Your home office has become an important part of your professional life, but for convenience you have decided that you want to be able to continue working occasionally. in other corners of your home without having to resort to your home network. To do this you need to extend your office Internet connection, but you don’t know how you should do it to get the best possible result.
If you find yourself in this situation, you can rest easy, it’s very simple. In this article we are going to give you all the steps you need to follow to safely extend the Internet connection of your home office, and without having to make a large investment, even in situations that at first glance may seem very complicated to resolve with a simple Wi-Fi repeater.
The explanation will be very clear, but if after finishing reading this article you have doubts You can leave them in the comments and we will help you.
Extending the Internet Connection of a Home Office: Things to Consider
- Types of devices you are going to use, working with a laptop or tablet via Wi-Fi is not the same as working with another PC via cable.
- The security needs and level of compatibility of Wi-Fi standards on the devices you will continue to use.
- The level of performance you will need. This will greatly influence the solutions you should use to extend your Internet connection.
- Distance at which the devices that will be connected to the network are located, and also all the obstacles they will encounter along the way.
What is the best option in each situation?
If you are going to use a PC connected by cable The easiest way is to use a PLC to extend the range of your home office network. This type of device would also be the most recommended option if you want to extend the range to areas that are quite far away, and if there are numerous obstacles in the way. In this situation, a Wi-Fi repeater might have trouble covering the area you want to reach.
If you are going to use devices connected via Wi-Fi, a repeater will be the simplest and most economical solution. However, keep in mind that in certain cases, the ideal option will be to use a repeater. a PLC with Wi-Fi repeater, since these types of devices can better cover greater distances, and are more effective at overcoming obstacles and sources of interference. They will also allow you to connect both via Wi-Fi and cable.
Remember that the most advanced repeaters and PLCs with Wi-Fi repeater are compatible with Wi-Fi 6, a standard that offers improved securityand that AVM models integrate seamlessly with FRITZ!OS and with its ecosystem of free applications, which will allow you to access advanced status display and network control functions from your smartphone.
The issue of speed is also fundamental. If you need, for example, to expand your connection enjoying all the advantages of the Wi-Fi 6 standard and high speed, FRITZ!Repeater 3000 AX would be an excellent option. If you don’t need Wi-Fi 6 but want to maintain a high level of performance, the FRITZ!Repeater 2400 would be a good alternative. In PLC solutions, the FRITZ!Powerline 1240 AX will be your best ally if you don’t want to give up and you have devices compatible with Wi-Fi 6.
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Source: www.muycomputer.com
