F0ZZ Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 My garage is a separate building from my home and our Packedge wifi router range doesn’t extend far enough. I ran Cat6 out to the garage and connected an old Apple wifi router. Unfortunately I can’t seem to use it as an extender (I tried to configure it without luck) so the garage has its own wifi now. i use Nest Cameras and smoke/carbon dioxide products in my house and wanted to add more to my garage. Will I still have access to these products from my house if the garage is using a separate wifi. It’s all connected to the same switch in my basement. If not, what is the best solution to maintain the network in the garage while utilizing the Cat6 (from my switch) in the garage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Well if your already in the Pakedge world then definitely get a Pakedge WA-2200 WAP. Its what I have in my own house and it works great. A bit pricey but worth it. https://www.control4.com/docs/product/pakedge-wa-2200/solutions-guide/english/latest/pakedge-wa-2200-solutions-guide-rev-a.pdf Avoid extenders, and try to use dedicated hardwired WAPs instead. mujtaba.khokhar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mujtaba.khokhar Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Well if your already in the Pakedge world then definitely get a Pakedge WA-2200 WAP. Its what I have in my own house and it works great. A bit pricey but worth it.https://www.control4.com/docs/product/pakedge-wa-2200/solutions-guide/english/latest/pakedge-wa-2200-solutions-guide-rev-a.pdf Avoid extenders, and try to use dedicated hardwired WAPs instead.Ditto to that - stick with the brands you currently have in your home. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0ZZ Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 I tried the Apple unit because it was on hand. It looks like I can connect this via Ethernet? Is that correct? Can anyone tell me the pricing in Canada? I’ll talk to my installer about it as soon as my garage is ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraydonH Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Sure thing. Canadian Dealer here. WA2200 is $605.00 CAD mujtaba.khokhar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F0ZZ Posted April 30, 2020 Author Share Posted April 30, 2020 You were correct, that is on the pricy side. I think my router was less than that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 The point of having Wap's strategically placed is so you can walk around the house/property, all the while your mobile is on the same wifi SSID, and get good throughput speeds. You can configure a 2nd router to work in your situation but you'll have to change a few default settings, like turning off the DHCP server and maybe the firewall and you'll also have to play around with the transmission power settings (if it has that adjustment) or else your mobile phone might connect to the garage wifi first and stay connected while you're sitting in the living room. Your throughput will be horrible. It'll be annoying to have to manually switch to the wifi network in the house. Properly configured waps will ensure your mobile is connected to the best one seamlessly. c44me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c44me Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 There is a debate about mesh vs. extenders raging these days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcovach Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 38 minutes ago, c44me said: There is a debate about mesh vs. extenders raging these days I don't know everything there is to know about Wifi extenders but they are basically used for amplifying an already weak signal, which yields horrible throughput. Wired mesh networks can maintain good throughput but will still cause problems if not setup properly to hand off when roaming between waps. c44me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 Plus the term mesh is often used for MANAGED APs (that may or may not be able to operate in a true mesh, but are not and 'properly' hardwired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c44me Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 18 hours ago, dcovach said: I don't know everything there is to know about Wifi extenders but they are basically used for amplifying an already weak signal, which yields horrible throughput. Wired mesh networks can maintain good throughput but will still cause problems if not setup properly to hand off when roaming between waps. The main issue being mesh running same SSID everywhere Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyknight Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 7 hours ago, c44me said: The main issue being mesh running same SSID everywhere ? That does NOT need to be an issue, it all depends on setup, devices etc. There are 'mesh' setups out there that handle hand-off using a local controller or even the cloud which aren't a problem per-se. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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