Re: Internet over power

[Peter Crisp]

Thanks Ronni, I will take some time to review the content in the links there. 
Ideally I want my kids down in the back (Theatre) room for their gaming so it 
doesn't interrupt use of the main living room tv - so I can watch Antique 
Roadshow! We have the Apple TV2 in the living room currently and to get the 
gaming capable ATV4 would necessitate putting it down the back. This would then 
prevent me getting the other benefits of the ATV4 as it would be down the back, 
where I dont go.

Thats a logistical decision I'll have to consider, but still not sure if my 
kids are heart-set on PS4 anyway. Might have to get a PS4 AND an ATV4!

Will see how we go, thanks for the leads.

Does anyone on here have direct ATV4 gaming experiences to report preferrably 
someone who has PS4 experience as well?

Regards


Pete

> On 6 Dec 2015, at 6:01 PM, Ronda Brown  wrote:
> 
> Hi Peter,
> 
> I'm not a gamer but most of the kids I know who are gamers seem to prefer 
> Sony PS4 to XBox One. 
> Do a google search "PS4 versus XBOX" (without the quotation marks)
> Heaps of Reviews out there... 
> PS4 seems to be heading to rule the next-generation
> 
>  ATV2 is long in the tooth now - Kodi XBMC no longer supports ATV2, also 
> Google ending YouTube support for ATV2 - as it is only 720p you will only be 
> able to play YouTube on ATV 3rd Generation & ATV 4th generation as they 
> support 1080p.
> 
> The ATV 4th generation is leaps ahead and much more powerful. I'm loving it 
> and use it every night (when I can stop work).
> "Hey Siri" command Remote is good. Great for 'catch up TV', ABC iView, SBS on 
> Demand, TenPlay, Plus7, 9jumpin (all coming to ATV4).
> Great for streaming movies & TV Series with Netflix, Crackle, etc
> <http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/30/ten-best-apple-tv-apps/>
> Check out ATV4 here:
> <http://www.apple.com/au/tv/>
> 
> I also have a AppleTV 3rd generation I only purchased this year, not sure 
> what I'll do with it yet as I only have one TV in my house :( 
> Probably one of the family members will want it. They all have ATVs but some 
> only ATV2 and TVs in all their rooms.
> 
> I would recommend when you do purchase ATV4 you get the 64GB - $349.00 to 
> allow room for future upgrades, programs, & Apps & heavy gamer. I also 
> purchased APP with my 64GB AppleTV4  -$35.00.
> 
> Cheers,
> Ronni
> Sent from Ronni's iPad4
> 
>> On 6 Dec 2015, at 4:06 PM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
>> 
>> Thanks for this Ronni. I had a quick glance at the content in the links 
>> there. Whilst I am away at the moment and at the same time in the complete 
>> absence of knowing this ATV4 option existed, the mood in my house is that 
>> PS4 is the preferred option (over XBOX).
>> 
>> I am a complete novice myself in gaming and wonder if the games available 
>> via the ATV4 combined with the Steelseries controller method match or exceed 
>> the PS4 options. I anticipate my kids have their hearts set on a specific 
>> set of games or a single game. I will find out what that is if so. Currently 
>> I have an ATV2 in the house and it is a good thing for movie streaming from 
>> the Apple store and photo library showing on the 60" screen but we've not 
>> done much else with it. Will the ATV4 give much added functionality? I know 
>> this is a very broad question but I can only digest summary information.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Thanks for this below, I will share with the head of the house for her input.
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Kind Regards
>> 
>>  
>> 
>> Pete.
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> - Original Message -
>> From:
>> wamug@wamug.org.au
>> 
>> To:
>> "WAMUG" 
>> Cc:
>> 
>> Sent:
>> Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:41:11 +0800
>> Subject:
>> Re: Internet over power
>> 
>> 
>> Hi again Peter,
>> 
>> I just found some free time to support your gaming kids ;-)
>> 
>> On 1 Dec 2015, at 7:26 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
>> 
>> As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and as it 
>> transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that room and so 
>> it seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a internet capable 
>> gaming console which is the driving need for this question in the first 
>> place.
>> 
>> I'm assuming of course that a gaming console is not a greater demand on 
>> bandwidth than streaming a video clip (not sure if it was an HD clip).
>> 
>> How much bandwidth do online games take?
>> 
>> If you share your

Re: Internet over power

[Ronda Brown]

Hi Peter,

I'm not a gamer but most of the kids I know who are gamers seem to prefer Sony 
PS4 to XBox One. 
Do a google search "PS4 versus XBOX" (without the quotation marks)
Heaps of Reviews out there... 
PS4 seems to be heading to rule the next-generation

 ATV2 is long in the tooth now - Kodi XBMC no longer supports ATV2, also Google 
ending YouTube support for ATV2 - as it is only 720p you will only be able to 
play YouTube on ATV 3rd Generation & ATV 4th generation as they support 1080p.

The ATV 4th generation is leaps ahead and much more powerful. I'm loving it and 
use it every night (when I can stop work).
"Hey Siri" command Remote is good. Great for 'catch up TV', ABC iView, SBS on 
Demand, TenPlay, Plus7, 9jumpin (all coming to ATV4).
Great for streaming movies & TV Series with Netflix, Crackle, etc
<http://9to5mac.com/2015/10/30/ten-best-apple-tv-apps/>
Check out ATV4 here:
<http://www.apple.com/au/tv/>

I also have a AppleTV 3rd generation I only purchased this year, not sure what 
I'll do with it yet as I only have one TV in my house :( 
Probably one of the family members will want it. They all have ATVs but some 
only ATV2 and TVs in all their rooms.

I would recommend when you do purchase ATV4 you get the 64GB - $349.00 to allow 
room for future upgrades, programs, & Apps & heavy gamer. I also purchased APP 
with my 64GB AppleTV4  -$35.00.

Cheers,
Ronni
Sent from Ronni's iPad4

> On 6 Dec 2015, at 4:06 PM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> Thanks for this Ronni. I had a quick glance at the content in the links 
> there. Whilst I am away at the moment and at the same time in the complete 
> absence of knowing this ATV4 option existed, the mood in my house is that PS4 
> is the preferred option (over XBOX).
> 
> I am a complete novice myself in gaming and wonder if the games available via 
> the ATV4 combined with the Steelseries controller method match or exceed the 
> PS4 options. I anticipate my kids have their hearts set on a specific set of 
> games or a single game. I will find out what that is if so. Currently I have 
> an ATV2 in the house and it is a good thing for movie streaming from the 
> Apple store and photo library showing on the 60" screen but we've not done 
> much else with it. Will the ATV4 give much added functionality? I know this 
> is a very broad question but I can only digest summary information.
> 
>  
> 
> Thanks for this below, I will share with the head of the house for her input.
> 
>  
> 
> Kind Regards
> 
>  
> 
> Pete.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message -
> From:
> wamug@wamug.org.au
> 
> To:
> "WAMUG" 
> Cc:
> 
> Sent:
> Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:41:11 +0800
> Subject:
> Re: Internet over power
> 
> 
> Hi again Peter,
> 
> I just found some free time to support your gaming kids ;-)
> 
> On 1 Dec 2015, at 7:26 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and as it 
> transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that room and so it 
> seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a internet capable gaming 
> console which is the driving need for this question in the first place.
> 
> I'm assuming of course that a gaming console is not a greater demand on 
> bandwidth than streaming a video clip (not sure if it was an HD clip).
> 
> How much bandwidth do online games take?
> 
> If you share your home with an avid gamer, they often get the blame when your 
> Internet connection slows to a crawl. However, games aren’t normally the 
> biggest hogs when it comes to your Net speed.
> Actually playing games usually takes very little bandwidth. 
> The game just sends minimal information required to tell the other players 
> what each person is doing. That’s generally just basic mouse and keyboard 
> strokes: everything else is done on their own computer.
> 
> Downloading updates,patches,and new games. Some of these can be huge, and can 
> impact everyone’s usage.
> Some fully-online games, particularly Web-based games, send a lot of data, 
> including graphics and sounds, as you play. 
> Games you’ve installed, or which you’re running off a disk, generally don’t 
> do this.
> 
> So where’s the bandwidth going? 
> 
> In a typical four-person home, it’s not unusual to have ten or more devices 
> all connected to the Internet simultaneously. Not only everyone’s desktop 
> and/or laptop, but their phones and games consoles – they’re all taking 
> something. If everyone’s running apps that are regularly polling for updates, 
> that quickly adds up to a noticeable background level, even when nothing much 
> is happening. 
> 
> The bi

Re: Internet over power

[petercrisp]

Thanks for this Ronni. I had a quick glance at the content in the
links there. Whilst I am away at the moment and at the same time in
the complete absence of knowing this ATV4 option existed, the mood in
my house is that PS4 is the preferred option (over XBOX). 

I am a complete novice myself in gaming and wonder if the games
available via the ATV4 combined with the Steelseries controller method
match or exceed the PS4 options. I anticipate my kids have their
hearts set on a specific set of games or a single game. I will find
out what that is if so. Currently I have an ATV2 in the house and it
is a good thing for movie streaming from the Apple store and photo
library showing on the 60" screen but we've not done much else with
it. Will the ATV4 give much added functionality? I know this is a
very broad question but I can only digest summary information.

 

Thanks for this below, I will share with the head of the house for
her input.

 

Kind Regards

 

Pete.

- Original Message -
From: wamug@wamug.orgau
To:"WAMUG" 
Cc:
Sent:Sun, 06 Dec 2015 15:41:11 +0800
Subject:Re: Internet over power

 Hi again Peter,

I just found some free time to support your gaming kids ;-) 
  On 1 Dec 2015, at 7:26 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au [1] wrote: 
As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and as
it transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that
room and so it seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a
internet capable gaming console which is the driving need for this
question in the first place.  
 I'm assuming of course that a gaming console is not a greater demand
on bandwidth than streaming a video clip (not sure if it was an HD
clip).  
 HOW MUCH BANDWIDTH DO ONLINE GAMES TAKE? 
 If you share your home with an avid gamer, they often get the blame
when your Internet connection slows to a crawl. However, games
aren’t normally the biggest hogs when it comes to your Net speed.
Actually playing games usually takes very little bandwidth.  The game
just sends minimal information required to tell the other players what
each person is doing. That’s generally just basic mouse and keyboard
strokes: everything else is done on their own computer. 
 Downloading updates,patches,and new games. Some of these can be huge,
and can impact everyone’s usage. Some fully-online games,
particularly Web-based games, send a lot of data, including graphics
and sounds, as you play.  Games you’ve installed, or which you’re
running off a disk, generally don’t do this. 

SO WHERE’S THE BANDWIDTH GOING?  

In a typical four-person home, it’s not unusual to have ten or more
devices all connected to the Internet simultaneously. Not only
everyone’s desktop and/or laptop, but their phones and games
consoles – they’re all taking something. If everyone’s running
apps that are regularly polling for updates, that quickly adds up to a
noticeable background level, even when nothing much is happening.  

The biggest consumer of bandwidth in the home is streaming video. If
you’ve got several people all watching videos on Netflix, Amazon,
Hulu, or YouTube, especially if they’re watching in HD, this will
eat up far more bandwidth than any game. And don’t forget video chat
– that can be a big hit.  

Streaming music isn’t anywhere near as intensive as video, but it
still takes more bandwidth than you might realise, especially if
you’ve selected the higher quality channels.  

Uploading and downloading big files can have a massive effect too. If
you’re downloading or torrenting videos or software, this can slow
things down for everyone. Sometimes, if you have applications that are
downloading updates in the background, you may not even be aware of
it.  

If you’re using cloud storage, Flickr, or Facebook to and uploading
a bunch of photos, that can quickly congest your home connection.  

The other thing to bear in mind is that your neighbours may be
affecting your bandwidth. There’s a limited amount of bandwidth
available in your street, and when everyone’s home, watching videos,
surfing the web and listening to music, it can all get congested.  

On average, we’re using about ten times more bandwidth now than we
were three years ago, and providers sometimes struggle to meet peak
demand. If you test your home Internet speed throughout a weekday,
you’ll probably find that it’s great in the morning, slows down
when the kids get home from school, slows down even more in the
evening, and then picks up again when people are heading to bed. 

So when your Internet feels sluggish, don’t necessarily blame your
WARCRAFT– or CALL OF DUTY-obsessed kid.  Their game is unlikely to
be the true culprit. 

Instead purchase this for the kids this Christmas ;-))   STEELSERIES
NIMBUS WIRELESS GAMING CONTROLLER - A$94.95  
 The SteelSeries Nimbus wireless

Re: Internet over power

[Ronni Brown]

Hi again Peter,

I just found some free time to support your gaming kids ;-)

> On 1 Dec 2015, at 7:26 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and as it 
> transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that room and so it 
> seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a internet capable gaming 
> console which is the driving need for this question in the first place.

> I'm assuming of course that a gaming console is not a greater demand on 
> bandwidth than streaming a video clip (not sure if it was an HD clip).

How much bandwidth do online games take?

If you share your home with an avid gamer, they often get the blame when your 
Internet connection slows to a crawl. However, games aren’t normally the 
biggest hogs when it comes to your Net speed.
Actually playing games usually takes very little bandwidth. 
The game just sends minimal information required to tell the other players what 
each person is doing. That’s generally just basic mouse and keyboard strokes: 
everything else is done on their own computer.

Downloading updates,patches,and new games. Some of these can be huge, and can 
impact everyone’s usage.
Some fully-online games, particularly Web-based games, send a lot of data, 
including graphics and sounds, as you play. 
Games you’ve installed, or which you’re running off a disk, generally don’t do 
this.

So where’s the bandwidth going? 

In a typical four-person home, it’s not unusual to have ten or more devices all 
connected to the Internet simultaneously. Not only everyone’s desktop and/or 
laptop, but their phones and games consoles – they’re all taking something. If 
everyone’s running apps that are regularly polling for updates, that quickly 
adds up to a noticeable background level, even when nothing much is happening. 

The biggest consumer of bandwidth in the home is streaming video. If you’ve got 
several people all watching videos on Netflix, Amazon, Hulu, or YouTube, 
especially if they’re watching in HD, this will eat up far more bandwidth than 
any game. And don’t forget video chat – that can be a big hit. 

Streaming music isn’t anywhere near as intensive as video, but it still takes 
more bandwidth than you might realise, especially if you’ve selected the higher 
quality channels. 

Uploading and downloading big files can have a massive effect too. If you’re 
downloading or torrenting videos or software, this can slow things down for 
everyone. Sometimes, if you have applications that are downloading updates in 
the background, you may not even be aware of it. 

If you’re using cloud storage, Flickr, or Facebook to and uploading a bunch of 
photos, that can quickly congest your home connection. 

The other thing to bear in mind is that your neighbours may be affecting your 
bandwidth. There’s a limited amount of bandwidth available in your street, and 
when everyone’s home, watching videos, surfing the web and listening to music, 
it can all get congested. 

On average, we’re using about ten times more bandwidth now than we were three 
years ago, and providers sometimes struggle to meet peak demand. If you test 
your home Internet speed throughout a weekday, you’ll probably find that it’s 
great in the morning, slows down when the kids get home from school, slows down 
even more in the evening, and then picks up again when people are heading to 
bed.

So when your Internet feels sluggish, don’t necessarily blame your Warcraft– or 
Call of Duty-obsessed kid.  Their game is unlikely to be the true culprit.

Instead purchase this for the kids this Christmas ;-))

SteelSeries Nimbus Wireless Gaming Controller - A$94.95

The SteelSeries Nimbus wireless controller lets you play hundreds of your 
favourite controller-supported games on your new Apple TV4, iPhone, iPad or 
iPod touch. 

This full-sized controller's ergonomic design is perfect for gaming. It gives 
you 40-plus hours of game play with just a quick charge using the Lightning 
connector, along with LED notifications, an easy-to-navigate menu button, and 
pressure-sensitive buttons for the most precise gaming controls.

>

If you have a new Apple TV (4th Generation) this is the Gaming Controller the 
kids need for Christmas :-))

>

Cheers,
Ronni


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Re: Internet over power

[Ronni Brown]

Hi Peter,

If you find the current Wi-Fi extended Network works fine, its best to not add 
another Airport to extend further.
But if you find you need to add another Airport - Yes, you can.

I had put these comments together last night before I read your reply that you 
are unable to use Ethernet, but I’ll post it anyway FYI and others might be 
interested also.

Extend A Network

The Basics of extending a Network
When you extend a network, the additional base stations tend to be dumb; that 
is, they don’t assign addresses or handle other features you think of as 
belonging to a base station. 

Rather, one base station remains smart, offering DHCP and NAT (if needed), 
among other network choices. The rest pass through traffic from that main unit. 
Dumb base stations are often called access points to distinguish them from 
gateways.
Because dumb base stations (access points) just pass traffic through, an 
adapter retains the same IP address as it switches from one base station to 
another, thus maintaining its connection in most cases.

There are two mix-and-match methods of extending your network:
* Add base stations via Ethernet. 
Ethernet requires wires, of course, but has a huge speed benefit over wireless 
extensions.

• Add base stations wirelessly via Wireless Distribution System (WDS). 
This method avoids new wires, but can have severe speed limitations in 
comparison to Ethernet.

The advantage of Ethernet is that you get the best possible speed between Wi-Fi 
clients connected via base stations to other computers, and among 
Ethernet-connected computers on the network. Using Ethernet lets you set each 
base station’s 2.4 GHz and 5 GHz channels differently, allowing separate 
spectrum for each base station.

Bridge Wirelessly
Wireless Distribution Service (WDS) is a neat way to extend an AirPort network 
without running wires between locations.

Wirelessly connected base station need to be placed only within Wi-Fi range to 
spread service around a house or office.
All base stations must be in range of one another for WDS to work in either 
mode. With the simultaneous dual-band base stations, dynamic WDS tries to 
connect over both bands; if just one band can be reached on another device, the 
base station will still connect.

If you’re not sure if one base station will be able to see another, use a 
laptop to test reception for a given location with an active base station. Base 
stations have far better antennas than laptops do, so even a marginally 
functional laptop Wi-Fi link suggests that a WDS connection will work.
—
I purchased a great application a few years ago NetSpot (I think I posted about 
it on WAMUG).
NetSpot Wi-Fi Survey & Wireless Scanner  <http://www.netspotapp.com 
<http://www.netspotapp.com/>>
Its not cheap retail price $149US but I purchased through my membership 
MacUpdate Desktop Promo for around $49 (I think)
But you can use the Free version to do a survey and much more. 

I just did a quick Google search and there is a version of NetSpot on the App 
Store - but I notice it is only version 2.1.472 (only $9.99) ?? but indicates 
its OS X 10.11 compatible...
My NetSpot is version 2.4 (2.4.623) purchased directly from NetSpot.

Cheers,

Ronni

> On 1 Dec 2015, at 7:26 AM, petercr...@westnet.com.au wrote:
> 
> Thanks Tim for your replies. That app is a good one to know. When I am back 
> home I will give it a try. The configuration in our house does not make it 
> easier to place the extender further from the base and hence closer to the 
> theatre. I considered this when setting it up for the first time for this 
> very reason.
> 
> As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and as it 
> transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that room and so it 
> seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a internet capable gaming 
> console which is the driving need for this question in the first place. I'm 
> assuming of course that a gaming console is not a greater demand on bandwidth 
> than streaming a video clip (not sure if it was an HD clip).
> 
> Thanks again.
> 
>  
> Regards
> 
>  
> Pete.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> - Original Message -
> From:
> wamug@wamug.org.au
> 
> To:
> 
> Cc:
> 
> Sent:
> Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:39:25 +0800
> Subject:
> Re: Internet over power
> 
> 
> Peter, 
> 
> One thought is to make the Airport Express work harder and place it further 
> away, thus closer to the theatre room, and servicing both the kids and the 
> theatre room. Is that feasible?
> 
> The app would show you the difference in setups
> 
> Tim
> 
> Sent from Tim's iPhone
> 
> > On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:32 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
> > 
> > Hi peter
> > 
> > This is not answering your question, but I found the wifi strength mapping 
> > app Tel

Re: Internet over power

[petercrisp]

Thanks Tim for your replies. That app is a good one to know. When I
am back home I will give it a try. The configuration in our house does
not make it easier to place the extender further from the base and
hence closer to the theatre. I considered this when setting it up for
the first time for this very reason. 

As it happens my wife did a test in the theatre room last night and
as it transpires, she was able to stream a video comfortably in that
room and so it seems the Extender signal is good enough to support a
internet capable gaming console which is the driving need for this
question in the first place. I'm assuming of course that a gaming
console is not a greater demand on bandwidth than streaming a video
clip (not sure if it was an HD clip).

Thanks again.

 

Regards

 

Pete.

- Original Message -
From: wamug@wamug.org.au
To:
Cc:
Sent:Mon, 30 Nov 2015 20:39:25 +0800
Subject:Re: Internet over power

 Peter, 

 One thought is to make the Airport Express work harder and place it
further away, thus closer to the theatre room, and servicing both the
kids and the theatre room. Is that feasible?

 The app would show you the difference in setups

 Tim

 Sent from Tim's iPhone

 > On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:32 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
 > 
 > Hi peter
 > 
 > This is not answering your question, but I found the wifi strength
mapping app Telstra WiFi Maximiser useful is seeing the coverage I was
getting in and around my house. 
 > 
 > It showed me I was getting better coverage than I thought, so I've
not gone too far down the track of multiple extenders. 
 > 
 > Telstra Wi-Fi Maximiser by Telstra Corporation Ltd
 > https://appsto.re/au/sajx0.i
 > 
 > I took a photo of the house plan, imported it into the app, then
you go around the house marking many points and it draws a signal
strength map. 
 > 
 > It might help you play and compare setups. 
 > 
 > Tim
 > 
 > Sent from Tim's iPhone
 > 
 >> On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:08 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
 >> 
 >> Hi all, I have a Time Capsule located in a room which is biased
one end of the house. The 5 GHz wireless signal from the TC is good in
the main living area down to a point 1/2 way down the house. I have an
Apple Express set up as an extender from the TC signal which boosts
the signal in the three childrens bedroom area (about 2/3rds down the
house). So it is all good for all concerned. Good enough for all three
of them to be Youtube streaming simultaneously!
 >> 
 >> I also have a theatre room which is even further beyond the kids
rooms from the TC and the extender so the signal is weaker. 
 >> 
 >> I have a few thoughts about possible solution not in any
particular priority;
 >> 
 >> 1 Run a blue cable all the way down there through the ceiling from
the TC LAN port
 >> 2 Install a 'Internet over Power" device to provide a signal in
the theatre
 >> 3 Another extender - not sure if this is even possible with one
already in place. Can I put an extender onto the existing extender
down in the theatre?
 >> 
 >> Any comments from those who may have addressed this in the past
welcomed
 >> 
 >> Regards
 >> 
 >> 
 >> Pete
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Re: Internet over power

[Tim Law]

Peter, 

One thought is to make the Airport Express work harder and place it further 
away, thus closer to the theatre room, and servicing both the kids and the 
theatre room. Is that feasible?

The app would show you the difference in setups

Tim

Sent from Tim's iPhone

> On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:32 PM, Tim Law  wrote:
> 
> Hi peter
> 
> This is not answering your question, but I found the wifi strength mapping 
> app Telstra WiFi Maximiser useful is seeing the coverage I was getting in and 
> around my house. 
> 
> It showed me I was getting better coverage than I thought, so I've not gone 
> too far down the track of multiple extenders. 
> 
> Telstra Wi-Fi Maximiser by Telstra Corporation Ltd
> https://appsto.re/au/sajx0.i
> 
> I took a photo of the house plan, imported it into the app,  then you go 
> around the house marking many points and it draws a signal strength map. 
> 
> It might help you play and compare setups. 
> 
> Tim
> 
> Sent from Tim's iPhone
> 
>> On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:08 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
>> 
>> Hi all, I have a Time Capsule located in a room which is biased one end of 
>> the house. The 5 GHz wireless signal from the TC is good in the main living 
>> area down to a point 1/2 way down the house. I have an Apple Express set up 
>> as an extender from the TC signal which boosts the signal in the three 
>> childrens bedroom area (about 2/3rds down the house). So it is all good for 
>> all concerned. Good enough for all three of them to be Youtube streaming 
>> simultaneously!
>> 
>> I also have a theatre room which is even further beyond the kids rooms from 
>> the TC and the extender so the signal is weaker. 
>> 
>> I have a few thoughts about possible solution not in any particular priority;
>> 
>> 1Run a blue cable all the way down there through the ceiling from the TC 
>> LAN port
>> 2Install a 'Internet over Power" device to provide a signal in the 
>> theatre
>> 3Another extender - not sure if this is even possible with one already 
>> in place. Can I put an extender onto the existing extender down in the 
>> theatre?
>> 
>> Any comments from those who may have addressed this in the past welcomed.
>> 
>> Regards
>> 
>> 
>> Pete
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Re: Internet over power

[Tim Law]

Hi peter

This is not answering your question, but I found the wifi strength mapping app 
Telstra WiFi Maximiser useful is seeing the coverage I was getting in and 
around my house. 

It showed me I was getting better coverage than I thought, so I've not gone too 
far down the track of multiple extenders. 

Telstra Wi-Fi Maximiser by Telstra Corporation Ltd
https://appsto.re/au/sajx0.i

I took a photo of the house plan, imported it into the app,  then you go around 
the house marking many points and it draws a signal strength map. 

It might help you play and compare setups. 

Tim

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> On 30 Nov 2015, at 8:08 PM, Peter Crisp  wrote:
> 
> Hi all, I have a Time Capsule located in a room which is biased one end of 
> the house. The 5 GHz wireless signal from the TC is good in the main living 
> area down to a point 1/2 way down the house. I have an Apple Express set up 
> as an extender from the TC signal which boosts the signal in the three 
> childrens bedroom area (about 2/3rds down the house). So it is all good for 
> all concerned. Good enough for all three of them to be Youtube streaming 
> simultaneously!
> 
> I also have a theatre room which is even further beyond the kids rooms from 
> the TC and the extender so the signal is weaker. 
> 
> I have a few thoughts about possible solution not in any particular priority;
> 
> 1Run a blue cable all the way down there through the ceiling from the TC 
> LAN port
> 2Install a 'Internet over Power" device to provide a signal in the theatre
> 3Another extender - not sure if this is even possible with one already in 
> place. Can I put an extender onto the existing extender down in the theatre?
> 
> Any comments from those who may have addressed this in the past welcomed.
> 
> Regards
> 
> 
> Pete
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Internet over power

[Peter Crisp]

Hi all, I have a Time Capsule located in a room which is biased one end of the 
house. The 5 GHz wireless signal from the TC is good in the main living area 
down to a point 1/2 way down the house. I have an Apple Express set up as an 
extender from the TC signal which boosts the signal in the three childrens 
bedroom area (about 2/3rds down the house). So it is all good for all 
concerned. Good enough for all three of them to be Youtube streaming 
simultaneously!

I also have a theatre room which is even further beyond the kids rooms from the 
TC and the extender so the signal is weaker. 

I have a few thoughts about possible solution not in any particular priority;

1   Run a blue cable all the way down there through the ceiling from the TC 
LAN port
2   Install a 'Internet over Power" device to provide a signal in the 
theatre
3   Another extender - not sure if this is even possible with one already 
in place. Can I put an extender onto the existing extender down in the theatre?

Any comments from those who may have addressed this in the past welcomed.

Regards


Pete
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