Extending wireless range via powerline

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Hi there,

I have a rather large house so in order to get a strong WiFi signal across all corners of the house I have bought a powerline adapter. I have one router (PlusNet) in one corner of the house, which is connected to one of the adapters, and then on the opposite corner of the house I want to have my second router (Belkin) connected to the second adapter.

How do I go about setting up the second (Belkin) router so that devices will see one SSID and connect to which ever router is best for the location.

Many thanks,

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yoji
you don't need/want a second router. .
At the end of the powerline.. you just need a Wireless access point.
so you can probably set up your router as an access point (I would hope.. but I hate Belkin - so never know).
you need be careful not to get a conflict on the wireless.
I have similar setup - but have the wireless set as separate SSID/etc.. so they don't clash around the middle of the house.
Down side is that you cant move devices without swapping wifi networks.
But all my devices are set up for both.. so its mostly seemless.
I presume you have decided against the use or a wireless repeater? which would extend exactly the same original wifi and setup?

HTH
Cheers
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you don't need/want a second router. .
At the end of the powerline.. you just need a Wireless access point.
so you can probably set up your router as an access point (I would hope.. but I hate Belkin - so never know).
you need be careful not to get a conflict on the wireless.
I have similar setup - but have the wireless set as separate SSID/etc.. so they don't clash around the middle of the house.
Down side is that you cant move devices without swapping wifi networks.
But all my devices are set up for both.. so its mostly seemless.
I presume you have decided against the use or a wireless repeater? which would extend exactly the same original wifi and setup?

HTH
Cheers
 
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