signal. You may need to experiment a little with it's positioning. Latency will increase slightly but nothing you will notice for web browsing/filter transfer.

Basically you will setup the range extender with the settings for your current WiFi it will then take that and put it out on it's own WiFi channel. For instance the Netgears would take "my_wifi" and then put it out as "my_wifi_ext".

If this "non-main socket" is a network port with a direct connection to the router then plugging an extender or access point in will give you full WiFi in that room. If not, what is this socket?

 

[MissChief]

The other option is something like this that will extend the wireless network and even allow you to plug in a device with a cable too.