[ale] [Semi-OT] Second WiFi in the house?

[Leam Hall]

I'm not sure any of my current network gear supplies PoE, and the
phones are likely not strong signals as they are older, too.

The current setup is:   Cable ->  SurfBoard SB 6141  -> ASUS RT-N66R
(wifi) -> Linksys EZXS88W (for internal lab)

The reality is I probably need to upgrade more than just "add an AP",
but that was part of what I wasn't sure about. The house isn't that
big, nor is it concrete, but phones lose connection from 15 yards
away.

On Fri, Oct 9, 2020 at 11:39 AM Michael Martin via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
>
> I’ver replaced the Ubiquity WAPs with Eero — mesh networking seems to have come a long way and it is not as fiddly as managing your own infrastructure.
>
> I would consider doing some research into mesh network products (I’m sure Ubiquity has one by this time) and compare.
>
> Mike
>
> > On Oct 9, 2020, at 11:32 AM, James Taylor via Ale <ale at ale.org> wrote:
> >
> > I have three in my abode. I have wired connections to the two at the extremities, and one in the middle that is wifi bridged because no cable there.
> > The bridged works as well as the the direct wired for most stuff.
> > If you have a situation where you need to connect a location you can't wire, getting two and bridging the second would probably work well.
> > -jt
> >
> >
> > James Taylor
> > 678-697-9420
> > james.taylor at eastcobbgroup.com
> >
> >
> >
> >>>> DJ-Pfulio via Ale <ale at ale.org> 10/9/2020 11:19 AM >>>
> > On 10/8/20 4:02 PM, Leam Hall via Ale wrote:
> >> Is there anything particular to look for a second wi-fi in the house.
> >> Our phones are old, and our current wi-fi switch is old, so we keep
> >> getting dropped and then using all our limited data. My thinking is to
> >> get a second wifi and run a wire to the living room, which should give
> >> us coverage. It theory it should be easy, but I don't know what I
> >> don't know these days.
> > Ubiquiti PoE APs are pretty great. Decouples the wifi from the router.
> >
> > https://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-UAP-AC-LR-US-Unifi-AP-AC-Range/dp/B07CLN4BBM - $222 for a 2-pak, but you probably only need 1 AP unless you have multiple "wings" on your estate or it has concrete walls.
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