Oops - found one..but it's TP Link.... ??
https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-EAP1...n-Controller/dp/B07CG3YRTR/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-EAP1...n-Controller/dp/B07CG3YRTR/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
I don't have one in my system. It should just need Ethernet and power, you should be able to set it up with SID, access code via your web browser.Yikes - I don't see a lot of great choices for access points. Also, seems the price, in general is higher than I expected. I wanted a Linksys as that is the brand of my house router and switch that I will order. Any thoughts on an adequate AP that would be easy to hook up Duncan?
Crap...hadn't thought about the need for power......hmmmm.I don't have one in my system. It should just need Ethernet and power, you should be able to set it up with SID, access code via your web browser.
200m range , you would need to get the passive power inserter with it as well, but that would make fixing it up outside a lot easier as you only need to route the Ethernet cable. You plug the APs Power supply into the inserter, and cable the output to the AP, and take a cable from the input side back to the switch/router.Oops - found one..but it's TP Link.... ??
https://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-EAP1...n-Controller/dp/B07CG3YRTR/ref=dp_ob_title_ce
My switch, access point and cat6 cables came yesterday......they are all installed and everything worked right out of the box. Heck, it was 100% plug and play...geez. Couldn't be simpler.
And, I now have killer wifi outside...clear out to my property line with a full signal. Fast too! Whoop
As it turns out, my access point came with a power source...which I didn't know. But yeah......it all worked out just fine.Sorry I was out of town but looks like you got it all sorted.
The only comment I would have made is in the list of switches you provided, the first one it fine, the middle one is junk and the third one would have been my choice because it supports POE so you can use it to provide power to your access point reducing cable clutter to it.
wifi is not the way
OK, I'm curious. What is the way?
<snarky comment removed>wifi is not the way
It should have no effect as switches route point to point, so your laptop has the same bandwidth as before via the router/modem.OK - so as many know, I have everything hooked up and working. Almost right away, I now notice my internet in the house is quite a bit slower. I don't understand this really. Inside, my laptop is hardwired directly to my router...which is hardwired directly to the modem. No change there.
Why would adding the switch and access point outside impact speed of my laptop?
I dunno. I didn't have to set anything. As I mentioned earlier.....it was plug and play. Worked right out of the box...with nothing to set. Well, the very first thing I did was set my SSD, username and password. Well, maybe it's placebo. But, when I checked speedtest.net, it was down 35-40 Mbps compared to normal. I checked it because I had noted websites were loading slower.It should have no effect as switches route point to point, so your laptop has the same bandwidth as before via the router/modem.
You have set the access point to use WPA2 encryption with a reasonable access code length? If not the only thing I can think of is someone has hacked in via the access point and is using your broadband!
Had a thought. Did you use your laptop outside via the new Access Point? It may be still connecting via the wi-fi and not the ethernet, which would give you a speed like that.I dunno. I didn't have to set anything. As I mentioned earlier.....it was plug and play. Worked right out of the box...with nothing to set. Well, the very first thing I did was set my SSD, username and password. Well, maybe it's placebo. But, when I checked speedtest.net, it was down 35-40 Mbps compared to normal. I checked it because I had noted websites were loading slower.
Maybe I'll go reboot my modem, etc. Hadn't tried that yet. But, it's good to hear you say that I shouldn't notice any difference in speed on my laptop.
Had a thought. Did you use your laptop outside via the new Access Point? It may be still connecting via the wi-fi and not the ethernet, which would give you a speed like that.
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