On 01/31/2011 06:39 PM, Anne Wilson wrote:
Ed, can I ask for practical details? Currently my router gives wifi coverage on the ground floor and first floor (and is little used, but desirable). By the time the signal reaches my office in a stone building in the garden it is very weak. I tried adding a second router with the wan omitted and hit the problem described in this thread. I have removed that and now have a switch box without wifi in the office, but now my Internet tablet can't connect so I need wifi here again.
Does the AP you recommend simply attach to the switch box? Are there good instructions somewhere that deal with any special settings? Any practical advice you can add?
I didn't want to directly come out and name the product in question. Didn't want to appear as if I were advertising for them.... :-)
But, since you asked. My Dad ending up getting this http://www.ubnt.com/powerapn
The datasheet and guides are on their site. I think he paid just over $100/US for the unit.
He is quite happy with it. And since, I thought, we were talking about a unit for single household use I thought I'd mention his experience.
There really isn't that much more I can add. I didn't do the setup for him myself since he lives about 6K miles away.