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Hi all,

a quick questions for you smart guys :)

In our house we have a set of six BT WholeHome disks which work really well and provide Wi-Fi in every room on 4 levels - just as it should.

However, we also have a shed (mancave) at the bottom of the garden, about 100 metres from back door, to which an ethernet cable runs and to which I can connect my PC etc. However, I'd like to add a device to this ethernet cable which will create a wifi hotspot in the shed for phone / tablets etc.

My problem is that I don't know what such a device is called and so I cannot buy one.

Can anyone please:

a - tell me what such a device is called?

b - recommend one that will do what I want?

Thanks as always :)


Kevin
 
Can you not add another disk to the end of the cable?

Depends which models you have, but this suggests you might be able to.


Can I connect more than one disc to my hub (router) using the Ethernet cables?​

If you're using Whole Home Wi-Fi or Mini Whole Home Wi-Fi, you can. If you wish, you can locate a disc a long distance from your hub (router) - for example, in an outbuilding - and have an Ethernet cable connection back to your hub (router). Just plug in the cable in the disc’s RJ45 socket and it'll join your Whole Home Wi-Fi network.
If you're using Premium Whole Home Wi-Fi, you can't. Only your first disc can be connected to the hub (router) using an Ethernet cable. If you wish to connect more discs by Ethernet, you'll need to connect them to the Ethernet port on another disc. You can also use the Ethernet ports on these discs for devices such as TVs and printers.
 
In addition to the above you can also repurposed another router as a WiFi access point if you have one.

This will give you WiFi plus 3 ethernet ports of the router has 4, one port will have your ethernet cable connected.
 
TCR4x4 said:
Can you not add another disk to the end of the cable?

Depends which models you have, but this suggests you might be able to.


Can I connect more than one disc to my hub (router) using the Ethernet cables?​

If you're using Whole Home Wi-Fi or Mini Whole Home Wi-Fi, you can. If you wish, you can locate a disc a long distance from your hub (router) - for example, in an outbuilding - and have an Ethernet cable connection back to your hub (router). Just plug in the cable in the disc’s RJ45 socket and it'll join your Whole Home Wi-Fi network.
If you're using Premium Whole Home Wi-Fi, you can't. Only your first disc can be connected to the hub (router) using an Ethernet cable. If you wish to connect more discs by Ethernet, you'll need to connect them to the Ethernet port on another disc. You can also use the Ethernet ports on these discs for devices such as TVs and printers.
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Thanks - that seems to be the best idea. I can remove one of the 6 disks from indoors and take to the shed.

Will let you know what happens :)
 
If it is 100m away, there's likely little point using one of your indoor mesh points. Removing one may well degrade your in house performance, speed falls off very rapidly with distance, At 100m there will be no hand over from house to shed, so any wireless access point (re-purposing a home hub/router will need a few more pokes around than simply adding a WAP) will do. Use a different name for the network, to avoid confusion.
 
Ham said:
If it is 100m away, there's likely little point using one of your indoor mesh points. Removing one may well degrade your in house performance, speed falls off very rapidly with distance, At 100m there will be no hand over from house to shed, so any wireless access point (re-purposing a home hub/router will need a few more pokes around than simply adding a WAP) will do. Use a different name for the network, to avoid confusion.
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But the disk in the shed will be hardwired to the router and re broadcasting the mesh. It will work fine presuming the disk is one of the models that supports it.
 
Well, it seems to have worked - it broadcasts on the same SSID and my phone / tablet connects fine.

Thanks for the help :)
 
TCR4x4 said:
But the disk in the shed will be hardwired to the router and re broadcasting the mesh. It will work fine presuming the disk is one of the models that supports it.
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Ah, true. As a long-term Ubiquiti user I have no need of such mesh meshes.
 
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