WiFi to Ethernet help

RobTi

RobTi

RobTi

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Hi my mother has a free view box with no WiFi and she doesn’t have and Ethernet near, anything that can convert WiFi to Ethernet?
Thanks
 
Most access points can be set up in bridge or station mode, where it connects to the WiFi and then you can plug something into the ethernet port
 
I’ve got a TP-Link AC750 that can act as a wifi receiver rather than AP. You can then use the Ethernet port to uplink to a wired device.
 
If the Freeview box without Wi-Fi is to access catch-up TV services then you're likely wasting your money on trying to get it connected to the Internet as it's going to be so old that the user experience will be terrible. Get a Fire Stick / Roku / whatever instead.
 
Couldn't agree with @Caged more. Even the cheapest access point that can act as a wireless bridge is going to be using ancient technology like wireless N and only save half the price on a Fire Stick with its better user experience and better WiFi. The built-in catchup apps may not even work any more because they've long since had development and support for them on the platform stopped.
 
While I also agree with the above suggestion, you need to check the TV she's currently using too. If it's so old that it needs a Freeview box to access those channels, you might need to check if it actually has HDMI to even plug those smart TV devices in.
 
Tv has wireless she only uses the box to record as she has a fire stick also but finds it to awkward to use it for catchup so we just let her record the free view on the box
 
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