First thing I would do is check for structured wiring, at the wallplate and at the structured wiring cabinet. I have Rogers Wireless high speed Mbps Internet. I have their wireless modem in my upstairs office. I'd like to add a second purchased modem to install in my basement so I can hard wire it to my basement family room "Smart" T. I would install the second modem in the basement by running the main cable line to a splitter to run one line to my Rogers wireless modem in my upstairs office and the second line to the new purchased modem to hard wire to my basement T.
Wondering if this would cause any problems to my signal strength overall or cause any problems or if it would even work. Rogers doesn't allow you to install a purchased modem. They will only provision their own modems. What may work in this instance is if you purchased something like a powerline adaptor with Ethernet connection s something like TP-Link, which can also act as a WiFi repeater for the "other" location, etc that you connect to the existing modem with the other end at the other location.
There are other people on here who know much more about these sorts of things and will probably be along shortly with their suggestions. As 57 indicated you can use powerline adapters, which can work reasonably well. Personal opinion, a powerline adapter is hit and miss. If both adapters are running on the same electrical bus in your electrical panel there are 2 buses , then you would probably see reasonable performance as that provides the shortest direct path between the adapters.
If the rooms are on opposite electrical buses, then you probably wouldn't see the same level of performance. If either circuit has a GFI socket Ground Fault Interrupter , which is usually found in bathrooms, then you can expect to see very poor performance, if at all.
So they can work, just depends on the individual installation. The Homeplug Powerline Alliance publishes the standards for the equipment and I believe that the latest version is the Homeplug AV2 standard. So any adapter or adapter set that you buy should be Homeplug AV2 rated. Usually that should translate to adapters with three prongs on the plug, which are the Hot, Neutral and Ground. That change to the AV2 standard has resulted in a big performance gain over their previous versions. The other way to do this is to use an ethernet to coax adapter, which uses the same cable system used for your modem.
That requires an adapter at both ends of the circuit that you want to build, and it can be expanded to any other room that has a cable port on a wallplate. Like any other product, the standards have been changing and improving over time, currently at MoCA 2. There are a couple of adapters that might be of interest, made by Actiontec and GoCoax:. The Actiontec is a MoCA 2. The other issue with MoCA adapters is that you would have to replace the splitter that you currently have for a MoCA 2.
So, there are different ways to accomplish what you're attempting to do, from straight wifi to powerline to MoCA adapters. It might take more than one attempt to get the data system to the point that you're happy with its performance.
Could you tell me what an Ethernet Switch is? The unmanaged switch is a simple device, plug and play, as they say. Plug one port into the modem or router, and use the other ports to connect the other devices. These switches don't do anything in terms of bandwidth allocation between other devices or any other LAN control type of activities.
They can be seen here:. The managed switches have user set limits for devices that are connected to the switch. These require the user to log into the switch to set the various parameters required by the user. After you have selected the routers, you must position them properly. They should be placed near each other but far enough from walls and electrical outlets. Also, they should be placed where there is no obstruction such as furniture.
You can have one modem in a certain room and the other in another room but you can only set them apart after the complete setup. Now that we have done all the preparation, it is time to launch the router setup. The router setup process varies depending on what kind of router you are using. Either way, the process is quite simple. All you need to do is to connect your main router to the modem and then the modem to your device.
To configure the IP address, you have to go through the Settings menu. Press Enter to open the IP address configuration window. You will notice that the IP address has been configured automatically by default. However, if you want to change the IP address, you can edit settings to edit the IP address. Note, however, that different modems may have different configuration procedures so check out the user manual to know how to configure IP addresses. Setting DHCP depends on the network you selected earlier in step 4.
If you have already changed the subnet mask, you have to restart the computer before making changes. Otherwise, you can simply press enter to save the settings. For the main router, choose and set a channel between 1 to 6.
It is recommended that you set the wireless channel to 11 for the secondary router. Once both routers are configured, it is time to set them up permanently to their desired locations. You can have both modems in the same room or you can have your main modem in the living room or the room where you operate most of your devices, and then the secondary router in another room.
Make sure that there is no problem with the cable connections. Then turn off the power supply to both routers. Turn on the power supply again after 5 minutes. You should now be able to use both routers simultaneously across your house. You can have two modems in one house with Comcast. Comcast is a service provider that offers internet services. They offer many packages that include various features such as high-speed internet, telephone, television, digital video recorder DVR , etc.
The best thing about this package is that they provide free installation and setup of all equipment. All you need to do is install the modem and plug it into the wall socket. After that, you just follow the instructions provided by the company and everything will be done automatically. To start, you could call the support team to inquire whether you can sign up for their internet package via a call.
The second device only connects to the first modem and not to the Internet Service Provider. This way you can set up one modem on the ground floor for example and the second device on another floor. This method is suitable if you have a large house but only a few members in your family.
I would recommend to get a better internet plan if you decide to use this method. The only extra cost other than this would be that of the second modem or the router. The other option you have is to use two different accounts on each of the modem. This is obviously a more expensive option and is pretty straight forward.
You basically use two different internet access points in the same house. So why would anyone spend extra money if the end result is going to be the same?
There can be multiple reasons for this, first, if you have a lot of people living in your house having two different internet access points will prevent any potential bottlenecks on your network. This is also suitable for people have a high network usages for things like gaming or for office work. And this method will also be able to handle a lot more traffic.
Some ISPs will even give you a better deal on the other second networks so the increase in cost might not be as much. According to me the best option you can go for is to use the second modem as a bridge for the first one. Using bridging to use two modems on one connection can be a bit tricky. There are multiple ways of doing this but I am going to go over one of the easier ones.
Step 1: When you have two modems you will have to choose one of them as your main internet access point. I would suggest to choose the device which is relatively newer or the one that has the most features. The second router will simply act as a gateway to expand the reach of the original modem so a device with some simple functionality will get the job done.
Step 2: The second step would be to place both of the devices near a laptop or a PC for setting them up. Remember that this is only for the purposes of setting the devices up and once this is done you can keep the devices wherever you want. Step 3: The third step includes selecting the type of network you want between both the devices.
You can increase the range of the wireless network using any of the two but the main difference comes in the type of connection which takes place between the devices. For example, with LAN to LAN you can set up a file sharing mechanism between both the devices which is ideal if you have some office work in your house. On the other hand with LAN to WAN, you can set a sub-network within the network and you can even place some restrictions on any device connected to the network.
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