WIFI Extenders

[Gene Howe]

If you have WIFI dead zones in your house this may be a solution. 

The WIFI router supplied by our internet provider isn't the most robust so, I've never been able to get a WIFI signal in the shop. Even though, the shop is only about 100' from the router.

Several different types and brands of extenders were tried and returned. Thank you Amazon. I finally happened on to this TP-LINK AV500 range extender that uses your house wiring as a transmission medium, thereby eliminating problems caused by walls, metal studs, distance, etc. 

There are two components, an "adapter" that is connected to the router and plugged in to a nearby electrical socket, and the "extender", plugged in to a socket located in or near your dead zone. It's optimum if both sockets are on the same circuit. In my case, I used a socket in a wall closest to the shop. It's not on the same circuit but, it works. 

Now, I have WIFI in the shop. 

[lew]

TP-Link products are top notch.

[John Morris]

Thanks for the heads up Gene. Great stuff!

I have wifi in shop,  but my shop is only 10' away from the wifi. So it works great, but 100', that's a good distance, that extender seems like a great solution, great information!

[Fred W. Hargis Jr]

Where was this type of thing 6 years ago when I needed it? I remembered the problems I had with wi-fi in my last shop (about 100' away) so for this one I ran Cat 5E to it.

[Gene Howe]

Fred, I considered that. But, I'm too old to crawl that far under the house. 

[Stick486]

21 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

Now, I have WIFI in the shop. 

 

does your neighbor have your service too???

[Gene Howe]

Nope, nearest neighbor is way to far away. 

[Gerald]

1 hour ago, Stick486 said:

 

does your neighbor have your service too???

That is what password protection is for.

[Wichman3]

1 hour ago, Gerald said:

That is what password protection is for.

There is a setting within the router system itself (on mine) that allows me to lock out any device not already connected. Not prefect, nothing is, but it gives another layer of protection.

 

[Gene Howe]

I'll add WIFI signal theft to my short list of reasons to move. 

The other one is it's time to move when you can't take a leak off the back porch.

[schnewj]

23 hours ago, Gerald said:

That is what password protection is for.

Stick's password is easy to hack. He loves to use phrases. It only took my five minutes to break in using the phrase, I HOG ALL OF THE DOUGHNUTS (all caps).

[schnewj]

14 hours ago, Gene Howe said:

I'll add WIFI signal theft to my short list of reasons to move. 

The other one is it's time to move when you can't take a leak off the back porch.

Amen to that, Gene.