Internet in my cabin (120ft/ 40m from house)

Bartoni79

Hi all,

I’m running a cat 6 cable 50M from my router (in the house) down the garden to my wooden cabin. In order to use wireless Internet in the cabin, do I just need to plug the cat 6 cable into another wireless router? Will the network have the same name? Sorry for such a basic question.

Can anyone recommend a cheap router? The cabin is only 3x4M

Thanks!!

flaneurs_lobster

There was a similar enquiry here a while ago, one of these at £15 was recommended

https://www.currys.co.uk/products/tplink-tlwa855re-v2-wifi-range-extender-n300-singleband-10175583.html

The details there give the more usual configuration (connect device wirelessly to primary router to boost signal and has an Ethernet port to attach another device).

I believe that it can work aboutface, so hardwire to router via Ethernet port, gives you a local wireless access point.

Can anyone confirm?

Bartoni79

I’m looking for a good internet connection and assumed that using an extender 40m away would give me a poor signal signal plus the router is at the front of ky hoyse and the cabin at the rear so it will need to go through at least 3 solid walls. i had an extender in my old terraced house and it barely made it up 3 floors…

QrizB

Image 8 of 8 on the Currys site states "build-in access point mode" and AP mode is what you've described.

Ayr_Rage

You just need a wireless access point, an old router can be repurposed to do that if you are even a little bit tech savvy.

I would set it as a different SSID (network name) and use different WiFi channels to the main router in the house, that way you know which router you are actually connected to at any time.

Your device should automatically switch to the access point with the best signal as you move between house and cabin.

QrizB

Bartoni79 said:

I’m looking for a good internet connection and assumed that using an extender 40m away would give me a poor signal signal plus the router is at the front of ky hoyse and the cabin at the rear so it will need to go through at least 3 solid walls. i had an extender in my old terraced house and it barely made it up 3 floors…

We're not suggesting that you use an extender. We're suggesting that you run the cable and put a WiFi access point on the end of it.

flaneurs_lobster

Bartoni79 said:

I’m looking for a good internet connection and assumed that using an extender 40m away would give me a poor signal signal plus the router is at the front of ky hoyse and the cabin at the rear so it will need to go through at least 3 solid walls. i had an extender in my old terraced house and it barely made it up 3 floors…

I'm suggesting using the tp-link hardwired to your router at the end of your cable in the cabin. It's a cheap wireless access point in this mode. 

Bartoni79

Ah got it!!!! I see… Thanks

gefnew

https://youtu.be/_FySTxyuXfE
May help

WIAWSNB

These TP WiFi extenders come in two varieties. One is purely WiFi to WiFi daisy-chaining. They don't get very far before signal drops off.

The other has an Ethernet socket, which I understand receives the Ethernet signal from your main router, and then 'WiFi's it to your devices. So you'd run an Ethernet cable from your router to the TP, and then the TP would provide the WiFi signal. That's what you have in mind?

In which case, run your Cat 6 cable - or buy a looong Ethernet ditto - to your cabin - 50m shouldn't be an issue - and plug it into your TP. It'll then broadcast that WiFi to your devices in there.

They have an App that can be used to set it up.

Any 'fixed' devices in your cabin, then you can use an Ethernet 'Switch' at the end of this Cat/Ethernet cable to run a cable to your 'fixed' device, and another to the TP for WiFi.  

Alternatively, since you clearly have mains power in your cabin, you could possibly use 'Powerline Adaptors' which employ your existing mains supply? Not sure how far they work, but it could save you running an extra cable?

Eg: TP-LINK TL-PA7017

'Wired' is always better.

Murmansk

My understanding is that powerline adaptors tend to cut the speed rather a lot so I think the Cat5 cable is a far better idea.