Okay guys, just a warning... I have very little knowledge with networking.
I have been looking into buying a Access Point for my house as 1 side has very low signal from my main router. That point has already got a PC which is connected via Ethernet and get's full gigabit connection speed. What I am wanting to know is; if I were to buy a dual-band WiFi Access Point on eBay and connect it to the Ethernet cable going to the router. Would this be okay? I just want better WiFi signal where my desktop is because my phone cuts out very often and it would also give WiFi access to anyone in the garden.
I have also been thinking about making a cheap NAS with some old systems and HDDs I've got lying around, but I don't have the room in the living room (Where the router is located) for one. So, would it also be possible to make a NAS and connect it to the AP and have it work without an issue?
As I said before, I don't know much about networking... So sorry if this seams really vague. My router is the Virgin Media SuperHub-3, and I was planning on buying something like this: https://goo.gl/WPucSN and just have it in the corner of the room. Would this work okay, or do I need to look for something better.
Hope you can help, and once again... Sorry for not having much knowledge in networking.
- Joe
I have been looking into buying a Access Point for my house as 1 side has very low signal from my main router. That point has already got a PC which is connected via Ethernet and get's full gigabit connection speed. What I am wanting to know is; if I were to buy a dual-band WiFi Access Point on eBay and connect it to the Ethernet cable going to the router. Would this be okay? I just want better WiFi signal where my desktop is because my phone cuts out very often and it would also give WiFi access to anyone in the garden.
I have also been thinking about making a cheap NAS with some old systems and HDDs I've got lying around, but I don't have the room in the living room (Where the router is located) for one. So, would it also be possible to make a NAS and connect it to the AP and have it work without an issue?
As I said before, I don't know much about networking... So sorry if this seams really vague. My router is the Virgin Media SuperHub-3, and I was planning on buying something like this: https://goo.gl/WPucSN and just have it in the corner of the room. Would this work okay, or do I need to look for something better.
Hope you can help, and once again... Sorry for not having much knowledge in networking.
- Joe