Are there any WiFi extender with powerline functionality ?

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Most of the powerline extenders I saw, even the ones with WiFi functionality, need to be connected to the router through ethernet cable.

What I need is an extender that will connect to the router through WiFi and extend the signal through both powerline and WiFi.

Are there adapters that have this function or do I have to go for some kind of combination of adapters?
 
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The problem with an extender is that it needs to be placed where you already have a good signal and then it cuts your bandwidth in half.

I assume that it is not possible to attach a powerline adapter at the point where the router is located, which would be your best option. Then have a second powerline adapter in your studio with a router configured as an AP attached.

Another possibility is a wireless bridge. If you use a router that has the capability to use dd-wrt firmware, you can configure it as a client bridge like THIS. Using WDS instead is problematic because it is really not well defined and the specifications differ between manufacturers.
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Yes, you can find powerline access points, for example THIS.

If you use Amazon, search powerline access point -- there are several good TP-Link AV500 models. I haven't seen any AV1200 MIMO models yet, so if you want the highest speed you will need to use separate adapters and a router configured as an AP.
 
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I've looked at your example and it works like similar products- it needs to be connected to the router via ethernet cable. What I'm looking for is a device that will connect to the router via WiFi. Do they even exist? It would be like a WiFi extender with ethernet LAN ports and powerline functionality.
 
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Okay, if you do not want to connect one of the two PL adapters to your router and use the other as an AP, then you are talking about something like a wireless bridge. I have never seen a wireless bridge that also has any kind of powerline function.

It would be easier if you could describe exactly what you want to accomplish and how far apart the points are that you need to wirelessly bridge. I'm not sure how powerline is needed if you are doing a wireless bridge, please explain.
 
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I live in a place that is a big house divided into smaller studios. There is a wireless router in the building, but because of the distance /walls/ location I don't get a strong signal everywhere in my place. I have a desktop PC that where it stands gets poor WiFi signal. Because the router is located in an area outside of my studio, I cant run ethernet cable to it. What I want to do is to place a wireless extender in an area of my studio that has the strongest WiFi signal so it will improve WiFi strength throughout my studio, and from that extender run wired connection to my PC that will be in other room, either through long ethernet cable or through powerline.

The thought behind it is that to have the best internet connection on my PC, I could use a WiFi extender and connect my PC to it by wire.
If no such device exist, maybe I have to use WiFi extender to improve connection to my other devices, and use PC with a external WiFi adapter on a long USB extention so that it can be placed in a point of strongest WiFi signal in my place?
 
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The problem with an extender is that it needs to be placed where you already have a good signal and then it cuts your bandwidth in half.

I assume that it is not possible to attach a powerline adapter at the point where the router is located, which would be your best option. Then have a second powerline adapter in your studio with a router configured as an AP attached.

Another possibility is a wireless bridge. If you use a router that has the capability to use dd-wrt firmware, you can configure it as a client bridge like THIS. Using WDS instead is problematic because it is really not well defined and the specifications differ between manufacturers.
 
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