Extending Wireless Internet

[benhill]

Hi guys,

My friend came to me asking to help him extend his internet connection. This is a large building built in the early 2000's. He needs to extend the internet about 35-40m.

I was thinking about testing a Ethernet-over power adapter like this:
https://www.pccasegear.com/products/40110/asus-1200mbps-av2-wi-fi-powerline-adapter-kit

and connecting an old router into a Wireless access point with the powerline adapter.

I'm 90% sure that it is the same electrical circuit and the old router is cisco 1941 with no WPS on it.



Do you guys see any problems or better ways of doing it? I do not think I will be able to run an Ethernet cable directly from the router to the new WAP.

Cheers,
Ben.

 

[bill001g]

The powerline unit you link already has a AP in the remote powerline unit. You can just plug it into any router and it will have wifi at the remote end.

These unit are a bit more than a powerline without the AP but are cheaper than buying a seperate AP.

It is a good thing it does not support WPS it is a massive security problem. It is a feature for those too lazy to even key in their wifi password the first time.

I would read the manual on the powerline units you are considering and make sure you can configure the unit with the WPS off. Maybe it could be used 1 time and then disabled in the router. The WPS key number can be easily cracked and you can't change it so once it is cracked you have to put your router in the trash. I am pretty sure the TPLINK version that is similar can be manually configured.