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Cat 6 Fixed Port - Can I get a WIFI adaptor?

  • 08-02-2018 5:09pm
    #1
    burly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭


    Hi all,

    (Not a comms expert by any means so excuse any ignorance below)

    I recently got some electrical works done in the house, and while doing it, i got the Electrician to install a CAT-6 cable from the back of the Sky Q hub out to the garage, to create a fixed CAT-6 port if I ever wanted to out an office out in the garage, and connect a PC/laptop. The Sky Q hub emits a WI-FI signal around the house, which i use for phones/sky tv etc.

    When out in the garage however, the WI-FI signal coming from the house is very weak, obviously as the WI-FI box in in the hall and there's 2 or 3 concrete walls in between.

    Is there a device I can get to connect to the CAT-6 port in the garage, which would then emit a WI-FI signal to effectibely boost the WI-FI signal in the garage?


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  • #2
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭niallb


    Yes.
    It's called a wireless access point, and they are widely available.
    You do NOT need a wireless booster range extender or repeater because you have a wired connection to your garage.
    An access point can be significantly faster and less hassle than a booster as well as possibly a little cheaper.
    Do you have a power socket near the CAT6 socket in the Garage? If you don't, you can get an access point that will take power over the ethernet (cat6) cable too.


  • #3
    burly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭burly


    Thanks, yes I have a power socket right beside the cat-6 outlet. Any suggestions for a good wireless access point device at a low cost?


  • #4
    burly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 314 ✭✭burly


    I kept the old sky wireless hub, which was replaced when I got the sky Q. Could that be used as a wireless access point?


  • #5
    niallb
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,755 ✭✭✭niallb


    burly wrote: »
    I kept the old sky wireless hub, which was replaced when I got the sky Q. Could that be used as a wireless access point?
    The old sky box is probably not ideal. Would you buy online or do you have a computer shop of any sort nearby?


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