cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 

Adding a Wireless Access Point to Virgin Media 5

Kenny100101
Joining in

I currently have virgin media in my house with the 3 free boosters and it is working great.

We are now having a home office built in the bottom of the garden which will require internet access. Due to its construction the current WiFi wont reach.

 

we are having an Ethernet cable run from the hub in the lounge through an armoured cable into the new home office (2 cables in case one fails) so that i can hook it up to a Wireless Access Point and use our current broadband in the office.

I was wondering if anyone can suggest a good non expensive wireless access point (have been looking at the Netgear AC1200) that we can use / they have any experience with, i.e. the same sort of scenario

And also if it all works ok?

3 REPLIES 3

jbrennand
Very Insightful Person
Very Insightful Person

We use the TP-Link Archer C64 WAP,  I/ts actually a router but works fine in WAP mode but hads the advantage of 3 extra ethernet ports that my lad uses to connect his games consoles rather than trust wifi.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-Dual-Band-Advanced-security-configure/dp/B0937B8TMB/

Or a wifi 6 version is only another ~£10

 


--------------------
John
--------------------

I do not work for VM. My services: HD TV on VIP (+ Sky Sports & Movies & TNT sport), x3 V6 boxes (1 wired, 2 on WiFi), Hub5 in modem mode with Apple Airport Extreme Router +2 Airport Express's & TP-Link Archer C64 WAP. On Volt 350Mbps, Talk Anytime Phone, x2 Mobile SIM only iPhones.

carl_pearce
Community elder

Yes, it will work.

You can set the access point to use the same SSID (Network name) and password, so your wireless devices will roam automatically between the AP and the HUB/pods.

The above recommendation will be fine, however, as mentioned, WiFi-6 may be useful.

 

IMG_1027.png

IMG_1026.png

IMG_1025.png

 which one of the above is not ?