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Best way to extend wifi to my basement (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Please explain to me like if im 7, I'm really not good at this

Our wifi and Ethernet is installed on 2nd floor And when I'm in the basement the wifi barely works and keeps disconnecting often, unless if i stay on a specific place of the basement and rven though the internet speed is like 50% slower in there

I'm looking for the best way share the internet to the basement without losing a significant amount of internet speed

Preferably without using cables to to connect from 2nd floor to the basement because that will be troublesome

Thank you very much

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

The BEST WAY? Run an Ethernet cable from your main router's lan port to a simple unmanaged network switch, then run a cable from the switch to the basement, to a new router. Name the router the same SSID(wifi name) as the main router, same password. Wired mesh done. Router models don't usually need to be the same.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

There's these little wifi extenders that you can plug into an outlet on the main floor. They're a dime a dozen in the big cloud stores. Find a first floor location spatially about half way between the 2nd floor wifi router and the basement spot you'd prefer to work, and plug it in and get it connected to the main wifi.

Whatever you find, try and match it to the main router's wifi standards and bands. Or get even higher-rated repeater for longer term compatibility with upgraded main routers.