How to use LAN port of Wifi repeater( signal booster)' to Connect to TV

[Ravi_Nag]

Hello ,

Here's the Existing setup:

1. I have a internet cable that comes in to the home from one corner.
2. The line is connected to modem which creates the WIFI network.
3. I have a samsung c series LCD TV(2009-2010 model) which has LAN port.
4. My wifi modem is too far from TV, and i can't use the cable to connect to TV.



This is what I am thinking of doing:

I want to buy a wifi repeater and place it near TV . Then, I want to connect my TV to the repeater with RJ45 cable. The repeater can strengthen my existing wifi signal (Which I use from laptop and phone), and can also provide connection to my TV through wire.

So my question is ,

which kind of repeater should i use ?

Is there anything required to configure for the wifi repeater?

(as explained above other than giving power supply to wifi repeater and connecting it to TV with LAN , there is nothing i can do actually.. am i correct?)

Also there are many wifi signals nearby ,so repeater will try to strengthen all the signals?
Also what ip details should i give in my TV?


Thanks,
Ravi

 

[bill001g]

What you want is called a client-bridge. Many repeaters have that feature or you can buy a dedicated client-bridge.

You can also run many with the repeater and bridge function at the same time but it is not a good idea really. It does not magically increase the WiFi signal you must have good signals from the main router at the location you place the device. You could I suppose run a long ethernet cable to it if you could place it somewhat closer to the main router.

Unless you have no other option I would not run it as a repeater. You may get stronger signal on your phone and laptop but the quality of that signal will be degraded by the repeater transmitting a internal interfering signal. So it may be stronger but the actual data rates you get may be less. In general you will see at least a 50% drop in the speed and it can be a lot more in some situations.

Pretty much you only want to use a repeater to send signal to a area that already has no signal. Then you have to consider any signal is better than no signal at all so it can't be any worse.

 

[Ravi_Nag]

Thanks for the reply..

My wifi modem is at one corner and TV another corner( just 10-15 meters) of the room, but i don't want to run a cable across my room.I will run this repeater just to connect to TV.

I am still not clear regarding ...

1. what is that device i should buy (is it called repeater or bridge ..etc)

.2 .what IP details ,i need to enter in my TV .

Thanks

 

[bill001g]

It would be nice if they called them by a fixed name. A bridge,repeater,client-bridge are all different devices but you can buy things that can do one or more of these functions.

A example of a device I use that can do all is a tplink TL-WR702N, this is actually a travel router. Netgear tends to call these products universal ethernet adapters something like Netgear WNCE3001 this device though only does that one function it can not run as a repeater.