Will a repeater / extender work with my set up?
I have installed a number of AV600 powerline adapters in rooms that struggle to receive my router's WiFi signal and these seem to work very successfully, however in one of these rooms my son needs to use a chrome book that doesn't have an Ethernet port so can't make use of a powerline adapter...can I plug in some sort of WiFi adapter that can take the router's strong signal from the powerline network via the socket and rebroadcast it as wifi to the chrome book as opposed to try and receive a weak wifi signal from the router and attempt to boost it? If so which WiFi adapter would be compatible?
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@Petegee Hello.
An access point connected by Ethernet to your powerline plugs could help I feel.
Maybe something like a TPLink TL-WA901N 450Mbps Wireless N Access Point might help you.
- this device can work as a WiFi access point or as a range extender, but I think that you need an access point.
I have not looked at the price though.
I hope that this helps.
KInd regards,
Tony
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I think @Tonygibbs16 is right with the AP recommendation.
The TL-WA901N only needs to be plugged into an electrical outlet, it does not rely on your powerline network.
So you have two ways to go about this in getting Wi-Fi where the chrome book is:
1. If there is a powerline plugin in the Chromebook room, connect an Ethernet cable from the powerline adapter to the TL-WA901N, then Wi-Fi will broadcast from the 901N.
In this FAQ, replace the "router" with the powerline plug to get an idea of how the setup would look: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1603/
2. Configure the 901N as a range extender, where it is not connected to any powerline adapter, but connects to your router using Wi-Fi, and pushes the signal to the Chromebook room. You would typically have the 901N at the "halfway" point between the room and the router.
In this FAQ, this is how the setup would look, it does not even involve your current powerline adapters: https://www.tp-link.com/us/support/faq/1604/
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