As Mick says, they are almost "Plug and Play" and do not worry if you have Cable, ADSL, VDSL, or fibre connectivity ...

How many Ethernet ports (RJ45) are there on your Hub?


Both of those are "average", middle of the road WAPs and should be fine and I have heard some good things about TP-link recently.


You may also want to think about adding an antenna - http://www.amazon.co.uk/TP-Link-TL-ANT2405C-2-4GHz-O... You can then locate the WAP at floor level close to a power socket and have the antenna in what you find to be the "best" location.

Edited by MHC (Tue 16-Aug-11 12:08:08)

The Edimax EW-7416APN is a' range extender' and communicates with the modem/router wirelessly, which is why it has two aerials - one to talk to the router and the other to act as an access point. Note that your modem/router will need to support something called 'bridging mode.' If you use bridging mode, the router will not be able act as an access point unless it has two aerials to cope for this. Bridging mode may be tricky to set up, but I've never done it.

I don't beleive it is a wireless range extender ... there is a LAN port on te back of te EDIMAX and the installation instruction state that it should be connected to the router. http://www.edimax.co.uk/images/Image/QIG/Wireless/EW...


Also, give the OPs problem, he would not want to connect the AP to Hub wirelessly as he has problems with coverage.


Of the two, there is not much to consider, Edimax is 300Mbps and TP-Link 150Mbps but they do also have 300Mbps models.

In reply to a post by MHC:

I don't beleive it is a wireless range extender.

Well, Edimax claim that it is. That's good enough for me.

In reply to a post by micksharpe:

In reply to a post by MHC:

I don't beleive it is a wireless range extender.

Well, Edimax claim that it is. That's good enough for me.

I see what you mean but have a quick skim through the installation guide though ! That only refers to a wired install! And that would be fine for the OP.

You're probably right in that a wired connection is preferable. If I were the OP, I would look at relocating the modem/router if this is possible. Doing this with ADSL is simple enough but I don't know how cable modems are connected to the outside world.

Not easy ... I believe he already knows he needs to run a cable through to another WAP. The VM technician did a great job of misinformation and confusion!

Thanks, does it matter that the modem itself is wireless? ie, do I have to switch the wireless bit off in the virgin superhub?

In reply to a post by MHC:

The XXX technician did a great job of misinformation and confusion!

... which is why I stick with BT.

Nope! You can use the wireless port on the modem as well as the access port. Just make sure that they use different channels.