Adding Wireless Capability to a Broadband network?
Hello everyone,
Im not asking anyone to do the research for me, but if someone could help me get started, so I know where to look and what for, that would be excellent!
We have a pretty simple broadband network at home. Currently it only has an iMac connected, but we have a 6 port wired router (a Netgear model, seems to do the job really well).
Now my mother has bought a new Macbook, and it comes Airport enabled. So is it possible to add some kind of piece of hardware, some kind of transmitter, to one of the empty Cat5/Ethernet ports in the router so that it can beam a wireless network around the house?
Is there a piece of hardware out there for this job?
That's all.
If you can point me in the right direction, that would be brilliant = )
Im not asking anyone to do the research for me, but if someone could help me get started, so I know where to look and what for, that would be excellent!
We have a pretty simple broadband network at home. Currently it only has an iMac connected, but we have a 6 port wired router (a Netgear model, seems to do the job really well).
Now my mother has bought a new Macbook, and it comes Airport enabled. So is it possible to add some kind of piece of hardware, some kind of transmitter, to one of the empty Cat5/Ethernet ports in the router so that it can beam a wireless network around the house?
Is there a piece of hardware out there for this job?
That's all.
If you can point me in the right direction, that would be brilliant = )
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Hello everyone,
Im not asking anyone to do the research for me, but if someone could help me get started, so I know where to look and what for, that would be excellent!
We have a pretty simple broadband network at home. Currently it only has an iMac connected, but we have a 6 port wired router (a Netgear model, seems to do the job really well).
Now my mother has bought a new Macbook, and it comes Airport enabled. So is it possible to add some kind of piece of hardware, some kind of transmitter, to one of the empty Cat5/Ethernet ports in the router so that it can beam a wireless network around the house?
Is there a piece of hardware out there for this job?
That's all.
If you can point me in the right direction, that would be brilliant = )
Yes you can either buy a wireless AP (Access Point) and plug directly into your current router or you can buy a wireless router and turn off the router function and it will act as an AP...although wireless routers are very cheap these days. Probably better off just buying a wireless router and replacing your netgear.
Will probably be faster than what you have now anyway.
Example of a wireless AP and a diagram to follow if needed.
http://www.netgear.com/Products/Wire...nts/WG602.aspx
Other options such as the Apple Airport Extreme, or Airport Express would also suit your purpose (they are wireless access points).