Which WiFi Router Can Do This...?

Mattw

Mattw

Mattw

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Hey,

I was wondering if you could advise me on which Wifi router will offer the best Wifi Range through solid concrete walls?

The router will be on the ground floor and I need the WiFi to reach to the 3rd floor.

Right now I have a cheap Nexxt Solutions router (this one http://www.nexxtsolutions.com/us/connectivity/networking-solutions/routers/solaris-300 ) with a TP-Link TL-WA860RE Wifi Range Extender that gives a 3-4mb wifi connection to the 3rd floor.

I would like to replace the Nexxt Solutions router with a new router (and hopefully remove the need for the wifi extender at the same time) that will give a 10mb wifi connection to the top floor.

Which router do you recommend for that?

Ps. I also tried powerline ethernet adaptors which while rated at 500mbps, gave me an amazing 0.6mbps throughput!
 
I don't think changing the router will help much as they all use 2.4GHz/5GHz, which will still struggle past concrete walls.

The powerlines are probably syncing very low due to each floor being on their own circuit.

Have you considered running a cable all the way to the 3rd floor and then using an access point?
 
Hey,

So am I understanding that something like the Netgear R6400 with fancy beamforming is unlikely to give better WiFi coverage than the super budget Nexxt router I currently have?

Running a cable would be a dream solution (my old house had ethernet ports in every room /sadface) but the house is entirely solid concrete construction top to bottom which makes running cable very very difficult, albeit not impossible!
 
With Orcvader on this one

But what I have done in the passed is used high gain omni-directional antennas to acheive greater range mounted in doors or out.
 
A more powerful access point might well get you from 4 Mbit to 10 Mbit. The spec sheet of that TL-WA860RE says its transmit power is "< 20 dBm" which isn't very helpful, but 20 dBm is a pretty common max power for 2.4 GHz, so it depends how much power that thing is actually putting out.

Where have you got the TP-Link located at the moment? If it's on the ground floor with the router, try moving it up a floor. Also if those little antennae can rotate try moving them to horizontal.

Tbh though the best solution is what Orcvader wrote, an ethernet cable up the stairs or whatever, a small switch here and there if the distances are long, and an access point on each floor.
 
Only wireless option I can see worthwhile is two directional antennas aligned to distribute the signal to the upper floor and then a standard AP for devices to connect to. Won't be perfect if it has to go through thick floors but would work if done properly. Finding a way to install a fixed cable is the only real solution to this problem. You could also wait for the new lower frequency wireless standard to become available but I think it only has a max throughput of like 11Mbps.
 
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This.
Just do it ;)
Get an electrician/plumber in to drill the holes if you have to. Don't compromise.

But if you really do not want to go that route, I suppose use AC wireless Access Points on each floor using the 2.4Ghz channels. Probably more worth while using the best power line adaptors though.

Try your best to get ethernet installed though. Electricians have all the tools necessary. If you're near Birmingham (20 miles?) then I'll do it for you.
 
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