[SOLVED] Modem, switch, AP setup....will it work

[Wildduk]

I need my modem/WiFi router in the basement.
I want to connect one ethernet port from modem/router to a switch, then from the switch out to the rest of the house.
From the switch i want to connect 2 wireless access points. One on 1st level and one on 2nd level....
Will this setup work?

Also, does it matter if I connect the wireless access points to the switch, or can I use some of the left over Ethernet ports from the modem/wireless router.... there will be 3 left after connecting the switch


Hope thus makes sense.

Thanks

 

[USAFRet]

Yes, no reason that wouldn't work.


One thing though....the basement is pretty much the worse place in the house for the main WiFi source. Any real reason it needs to be there?
In a more central location, that might alleviate the need for other access points.

 

[USAFRet]

3 questions on the same basic topic:

[SOLVED] - Daisy chain order of networking.

I have a Motorola modem with WiFi and Ethernet ports.... Can I connect a switch to the modem, then connect a WiFi router to the switch. I cannot use the WiFi from the modem as it has to be in the basement. the switch and WiFi router will be upstairs. There will be other devices hooked up...

forums.tomshardware.com

[SOLVED] - 2 WAP’s in home.

Hello. I my modem/router in the basement. 1 want to set up a WAP on the 2nd and 3rd floors. I will probably use routers that can be configured as WAP’s. Is this the right was to go about getting better WiFi throughout the house? If I do this, do I make the WiFi name and passwords the...

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Lets try to keep it all in one, OK?

 

[gggplaya]

I need my modem/WiFi router in the basement.
I want to connect one ethernet port from modem/router to a switch, then from the switch out to the rest of the house.
From the switch i want to connect 2 wireless access points. One on 1st level and one on 2nd level....
Will this setup work?

Also, does it matter if I connect the wireless access points to the switch, or can I use some of the left over Ethernet ports from the modem/wireless router.... there will be 3 left after connecting the switch


Hope thus makes sense.

Thanks

This is literally how commercial deployments work. So yes, it's how you're supposed to do it.

Yes, you can plug the AP's into the routers 4 port switch instead of another switch.

 

[Wildduk]

3 questions on the same basic topic:

[SOLVED] - Daisy chain order of networking.

I have a Motorola modem with WiFi and Ethernet ports.... Can I connect a switch to the modem, then connect a WiFi router to the switch. I cannot use the WiFi from the modem as it has to be in the basement. the switch and WiFi router will be upstairs. There will be other devices hooked up...

forums.tomshardware.com

[SOLVED] - 2 WAP’s in home.

Hello. I my modem/router in the basement. 1 want to set up a WAP on the 2nd and 3rd floors. I will probably use routers that can be configured as WAP’s. Is this the right was to go about getting better WiFi throughout the house? If I do this, do I make the WiFi name and passwords the...

forums.tomshardware.com

Lets try to keep it all in one, OK?

OK. Noted on the multiple threads. Will keep similar to 1 in the future.

As far as location of WIFI modem in basement, I would put it on 2nd floor, that being ideal, but I’m using the coax feed thru my house for the OTA antennae, so cannot get the internet signal to the 2nd floor. Has to be in basement where it comes into house. And all the CAT5 feeds terminate....