I'm having trouble getting coverage in my new home. The house is 20 years old and quite big, also has a semi-detached guest house that was built recently. Curiously, neither structure has Ethernet in the walls. And while the ISP-provided Actiontec T3200M router does well inside the main building, the situation is a lot less fun in the guest house due to distance and the walls in between. I should mention that there will be at least 25 devices using the network in the future (desktops, laptops, phones, TVs and smart home devices).
So I would like to extend my network. Naturally, the ideal solution would be running Ethernet cables everywhere to set up multiple APs, but I can see it getting out of financial hand very quickly, given the size of the property. Additionally, the best speed you can get in my neck of the woods for the next foreseeable future is 50 down/10 up, which hardly justifies the expense.
I did some reading about range extenders, and I would probably like to avoid using those.
Next I found out about powerline, and it seems like something that I could use, provided the way wiring was done in the guest house will allow for it. I'm not an electrician, so I wouldn't know if there could be something to prevent a proper connection between two adapters. I think my approach would be to buy a set and test their reliability while I can return them. I know that some have a built-in wifi transmitter, but could I buy a set of wired powerline adapters, and connect a second router to the other end? Can something like that be done?
I also read that coaxial cables can substitute for Ethernet by using adapters. I believe coax cables in the guest house run all the way to the basement of the main building. What I don't know, however, if this option is advantageous over powerline, or how this system is set up. Would I need to also buy a second router to connect to the moca adapter on the other end?
Have I missed another solution to my problem? Which approach would you recommend, and what would be the special considerations? Do you think I could get away with just buying a beefy router?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
So I would like to extend my network. Naturally, the ideal solution would be running Ethernet cables everywhere to set up multiple APs, but I can see it getting out of financial hand very quickly, given the size of the property. Additionally, the best speed you can get in my neck of the woods for the next foreseeable future is 50 down/10 up, which hardly justifies the expense.
I did some reading about range extenders, and I would probably like to avoid using those.
Next I found out about powerline, and it seems like something that I could use, provided the way wiring was done in the guest house will allow for it. I'm not an electrician, so I wouldn't know if there could be something to prevent a proper connection between two adapters. I think my approach would be to buy a set and test their reliability while I can return them. I know that some have a built-in wifi transmitter, but could I buy a set of wired powerline adapters, and connect a second router to the other end? Can something like that be done?
I also read that coaxial cables can substitute for Ethernet by using adapters. I believe coax cables in the guest house run all the way to the basement of the main building. What I don't know, however, if this option is advantageous over powerline, or how this system is set up. Would I need to also buy a second router to connect to the moca adapter on the other end?
Have I missed another solution to my problem? Which approach would you recommend, and what would be the special considerations? Do you think I could get away with just buying a beefy router?
Thanks in advance for your suggestions!
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