Got a question over repeaters and wifi – I have a Virgin Superhub that is resident up stairs at the front of the house, this is because my PC equipment is all up there in the office where I work from. I have WiFi all over the house and it is pretty good, however in the conservatory it is not so good and sluggish as a result, in the garden it is not good at all.
So I would like to get the WiFi better in the garden and conservatory and have looked into repeaters. I have found a curved type that plugs into a wall socket like this:
300Mbps Universal Wi-Fi Range Extender : Wireless Range Extenders/Access Points : Maplin Electronics
And this looks what it does I need it to do, however what I’m not sure is how repeating networks are configured and work, I think I uderstand readings the FAQ and other posts on here but wanted to get clarification...
For example, I have mobile devices such as an iPad / iPhone that is connected to my superhub on and SSID, how does the device know to use the superhub when upstairs or the repeater when downstairs? Do they have separate SSID’s and I select or do they have same SSID’s and it’s intelligent. If someone could explain that would be great, and any comments on one of these plug devices appreciated if anyone has used one!
Thanks…