What router should I get to cover a whole apartment building?
Hi, later this fall I will be setting up a wireless system for the apartment building and hopefully going to be making some money doing so. I need to find the right router to cover 8-11 potential apartments with 2-3 users per apartment. I am currently running the fastest internet windstream has, 12mbps if i remember right, but need to get a fast and reliable router with good range. Any suggestions?
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1. There really is no router that will do what you want. You will need multiple access points networked to the router. You might be able to set up a wireless mesh network, but Internet speed will be very low.2. Since range is your primary concern, you may want to look at a router that can be flashed with WRT firmware. Essentially WRT will boost your router's range considerably. Whether it will cover your whole building is another question, but this gives you a good chance to maximize your router's range.
There are a number of routers for which this can be done:
http://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Supported_Devices
3. 12M/1M service split up to 33 ways is going to be painfully slow.
4. Wireless router is not the correct choice.
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Install a wired router to the apartment building.
- Install a [wired or wireless] router in each apartment.
- You will need AT LEAST to install a wireless router in each apartment.
5. You can get any cheap router that is not wireless then buy a wifi transmitter from Ubiquity eg NanoStation 5 and put it outside the building facing the building
