Wi-Fi at Back of House

wau2 on 31/03/2021 - 20:58
Last edited 01/04/2021 - 00:08

Need some advice to get stronger wifi to the back of the house.

So I have nbn 50, fttp and have Ethernet cables installed into every room. The modem is located in the garage (stupid move, all the network connections to the rest of the house start from the garage).
NBN box (NTD) - modem in garage - network cable to each room
My room and the kids are located at the back, and we use our phone / iPad which is very slow and sometimes cuts out. Is there a way to get the wifi signal stronger at the back of the house? Something I can connect to the Ethernet cables?

Thanks in advance

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  • Morien on 31/03/2021 - 21:02
    +5

    Use a basic ethernet switch in the garage to wire up the physical points and add a wireless router at one of the points closest to where you want signal.

    • wau2 on 31/03/2021 - 23:56

      Thanks! would this work in say another room which has PC and ps4? since its directly connected to the NBN modem (NTD) from the garage through an ethernet cable? I just throught NBN has to go through the router first, then to physical points.

      • Morien on 01/04/2021 - 01:38
        -1

        It will work in any room that has a physical point wired into the switch.

        • wau2 on 01/04/2021 - 12:49

          Thanks so just to clarify
          NBN ntd modem -switch - physical points
          - at once of the points (router)
          - at the other points direct to pc Etc

        • stirlo on 01/04/2021 - 15:32
          +1

          Wrong. NTD must be connected to WAN port. Switch must be connected to LAN. This will require 2 wires

      • stirlo on 01/04/2021 - 15:31
        +3

        This is wrong, not sure why the upvotes…

        The NBN NTD needs to be connected to the WAN port of the wifi router. While theoretically you could use the existing ethernet cabling to connect WAN to the NTD you mentioned that all the cabling terminates in the garage. This means you would need 2 seperate ethernet cables leading to the spot where you put the router

        With 2 cables this can work is if you connect both back to the garage. 1 will be connected to WAN port on router and NBN NTD in the garage. The 2nd cable is connected to a LAN port on the router to the new ethernet switch you bought and installed in the garage.

        This can however have an impact on the speed as every wired connection in the house now shares the same wire going from garage to router. This will only be an issue if you're on a gigabit NBN plan or run a home server however.

        Stay away from WiFi only mesh products, with your house already having ethernet cabling you will get a better connection doing mesh via LAN as StickMan said below

  • oscargamer on 31/03/2021 - 21:04
    +3

    TP-LINK AC1300 Whole Home Mesh Wi-Fi System

  • tabz on 31/03/2021 - 21:13
    +3

    Is there a way to get the wifi signal stronger at the back of the house? Something I can connect to the Ethernet cables?

    A Wireless Access Point should do the trick.

    Avoid extenders or repeaters.

  • MeesusEff on 31/03/2021 - 21:18
    +3

    Google Wifi mesh should do it. Doesn't cut my speed or anything.

  • CC123 on 31/03/2021 - 21:19

    EOP might work, just test with a cheap kit/a kit from a store that has easy returns

  • ode1online on 31/03/2021 - 21:29
    +1

    As suggested MESH is a great solution

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfBiR-mtvSM&t=5s

    I am very happy with the Tenda Mesh wifi , I set up for a couple of people now and its worked brilliantly

    https://www.amazon.com.au/Tenda-Coverage-Parental-Controls-R…

    https://www.amazon.com.au/dp/B08BZ4GZZM/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?encoding=UTF8&aaxitk=yhnrQEb.xbTBz1.GqjvkVA&hsa_cr_id=9705990440503&pd_rd_plhdr=t&pd_rd_r=49121848-fc61-4e92-8cae-62af07d700d7&pd_rd_w=Ek7FI&pd_rd_wg=RpALj&ref=sbx_be_s_sparkle_mcd_asin_1_img

  • Twix on 31/03/2021 - 21:34
    +1
    1. Disable Wi-Fi on the garage router, connect a switch to the router and install a Ubiquiti U6 Lite AP.
    2. Disconnect the garage router, purchase a mesh router system and connect a switch to the router.
  • StickMan on 01/04/2021 - 12:08
    +3

    You have two options for wifi:

    • Mesh via wireless. Buy xyz 'mesh wifi' stuff (Google Wifi is one) and pop them around the house. Almost all of them use wireless to connect, which isn't the best, but it works fine. Google Wifi is one I'd recommend, very solid.

    • Mesh via LAN. The same thing, but it's gonna use the cable for backhaul. Much better. ASUS can do it.

    • Cheap and EZ - set up whatever wifi router you want in AP (Access Point) mode. Connects to your cable. This will just spit out a new wifi network, and will make your original router do the heavy lifting. Quick and easy. Cons: separate network name (recommended), devices won't auto-switch to the strongest network; if you use the same wifi name, you can never be sure if you're on the best network.

  • Chandler on 01/04/2021 - 12:50
    +1

    You could go with a mesh solution but why would you when you've already got ethernet wired throughout the house. Mesh solutions are for where you don't/won't/can't have it hardwired.

    Go get a UniFi Access Point. Plug it in at the end of the house you want to improve the WiFi, plug it in to the network at the other end of that cable. The UAPs are PoE powered and come with a PoE injector, so at either end of the ethernet run plug it in, making sure you respect the markings so your not feeding PoE to your switch (it could let the magic smoke out!)

    • Twix on 01/04/2021 - 16:40
      +2

      You can setup a mesh system with a Ethernet backbone.

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