Network WiFi Extender

[Jimmysb]

Hi, long story, so I won't bore you;
but my WiFi router is next to my phone master socket (as recommended), but my Mac and associated printer is some "block walls@ away, resulting low signal strength. I have run a Cat 6 cable through to the room with a small hub, which my Mac is connected to, but my printer is WiFi only, my question is:
I want to add a WiFi extender to the network, but use the cable to provide the input, however none of the extenders I have looked at provide details is this is possible, if so do you have any recommendations, many thanks

 

[Raz0rEdge]

WiFi extenders will connect to the base through WiFi and extend the network. They wouldn't use the Ethernet cable to re-create a new network.

The hub solution is good and what I use for my computers for the fastest possible speed.

You can grab an extender and see if it will cut through the walls to get enough of a signal to boost it. If not, you'll have to get a few of them close enough so that the degradation through the walls is minimal.

In my house, I have the router on the 1st floor extreme left, I have an extender in the basement in the middle and another one on the 2nd floor toward the right to get good coverage across the house.

 

[pm-r]

I have run a Cat 6 cable through to the room with a small hub, which my Mac is connected to, but my printer is WiFi only,...
I want to add a WiFi extender to the network, but use the cable to provide the input,

If I may make a different suggestion, why not consider just purchasing a network capable printer that has an ethernet connection and your end results would be having a much faster printer available and maybe about the same cost as adding Wi-Fi extenders excetera which will always be slower and more unreliable.

For what it's worth, I ended up connecting our Cannon MX922 Wi-Fi capable printer to our home ethernet Network, but for a completely different reason, and I couldn't believe the increase in speed and reliability and it works with all our Macs and iDevices.

I just thought I should mention the option for you to consider.

Otherwise I guess you are back to your original question and using Wireless methods, and some of those may not be very cheap:

Network WiFi Extender in cement block wall home - Google Search

- Patrick
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