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Not sure what I need for my situation, any info definitely appreciated! (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by DaUnionBaws@alien.top to c/homenetworking@selfhosted.forum

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Simply put, I have an odd home layout where my office is at the furthest point away from my fathers office. I have the router in my office and unfortunately that’s where it has to be due to the cable connection from the ISP. I tried range extenders but they suck… I’ve been looking into a mesh system but not sure if that would help either.

Can anyone ELI5 what I need to do?

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[–] AdThen7403@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I would consider running a cable to an Access Point to an appropriate location. I recenlty installed a Zyxel AP for a large Care home and with one AP in the centre of the building they are getting good sigals around the house.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/ZyXEL-Wireless-802-11ax-Manageable-Standalone/dp/B09925PHCZ/ref=sr_1_11?crid=37PDT72IY2V9H&keywords=wifi+6+access+ceiling+mount+ap&qid=1695826066&sprefix=wifi+6+access+ceilling+mount+ap%2Caps%2C513&sr=8-11