Wifi Extention Basement to Basement

[Richard7991]

I got two bungalows right next to each other (detached). I have my main router in the living room in house 1 on the main floor, the router reaches to the basement of house 1 perfectly, and it also reaches to house 2 with fair signal in the main floor, but has weak signal in its basement (1 bar or -75 to -80).

What can I do? I bought a Wi-Fi extender from Linksys re6400, and it made no difference, when I moved it to a room further at the back of the house 1 in the basement, not at the edge of the router but when signals started getting weak it made no difference to the signal.

What should I do? If I want to get the network to be fairly strong in the basement of house 2, but with extenders? (would be preferred) or something other than extenders are glad to be shared.thanks !

 

[schwatzz]

If I understand your setup correctly, ideally, the Wifi extender should be in house 2 in the main floor, closest to the router in house 1.

 

[Richard7991]

If I understand your setup correctly, ideally, the Wifi extender should be in house 2 in the main floor, closest to the router in house 1.

I was actually thinking of setting it there but the extention I bought was a bit weak just with travelling from the basement 1 to the back rooms of the main floor in house one.

 

[schwatzz]

Using an outdoor antenna might help combined with the extender in house two might help. Obviously, walls and such interfere with the signal. If the router in house 1 is close to a window, you can replace one of the antennas with one similar to the link, and place it outside. Though, in an area where it is protected from the elements.

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/INSTEN-2-pack-Wi-Fi-Wireless-Antenna-Router-Signal-Booster/4486174/product.html

 

[Richard7991]

Using an outdoor antenna might help combined with the extender in house two might help. Obviously, walls and such interfere with the signal. If the router in house 1 is close to a window, you can replace one of the antennas with one similar to the link, and place it outside. Though, in an area where it is protected from the elements.

http://www.overstock.com/Electronics/INSTEN-2-pack-Wi-Fi-Wireless-Antenna-Router-Signal-Booster/4486174/product.html

Sorry but I'll put that idea a side for now. Thanks though but what if I got an access point for out doors and place it in between the two houses. Since my two basements are both above ground by about 2 feet. There are windows facing each other, I was thinking that placing an a access point at that level at the windows. It can reach to the other basement window, because it also, is 2 feet apart from each other.

 

[schwatzz]

http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-37_TL-WA7210N.html

Ya something like this should get the job done.