Can you connect your Wi-Fi routers one after another like a necklace?
Can you connect your Wi-Fi routers one after another like a necklace?
I have three buildings on my property. My modem (which is currently using DSL) is in building #1 and connects to building #2 via a Cat6 cable leading to a Netgear Router Model R6400v2. From building #2, I use another Cat6 cable to reach building #3, which is connected to a second Netgear Router Model R6220 set up as an access point. Soon, my service will switch to Fiber at building #1. Once that happens, I plan to connect the fiber modem converter directly into the first router (R6400v2) that sits in building #1. Then, from this new router, I want to run a cable back to the second router (R6220) which is still in building #3 and hopefully install a brand new access point there.
The question is: Can I connect an access point from building #3 to another access point in building #2? If yes, what ports should I use? If I can't just daisy chain those access points, what equipment do I need to get internet into building #3 without running a long cable directly from building #1 to building #3? Thanks!
I am not sure I get what you are saying. If there are already cables running between buildings, why would we move anything? The network speed will only match the slowest thing in the line. I think showing two pictures helps: one picture of where things are now and another picture of how they might look later with new connections. Please take photos or scans of those diagrams and put them up here on imgur.com (www.imgur.com). There are some people online who know all about network layouts and drawing these pictures would be really useful. You don't need the drawings to look fancy, but you must show the distances clearly. The most important thing is just to make sure everything stays consistent and easy to read.
Okay... I'll draw on paper a few ideas and show them off here so it makes sense. Thanks
You are here! Check out this link: https://imgur.com/a/NgbLRdu
There are two pictures in that post—swipe left or right on your phone to see what it looks like now.