Hi there,
Allow me to describe my current home network setup, then I will detail the problems I am having. My modem is located in the basement of a two story home, so the wireless router is also located in the basement. Since the wireless does not sufficiently reach the 2nd story, a powerline adapter set sends wired network to a desktop computer upstairs. I recently added two powerline wifi access points to this setup - one upstairs and one in a dead spot on the main floor. To summarize, 4 total adapters on the network - 2 of which are access points. Each access point is configured to have the same SSID as the primary router, same WPA2 password, each on a different channel. The primary router assigns IP's from 192.168.1.4 - 254 and each access point was assigned a static IP of 192.168.1.2 and 3 (with DHCP turned off).
The problem I am running into is the wireless clients (mostly android devices - windows not so much) seem to either loose internet connectivity intermittently, or frequently drop the connection altogether and reconnect again. Though the deadspots in the home have been eliminated, the actual network reliability has plummeted since adding additional access points. However when connected and working, network performance/speed has been excellent.
Is this a problem with my setup or my access point configuration? I know powerline networking is not the best solution, but hard-wiring is not an option. My suspicion is that there is some sort of bottleneck from trying to funnel multiple connections through a single powerline adapter to the main router, and I could potentially remedy this bus setting up two separate powerline networks and having each one with a separate LAN port on the router.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Allow me to describe my current home network setup, then I will detail the problems I am having. My modem is located in the basement of a two story home, so the wireless router is also located in the basement. Since the wireless does not sufficiently reach the 2nd story, a powerline adapter set sends wired network to a desktop computer upstairs. I recently added two powerline wifi access points to this setup - one upstairs and one in a dead spot on the main floor. To summarize, 4 total adapters on the network - 2 of which are access points. Each access point is configured to have the same SSID as the primary router, same WPA2 password, each on a different channel. The primary router assigns IP's from 192.168.1.4 - 254 and each access point was assigned a static IP of 192.168.1.2 and 3 (with DHCP turned off).
The problem I am running into is the wireless clients (mostly android devices - windows not so much) seem to either loose internet connectivity intermittently, or frequently drop the connection altogether and reconnect again. Though the deadspots in the home have been eliminated, the actual network reliability has plummeted since adding additional access points. However when connected and working, network performance/speed has been excellent.
Is this a problem with my setup or my access point configuration? I know powerline networking is not the best solution, but hard-wiring is not an option. My suspicion is that there is some sort of bottleneck from trying to funnel multiple connections through a single powerline adapter to the main router, and I could potentially remedy this bus setting up two separate powerline networks and having each one with a separate LAN port on the router.
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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