Cabin wireless access point - splitter needed

Bartoni79

Hi, I have an Ethernet wire which runs from my house router to my cabin into a wireless access point. There are no Ethernet ports to connect a cable to my laptop to in the WAP. Is there such a thing as an Ethernet splitter that I can put between the the cable and the WAP which will allow one side to go to the WAP and the other into a laptop? Or will a switch do it? Thanks 

dickibobboy

A network switch is exactly what you need, any cheap one off Amazon will do the job usually only around £10. 

Ethernet from house into any port on the switch & the AP into another leaving the rest for you to do as you please (assuming that the wireless AP has its own dedicated power supply) 

FreeBear

You can get 4 and 5 port hubs/switches - Fairly small devices, so don't take up much shelf space.

You may well need a crossover cable/adaptor for the incoming ethernet cable.

dickibobboy

Whilst I understand the terminology can sometimes get blurred especially with people less familiar with networking it’s worth pointing out that you should be looking for a switch, not a hub.

Unless your equipment is seriously outdated, there’s no reason you’d need a crossover cable or adaptor. A standard patch cable (which you almost certainly already have to your cabin) will do the job just fine.

Rodders53

FreeBear said:

You may well need a crossover cable/adaptor for the incoming ethernet cable.

Not been needed for any ethernet switches this Century.  They've auto-sensed since, it seems, forever.

Will mean an extra device and power supply box using another mains socket.

NB an old router-modem can be set up to provide both network switch and wifi AP if the OP has one lying around. (May  not be quite as energy efficient though),

Section62

Bartoni79 said:

Hi, I have an Ethernet wire which runs from my house router to my cabin into a wireless access point. There are no Ethernet ports to connect a cable to my laptop to in the WAP. Is there such a thing as an Ethernet splitter that I can put between the the cable and the WAP which will allow one side to go to the WAP and the other into a laptop? Or will a switch do it? Thanks 

One of these will do what you need -

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07VWB347G

They are small - about 70mm x 80mm - so can be hidden under a desk or wall mounted.  Until today they were selling for about £8.90 on amazon, now £9.24.  The price might drop again in a few days.

Bartoni79

Awesome! Thanks so much 

Andy_L

Why not just connect the laptop wirelessly to the WAP?

Bartoni79

I wanted a quicker connection