network switch, with wireless

tred · 24-06-2013 11:31AM #1

Wondering is this possible. I have setup an outside office for a friend. Basically we ahve ran cat 5e from an one of the netgear eircom router ports, and fed it to a switch in outside office. From there, I am running 4 direct leads to 4 cat5e faceplates within the offiuce. Just wondering. Is there any easy way of creating a wireless hotspot out there as well, for smartphones etc? Can you geat a switch that has wireless capablity?

ED E · 24-06-2013 11:54AM

Yes, its called an access point.

http://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-7228APn-150Mbps-Wireless-Extender/dp/B005KN1YV6/ref=sr_1_43?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1372071196&sr=1-43

Something like that. You could use an old spare router to do it to, just turn off PPPoE and DHCP and configure and access point on it.

tred · 24-06-2013 01:16PM

ED E wrote: »

Yes, its called an access point.

http://www.amazon.com/Edimax-EW-7228APn-150Mbps-Wireless-Extender/dp/B005KN1YV6/ref=sr_1_43?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1372071196&sr=1-43

Something like that. You could use an old spare router to do it to, just turn off PPPoE and DHCP and configure and access point on it.

so in theory i can feed the main input cat 5 from house, into this, then run the 4 outlets out of it, like i would wiht a hub..and bang its wireless as well.Nice..thanks

ED E · 24-06-2013 11:40PM

Yep, exactly.

network switch, with wireless

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