Acess points?

[xDylanio]

Well searching up for good modems, I found that there is such things as "acess points" If I am correct they are like mini routers. Like you have your main 1 at one room, and the other at the other end of your house. I would like to do that. Any suggestions on how? Like what do I need and stuff like that.

[b105f00d]

A router has routing capabilities. What is commercially known as a router in the consumer industry these days has grown the understanding that a router is how you get your wireless internet. Not the full truth. Some routers don't even have wireless capabilities. For instance... I run a Ubiquiti EdgePoE Router at work with an Ubiquiti AP AC (Access Point) to distribute the Wireless Network to Laptop and Cellular clients in the building.

 

Essentially, consumer grade routers these days serve three primary purposes... Routing, LAN switch, and Wireless Access Point (among others).

 

You CAN purchase a Wireless Access Point separate from your "Router" and configure it to distribute the wireless connection to either end of the house with multiple APs to improve signal across the building.

 

I'm taking a guess here without much experience in the matter, but correct me if I'm wrong... Due to wireless roaming features not being very prominent in consumer grade household routers you might want to disable the wireless functionality of your actual router and leave that up to the Access Points that you purchase.

 

Ubiquiti sells a really good line of products you can use for this. All you have to do is setup the UniFi software and Java on your desktop PC and configure the devices, then connect them to your LAN ports on the Router you use at home. (You'll need to power them with PoE so purchase the individually sold APs that come with PoE adapters for this reason so you don't have to buy a PoE Switch ie. Power over Ethernet)

 

 

[b105f00d]

Also, more than likely... a SINGLE Ubiquiti AP AC should be more than plenty for a standard size house with maybe two floors even at up to 100 clients (unrealistic for a house).