Networking – How should I set up the wireless-N FIOS router

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It’s in my basement, and I only get wireless coverage in the basement and on the main floor but not on the second floor. It’s a wireless GigE N Actiontec MI424WR router and I’m thinking of which high gain antenna is best since you can't really bridge their routers.

My questions are:

  1. How can I get coverage to the rest of my house? Should I get a high-gain antenna? Or can I add an AP for it, connected via wired Ethernet, and just run one Ethernet cable to where I need it for the rest of the house?

  2. My PS3 is the only non 801.11n compatible device I have, so I’m not running performance 801.11n-only mode since the PS3 is not compatible. But if I change it to performance 801.11n-only mode, will my wired connections only accept 801.11n or is there a way I can have the wired be totally adaptable while only my wireless is 801.11n only?

Best Answer

Your first question is subjective. You just have to try one option and see if it works. I'd say set up an AP, but that's just my opinion, not a solution that's proven to work in that case.

On the second question, "N" stands for IEEE 802.11n, which is a Wi-Fi standard. Wired connections aren't affected by this at all.

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