Tarrant1701
Occasional Visitor
Hi all!
I need some advice on how to extend my Wi-Fi network. My problem is that my router is on the 1st floor, and I get spotty Wi-Fi reception on the 2nd floor of my house. Here is my current (and complicated) setup:
1. Verizon FiOS broadband
2. MoCA connection from the ODN to my Actiontech router on 1st floor
3. Router provides wired as well as 802.11g wireless connections to clients in the home
My goal is to extend the range of my wireless network on the 2nd floor. However, I am unsure if I need an AP, a bridge, a repeater or some other solution. I have a MoCA wired network set up, and it would be easy for me to connect an AP to a MoCA adapter on the 2nd floor. My questions are:
(1) Do I need an AP, a bridge, or a repeater as the best solution to my problem?
(2) Will whatever solution I use on the 2nd floor have the same SSID as my router?
I'd like the solution to be as "transparent" to the user as possible. So say I'm watching streaming video on my iPad over Wi-Fi on the 1st floor. I walk up to the 2nd floor and the video continues to stream (the iPad hopefully is handed off to the AP on the 2nd floor since it should have a stronger signal).
Hope I'm making sense. Appreciate any advice! Also, any specific product suggestions would be welcome as well.
I need some advice on how to extend my Wi-Fi network. My problem is that my router is on the 1st floor, and I get spotty Wi-Fi reception on the 2nd floor of my house. Here is my current (and complicated) setup:
1. Verizon FiOS broadband
2. MoCA connection from the ODN to my Actiontech router on 1st floor
3. Router provides wired as well as 802.11g wireless connections to clients in the home
My goal is to extend the range of my wireless network on the 2nd floor. However, I am unsure if I need an AP, a bridge, a repeater or some other solution. I have a MoCA wired network set up, and it would be easy for me to connect an AP to a MoCA adapter on the 2nd floor. My questions are:
(1) Do I need an AP, a bridge, or a repeater as the best solution to my problem?
(2) Will whatever solution I use on the 2nd floor have the same SSID as my router?
I'd like the solution to be as "transparent" to the user as possible. So say I'm watching streaming video on my iPad over Wi-Fi on the 1st floor. I walk up to the 2nd floor and the video continues to stream (the iPad hopefully is handed off to the AP on the 2nd floor since it should have a stronger signal).
Hope I'm making sense. Appreciate any advice! Also, any specific product suggestions would be welcome as well.