Hi all. I am installing a Sky Q system with a 2TB main box and 3 minis in the duplex flat into which we are moving in 6 weeks. I am getting a Sky Broadband with boost package at the same time. I am looking for ways to optimising the WiFi signals between the main Sky Q box and its 3 mini boxes and need advice.
I have been told to plug the router through a Powerline Adapter and also to run Cat 6 LAN cables from the router to the TV, Sky main box, BD player and the powerline adapter itself. What I don't understand is whether this powerline adapter replaces the Sky Q network extender or is a separate entity.
Also, is there some way by which I can enhance the WiFi signal receiving ability of the 3 mini boxes, which will be in other rooms?
Connecting Internet to power lines with a power line adapter is a risky and hazardous business. My advice is DON'T do it.
The best connections are Ethernet Cat 5e or Cat 6 cables with an Ethernet hub.
Failing that you need a good wireless system or a combination.
The best I know is the Netgear Orbi Mesh system. This allows as many units as you need to give good even coverage throughout your living space.
I have put one in my brother's house in the UK in a big old Georgian farmhouse, and got even coverage.
I put the system in my former 4,500 sq ft lake home and let it for the new owners. Before Mesh systems you could not get even coverage throughout the house. I have one in our new 4,800 sq. ft home and have even coverage throughout the home. Every part has full signal strength and the same with the others.
That is is way to go for wireless. Google have a mesh system also, but I think the Netgear is best. They are very stable and I have not had to do any reboots, which is remarkable.
