Reddit reviews Netgear WN2500RP-100NAS N600 Desktop WiFi Range Extender (WN2500RP)
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Ideal for extending WiFi to devices like the iPhone 5, Samsung Galaxy S3, iPad 2, and PlayStation 3Extend dual band WiFi up to 600Mbps4 Ethernet Ports - Connect a wired device like Blu-ray player, game console, or smart TV to your WiFi networkFastLane Technology - Use both WiFi bands to establish one super high-speed connection; ideal for HD streaming & gamingEasy Installation - Push 'N' Connect connects computers and/or routers to the extender quickly and securely. No CD orEthernet cable requiredWorks with any standard router or gateway
I will still not recommend a wifi repeater, but if you have no other choice, the Netgear WN2500RP is the least bad one. Since it has both a 5 GHz and a 2,4 GHz antenna, it can send on one and recieve on the other. Because of this it will not reduce speeds by as much as most other wifi repeaters.
Well yours is dual-band, so I'm thinking you'll need a dual-band wireless extender. Wireless-N compatability too, though most of the new ones should have that. Like this (not sure if it's any good, just saying it has the specs you want):
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Desktop-Range-Extender-WN2500RP/dp/B006V72AHC
that router does not have a range extender feature in its stock firmware.
it is possible to get it working by replacing the firmware with a third party firmware (dd-wrt), but it is particularly complicated on that model.
some information to read through
getting DD-WRT on your router:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=172030&highlight=wnr2000
setting up a range extender in DD-WRT:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge
honestly i would go out and purchase a standalone repeater, as routers arent really meant to do that, and there are software limitations you will run into.
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-Dual-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender/dp/B006V72AHC/
This is my current device.
It seems to have conflicting comments on it, but I think a factory reset and re set up will make this possible, although I will keep your link in mind
a wireless extender might work too. I used these before:
http://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-N600-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender/dp/B006V72AHC/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1451156032&sr=8-9&keywords=netgear+wireless+extender
and it works so far
UAP-AC-LR (x2), 70ft isn't that much. I am using a LR for 110ft with a shity netgear extender (i got free BTW) and i average 5-15mbps. Now this is with 3 wireless camera's and laptop and echo running from it steady all day everyday without issue....The speeds could be better of course but the extender was free to me so cannot complain lol....Plus like i said the cameras are being accessed(recorded) 24/7 and i use the laptop for youtube and such while using the echo to listen to music and nothing buffers or skips....
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Link to shitty extender
I have a few tips I could give you.
Something I'd recommend is getting a WiFi extender. NetGear has some decent WiFi extenders.
Something simple you could do, easy set up, WiFi+Ethernet support. You could put it essentially in the middle(suggestion), or wherever a nearby power outlet is. There's really no other way unless you get a 100 ft Ethernet cable and go from there, which is something I don't necessarily recommend(although possible).
Powerline adapters could be useful. As said below I'm not sure they're good with condos. My best recommendation to you is to get a Netgear WiFi Extender.
A good one:
https://www.amazon.com/NETGEAR-N600-Wi-Fi-Range-Extender/dp/B006V72AHC/ref=sr_1_13?s=pc&ie=UTF8&qid=1458441260&sr=1-13&keywords=NetGear+Wifi+Extender
There are other extenders, but I'd recommend NOT getting a refurbished as you can't guarantee efficiency.
Another great one that I can recommend to you is:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003VWZE7S?keywords=WN2000RP&qid=1458441424&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
I, personally use this one. I've had no problems with it.
Nono, roku 1 is wifi only, it has no Ethernet even though I wish did. 1080p over wifi works great. I setup a wifi extender that takes 5 ghz band from my dual band router (link to router) and use my wifi extender (link to repeater) to send out 2.4 ghz at no bandwidth loss.
You're looking for a Wifi Range Extender. Here's the one I have.
As far as the WEP thing goes, I would suggest getting something like this or this. It will let you (after it is configured from a pc) plug it into your ethernet port of the xbox and can connect to your current setup with up to wpa2 encryption.
A second route would be if you happen to find that your wireless network needs some extending, you can get one of these and have it setup next to the xbox. Then you can just run an ethernet cable from the extender to the xbox. This way you have a dual purpose for your purchase. Extending your wireless network range and also giving whatever room it is in 4 hardwired ports.
A third route would be to take any old router you have, set it up as a bridge (on most you just disable DHCP and NAT, and then connect the hardwire from router1 to port 4 on router2(aka bridge 1)) with a hardwire running back to the first router. Place router 2 next to the xbox and hardwire the xbox to router 2.
You will want to install XBMC4XBOX (not really install more like ftp over). It is a specially maintained version for the XBOX hardware. It is illegal for the dev team to release it technically because of the use of the xbox SDK to compile. You can compile yourself, or look into the xbins ftp server for binarys. I haven't messed with XBMC4XBOX in over a year so im not so sure on how the plugins function currently. Id imagine most will work since its all running on python. Don't expect it to play any HD content though.