access point

My wife is in a care home where the wifi is extremely poor - the signal strength in her room is -75dBm or worse. The home has one Ubiquiti U6 Lite (Range 20ft) or Ubiquiti U6 Long Range (Range 25ft) Access Point per floor installed at the very end (!!) of each corridor. It is an old building...

Hi I got a new computer with motherboard Asus Z790-I Gaming wifi In certain games the connection simply drops or can't connect. And certain things/websites takes long to load, where they used to come instantly The wifi speed and signal seems fine, at around 600 mbps and low latency One game...

So I've moved into a new apartment with an OTO fiber connection inside a media box (metalbox along with circuit breakers) right next to the main door. I was able to squeeze the modem from the provider into it, but WIFI is weak, as is to be expected). I have the option to route a cable connection...

Hello, I am converting a commercial property into residential for students, the two storey property is roughly 4,000 sq/ft. I would like every room to have access to a 1gb wi-fi connection and also access to an ethernet port for students that require direct. How best to go about doing this...

Hi looking for a bit of help. I’m working and living in a hotel for a season We have a staff Wi-Fi I’m trying to get the most out of that connection I’m currently just using a cheap usb wifi dongle My question is Will a wifi extender like...

Long story short: 2 routers-main- TP-Link Archer AX55(wifi6), 2nd (access point mode) TP-Link Archer C6(an). As testing I set up 4 SSIDs each router 2,4 and 5Ghz,as tested working great at maximum of my network and around 20ping, troubles comes with wired clients coming from Archer C6,it has...

Hello guys. I have searched almost every corner of the internet and talked to anyone I knew in order to find a solution to my problem and came up with nothing so far. A little background to the story I live in a private home with 3 floors- main floor, second floor and basement. About two weeks...

hello, i am trying to figure out how to improve my homes wifi network. ive noticed with all of our smart home devices, laptops, consoles, phones, tvs, ect. that sometimes it seems like some of the devices cant connect to the wifi in my home. it will say its connected to the wifi but it says it...

I have an fibre internet connection at my home. The Fibre cable goes to a PON Router ( ZTE make ) and this PON router has 3 access points connected to it. Access point that I am using is a Unifi AP LR ( Model: UAP-LR ). Everything is working fine but this access point does not have a 5Ghz...

CAN I CONNECT SOMETHING TO A SWITCH TO GET WIFI ? :( I have extremely poor wireless coverage everywhere through my house unless directly in front of the modem/router large 4 bedroom house, lots of bricks and lots of walls so impacts the WIFI signal significantly.. i have 3 wireless...

Hi all, So I have an issue that I hope you can help me with. I have a smartphone that is connected to an wireless access point. When I ping from the Access Point(AP) > smartphone, I experience high and inconsistent ping times compared to when I ping from the Access Point > a non-smartphone...

Hello there, I recently installed a couple of WiFi access points (let's called them AP1 and AP2) within my home, and thought that I had installed everything correctly. However, after I installed the last Access Point (AP2), I began to have issues with devices connected to AP1. My Android phone...

I have a main router in room A, and a wired connection that goes from room A to room B. Since the wireless signal strength in room B is weak, I wanted to use my spare SBG6580-2 router as an access point in room B. However, I am not finding any instructions on how to do this. I found instructions...

Goodmorning everyone Here's my network setup: I have my ISP main router, I think a d-link 4G router, as my internet provider. To that router, is connceted through ethernet two things: 1) GoogleWiFi for having all my devices connected to the same wifi all over the house: 2) a TP-link...

I'm trying to add a backup drive that's connected to my computer via local ethernet. Currently, I have an old Airport Extreme, but its USB port is USB 1 or 2, so it's horribly slow. I found AnywhereUSB devices with USB 3 that are beyond my budget for this project. I thought about getting an...

I have a Speedefy Router and am installing a new Alfa N2S wireless Access Point as an AP Router. I've only installed one other access point (EAP 110) that was plug and play, so don't have real experience. After configuring and rebooting the Router and Access Point, both the Router and Access...

So I just moved into a building that forces me to use a certain ISP. Turns out they have an ONT in the building and the only thing I have access to is a managed switch in the wall of my closet that then has cables running to ethernet ports in my walls but they only activated one port and want to...

Hello, hoping I can find an answer here. My internet, provided by spectrum keeps me from having a consistent gaming experience because of it dropping/freezing every so often. I have tried almost everything at this point to try and fix it. I have had them come out and give us a new modem...

I have a doubt about adquiring an access point So my internet modem is located in a hallway in my house and i can't move it and my PC is currently connected to it thanks to a WiFi doungle that i bought but it isn't the most stable internet. So i've been thinking of buying an wireless AP for my...

Recently I found a router and decided to make it an access point,I will connect it to the main router by an Ethernet cable in lan 1 input ,so can I connect my pc to that access point by another Ethernet cable in another input (2,3,etc..) Thanks

I hope this finds you in the best of health and spirit. :D So I was planning to purchase a TP-Link AC750 Wi-Fi Range Extender RE200 for use in my parent's office. However, I was wondering which one of the above-mentioned options would be suitable in order to utilize the device to it's fullest...

I have 11 router setups configured at my home as it is a multi-floor building. All my secondary routers (10 ) are configured as AP ( DHCP off and Static IP is given to each router ) which are then connected to a single Giga switch and the switch is connected to the main router. I have around...

So, I am building a home network and have encountered more difficulties than I had planned for. I wanted to have a router dedicated to the computers and phones where there is sensitive data (router A) and a separate network for all of the IoT devices (router B) that we have in the house. I...

I have researched this to the death so will ultimately end up confusing the situation. I have literally no idea, total noob. My apartment has a patch panel with 2 ethernet ports in each room, I'm upstairs so had a friend set an old Netgear CVG824G as... I'm not even sure tbh whether it was...

I have two Wavlink AP/Repeaters https://www.wavlink.com/en_us/product/WL-WN570HA1.html Each of them is connected through Ethernet to a PC (with the appropriate IP). So I technically have two wired networks. I need to create a wireless link between those two networks. In other words, I want to...

I'm losing my mind chasing this issue. First off the hardware: Dlink DSR-250 Router https://us.dlink.com/en/products/dsr-250-8-port-gigabit-vpn-router Engenius EWS7928Pv2 PoE+ Switch https://www.engeniustech.com/engenius-products/managed-poe-network-switch-ews7928p/ 4 Engenius EWS357APv3...

My ISP modem/router is a CODA-4589. I ran a cable to my basement for an Archer 7 router I have sitting around, and I would like to plug my TV and PlayStation into it. I would also like it to broadcast WIFI. Right now, if I plug modem>Archer 7, it broadcasts the old WIFI network. Is there a way...

I'm working for a school as the IT guy, and they previously had their wifi set up about 8 years before I got here. All of the access points they have are starting to die, and they need to be replaced. I bought an access point from Ubiquiti (I'll post a link at the bottom) and I've gotten it set...

Since my apartment (about 140m² ) has lots of thick walls and several mirrors I have lots of trouble getting wifi to work well everywhere at decent speeds. So over a year ago decided to get two basic routers (besides the one my ISP already gave me, so 3 in total), and spread them across the...

Hello everybody, i really need your help if it's possible, i need to deploy wifi into 4 restaurants located in the same street in Paris, two restaurants in each side of the street, two of them are separated by a hotel. Currently there is an internet box in each restaurant, but the problem is...

Hi everyone, Does access point need to be connected directly to the router or would it also work if I connect it to an ethernet port in the wall? The reason I'm asking is because the router is downstairs in the house I live in, but the wifi connection is very poor in my upstairs room. I have...

Hello. First of all, i really have my doubts that i'm going to find an answer that's gonna fit my needs, but still would wanna give it a shot, who knows, maybe one knowledgeable dude finds my post and might be able to help haha. As the title says, shortly put, i am looking for Wireless...

Hello guys, I am not entirely sure how to do this, so would appreciate help. My family just renovated our home, and I made sure there's LAN connection in every room. Still, for some devices you need wifi. We have an internet connection coming into home in a place, where it would be pointless to...

Hi, I have an Asus RT-3200 running as my router in the downstairs of my house however I would like to increase the signal in the upstairs of my house as such I would like to install an AP. The cable is already run so that is not an issue. The router is running Tri-Band Smart Connect (I know...

Hi! I've recently noticed stability and throughput issues on otherwise reliable wi-fi network and managed to track them down to the 2.4GHz signal from an access point. Problem is, this is likely not the usual "2.4GHz is just bad" issue. On one access point I can get 150~200mbps within line of...

I'm assisting a friend trying to improve the coverage of the WiFi at their house emanating from a Huawei E5577c mobile wifi hotspot. The device is fixed to a wall as it is hardwired to an antennae (remote location). They have a TP-LInk router (wr841n) that I was hoping to use as an access point...

I am trying to use a TiVo in a room without a wired Ethernet connection. It is a TiVo premiere which requires an Ethernet connection or a TiVo specific wireless adapter. Which I do not have nor do I want to purchase. Is the best route to go the one I am currently trying to do? Which is turning...

So many options to choose from. I admit I am a beginner, can you please tell me if this is a good set up. We are renovating our house. TP-Link EAP225-Wall Omada AC1200 Wireless MU-MIMO Wall-Plate Access Point TP-Link TL-SG1008P 8-Port Gigabit PoE Ethernet Switch (4 PoE Ports, 55 Watt Budget...

Hi. Im newbie in this stuff. I have a modem/router from my new ISP which is setup in my living room. now i a have another modem/router from my old ISP, I accessed the old modem thru 192.168.100.1 using my laptop and disable the DHCP server in settings. Then i Connect the new modem with the old...

Ok so I'm trying to connect an access point (TL-WR840N ) through a WAN cable. The problem I'm getting is: "WAN Port is unplugged" Router is connected to internet and works fine Long Cat6 cable I want to use works fine when I connect PS (I don't have a network port on my computer) Access Point...