Wireless Signal from a Wired splitter

[DannyD1]

hi Guys any help or infomation will be greatly appreciated here.

My problem is tht i get poor wireless signal in my room, to counter this i have all my bits of hardware tht use the net wired. I have a splitter connected to my router tht allows me to hard wire my PC, PS4. Im getting a tablet for Christmas and i really want to improve my wireless signal. Now the splitter is in my room so im looking for a device tht i can plug into my splitter tht would allow me to connect any wireless device to my internet. If tht is not a possability then maybe a splitter tht can send a wireless signal along with ports so i could keep my hard wired devices. Also i have read about the devices tht u plug into your electric sockets tht send your signal through your homes electric wiring are these worth buying in this situation?

Sorry if this is badly explained plz ask any questions to clear anything up.

 

[scout_03]

i would shurely give it a try on that ac wireless extender .

 

[DannyD1]

have u got any examples of products?

 

[scout_03]

this http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&Description=powerline+adapter+kit&N=-1&isNodeId=1

 

[bill001g]

You have to be very careful about terminology. From the sounds of it you have a ethernet "switch" in your room.

Unlike most people you already have a excellent connection in your room so you do not need any of those powerline things.

All you need is a AP. A AP is a switch that also has wireless access on it. You can likely just replace your current switch since most AP have a number of wired ports on them. You can if you like plug it into your current switch.

You can buy a dedicated AP but most people just use a router. Some routers have a special AP mode but any router can be used as a AP. There is a sticky on the top of this forum that explains it but to convert a router to a AP what you do is. Turn off the DHCP, change the IP address to not conflict with your current router, set the SSID to the same as your main router but on a different channel, plug into the main network using the LAN port (leave the wan unused).

Which router you choose it up to you and the budget you have. You will not find a lot of difference between brands and since you are going to use it as a AP a lot of the fancy features like parental control and vpn and such cannot be used so you should not spend extra. You can get a pretty nice dual band router for about $50.