Creating a high-quality Wi-Fi network coverage in your own apartment has become especially relevant with the advent of a large number of devices that have the ability to access the Internet. Today, the use of a tablet or mobile phone for this purpose can be significantly difficult in certain areas of the apartment, which are the most distant from the location of the router. Also, the signal is significantly weakened by thick concrete walls reinforced with steel reinforcement.
Thus, to ensure a high-quality Internet connection anywhere in the apartment, it is necessary to use special auxiliary devices, the main requirements for which are: low price, reliable operation, simple design and the ability to connect to an ordinary household outlet.
Repeaters plugged into an outlet
This Wi-Fi socket is capable of providing reliable signal amplification. It is equipped with a standard plug that allows it to be powered by a 220 V household electrical outlet. Some models have connectors through which a network cable can be connected. In this case, the repeater will work as a standard Internet access point.
Such a WiFi socket is quite affordable, which makes it a perfectly acceptable option for creating high-quality wireless coverage in your own apartment.
Internet through socket
In some cases, using Wi-Fi technology to connect to the Internet is not possible. This is often caused by layout features that require the creation of a large number of access points, as well as the reluctance of the apartment owner to repair the premises associated with laying additional network cables.
In this case, PLC (Power Line Communication) technology can be used, which allows you to connect to the Internet using a household electrical network.
To do this, you need to install two adapters, one of which is connected using a twisted pair or wireless connection to a computer that has Internet access, and the other to a computer on which this access should be provided. Both adapters plug into sockets and use the electrical network to transfer data. Some models of such devices are equipped with modules that allow them to be used to transmit data from a satellite dish.
The advantages of this technology are obvious - the ability to provide access to users in an apartment of any size and layout. However, there are also disadvantages, the main of which is the creation of interference in the operation of sensitive electrical appliances. In addition, such devices themselves are quite sensitive to interference that occurs in the wires of the residential electrical network.
In-Wall Wi-Fi Router
In order for the device designed to amplify the wireless signal not to take up much space and provide maximum convenience in operation, it can be built into the wall like a conventional electrical outlet.
An example is the fixed-mounted MZK-KR150N router from the Japanese company Planex Communications. This device is connected to Ethernet using a cable that runs through the wall and is routed into its back box. It also connects the power to the device.
Reliable signal transmission is ensured by using an antenna on the front side of the router case. Such a device provides a fairly high data transfer rate via Wi-Fi (150 Mb / s), as well as through an Ethernet port (10/100 Mb / s).
The router can be used as an access point. To change the operating modes on the front panel of the device there is a special switch.
To solve the problem of insufficient quality of Wi-Fi coverage in your own apartment, various methods can be used. The choice of one of them should be made based on the features of the layout, the final cost of the device, as well as the effectiveness of its work in a particular apartment.
