Do you have a spare WLAN AP that you can setup in situ so you can get some signal reading with InSSIDer, so you'll at least have some idea how wifi (un)friendly the structure is:
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Originally Posted by mattydies I looked at routers at an online retailer but no one seems to want to tell the range a router is capable of (yes I would imagine the signal quality can vary greatly...) |
Not only that but it would also depend on the structure. Anyways if anyone did give a range it'll most likely be optimal line of sight, not real life in a structure with walls, etc.
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Yes I could place a wireless router in the attic, half way down, but the owners are rather old, so it's not practical (in case they need to reset it, etc.).
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Are the owners knowledgeable enough to deal with a restore-to-default reset? If it's only for rebooting, some APs will allow you to do that via the web config console, or you can use PoE where they can simply pull the CAT cable, or you can feed the AP via a network managed UPS (bit of overkill but there are some cheap ones around).
http://ncix.com/products/index.php?s...R%20CONVERSION
Lastly, there're some AP out there that have "guest modes" that simplifies logging on, I've only used SonicWall ones but I'm sure there are others that have similar features.