WiFi pod location
Hi all, I'm looking for some advice please! I live in a 3 bed semi-detached Victorian property and currently have: a Super hub 5 router with 1 GB broadband in the lounge a TP-Link power line ada...
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The way to get good performance from the pods is to use an Ethernet connection for wired backhaul. As the black pods have two ports you can daisy chain them by connecting the second to the first or connect them separately to the hub.
I don't understand your powerline adaptor connected by Ethernet as powerline uses electricity cables. If you actually have an Ethernet cable going into your dining room you can connect it to a gigabit network switch and plug a pod into it.
Thanks for replying. I agree the best thing would be to have them connected via Ethernet but unfortunately I’m not in a position to do that currently.
I do actually have an Ethernet going to the dining room. We had an extension a few years back and I got them to run the cable round. As I knew the router’s signal wouldn’t reach that far. I’d previously had a plug in booster which had worked ok but had its own EXT SSID and I wanted it to be the same throughout. Therefore the TP Link is connected and mirrors the router settings and has always given us really good WiFi speeds so I’ve just never changed it, especially as Virgin make it so difficult to get extra pods. However, it’s getting the speeds and signal upstairs which has been the issue. I got the first WiFi pod from Virgin which did help initially, but recently the speeds have been much lower therefore I thought I would try and get a second one and place it in a position below it in the hope it would improve the signal to the upstairs one.
The problem with Wifi is the property itself, and the surrounding area. It may well be the next door neighbours have recently installed "something" that is interfering with your Wifi. I can understand your reluctance around running cable, but it is the only answer that is stable from interference. Also don't forget cable can be used externally, e.g. I ran a Cat 6 cable from a family members Hub, through the wall and up into the loft. From the loft I dropped it down into a bedroom. The external run is hidden behind a drainpipe. So perhaps think outside rather than worry about cables all inside? Just food for thought 🙂
Thanks Adduxi, that’s a good suggestion and one that I could consider doing. It would be nice to have a stable set up. We did that with the cable to the back of the house but hadn’t considered going up and through the loft
