NOTE - Am a novice and understand networking basics only. TIA
I am currently using N66U which unfortunately located in one corner of my small rectangular apartment (700 sq ft). We have concrete walls back in India so wifi does not transmit well (especially 5GHz). My 2.4Hz works well when all doors are open and if I go to the other end of the apartment, the speed drops. I have a 40 Mbps connection and in the room where I have the router, the speed is quite good but at the other end it drops to around 25 Mbps. To solve this, I have a powerline adaptor running to the first room for my entertainment device but due to noise and circuit breakers, it too drops to 25 Mbps.
Now I am planning to check whether I can increase the range of my current wifi itself (and maybe also have an option to create an AP via the Powerline). I have two products TP-Link TL-WA801ND and TP-Link TL-WA855RE shortlisted. Which is recommended? I am thinking that with the smaller 855RE, I'd get flexibility to place it at different locations and it also has an ethernet IN to be used via powerline (can someone confirm this?).
Would upgrading the router itself from N66 to a NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 or maybe even an X6 improve the range itself?
I am currently using N66U which unfortunately located in one corner of my small rectangular apartment (700 sq ft). We have concrete walls back in India so wifi does not transmit well (especially 5GHz). My 2.4Hz works well when all doors are open and if I go to the other end of the apartment, the speed drops. I have a 40 Mbps connection and in the room where I have the router, the speed is quite good but at the other end it drops to around 25 Mbps. To solve this, I have a powerline adaptor running to the first room for my entertainment device but due to noise and circuit breakers, it too drops to 25 Mbps.
Now I am planning to check whether I can increase the range of my current wifi itself (and maybe also have an option to create an AP via the Powerline). I have two products TP-Link TL-WA801ND and TP-Link TL-WA855RE shortlisted. Which is recommended? I am thinking that with the smaller 855RE, I'd get flexibility to place it at different locations and it also has an ethernet IN to be used via powerline (can someone confirm this?).
Would upgrading the router itself from N66 to a NETGEAR Nighthawk AC1900 or maybe even an X6 improve the range itself?