Creating Ethernet & WiFi Network with Huawei B315 Router: RJ45 Cables, Switches, & Setup

Hello,

I have a question for forum users. I currently have a Huawei B315 router from the plus network.

I have 3 rooms at home, each with an rj45 cable. All cables are "pulled out" to the attic (I warn you, not me, but the developer ).

I would like to make an Ethernet and wifi network using the Huawei B315 router.

A request for information whether it is possible and what I would have to buy (e.g. switch, etc.)?

Thanks for the help.

sliim89 wrote:

Hello,

I have a question for forum users. I currently have a Huawei B315 router from the plus network.

I have 3 rooms at home, each with an rj45 cable. All cables are "pulled out" to the attic (I warn you, not me, but the developer ).

I would like to make an Ethernet and wifi network using the Huawei B315 router.

A request for information whether it is possible and what I would have to buy (e.g. switch, etc.)?

Thanks for the help.

The easiest way is to place the B315 in the attic and connect these 3 cables to it.

Write what kind of house is it, how big, how many floors, how much area you want to cover with WiFi coverage.

I've been thinking about it too, but there may be 2 problems:

1. Summer temperature in the attic
2. LTE range (but I need to check it).

Area 70 m2, one floor (in the sense of 1st floor + attic, neighbor's ground floor). Can a rather thick ceiling interfere with wifi? Especially since this from Huaweia is not great.

sliim89 wrote:

I've been thinking about it too, but there may be 2 problems:

1. Summer temperature in the attic
2. LTE range (but I need to check it).

Area 70 m2, one floor (in the sense of 1st floor + attic, neighbor's ground floor). Can a rather thick ceiling interfere with wifi? Especially since this from Huaweia is not great.

I don't know what temperature you have in the attic in summer, but if it's not 50C, I wouldn't worry. The poor coverage can be significantly influenced by the roof covering, if it is made of sheet metal. You can always throw an external antenna onto a chimney, which dramatically improves the range of the one inside the room. If the indoor range is poor, it would even be the recommended solution.

Ceiling, wall, even the air is muffled. Better to have WiFi under the ceiling. Especially as thick reinforced concrete.

You have two options:
1. B315 at home is a switch loft. In 2 rooms you will have the cables from the switch, in the 3rd room (where the B315 will stand) you will have a cable connection directly to the B315.

2. In the attic B315 (with or without an antenna on the roof). In it you deactivate WiFi. At home, no switch, but an additional router with WiFi enabled.

Which will work better, hard to say without technical details, the quality of the range of this B315.

A typical home router is a de facto router plus switch plus WiFi in one box. You can buy one and only use a switch in it. Or just WiFi. In this case, you will find the best solution by trial and error. Unfortunately, the router will be more expensive than the switch.

Thanks for the answer.
As far as I know, the additional antenna will not work, I read on this forum ...; (

And will this solution work:

I leave the router in the living room and plug in the cable going to the attic (question whether it is lan or wan). I put a switch at the top and make it available to the other two rooms?

sliim89 wrote:

Thanks for the answer.
As far as I know, the additional antenna will not work, I read on this forum ...; (

And will this solution work:

I leave the router in the living room and plug in the cable going to the attic (question whether it is lan or wan). I put a switch at the top and make it available to the other two rooms?

So why wouldn't the external antenna work?

Your option will work. This is what I have already described to you. You plug: LAN-Switch-2x LAN to the rooms.

sliim89 wrote:

I leave the router in the living room and plug in the cable going to the attic (question whether it is lan or wan).

In LAN.

sliim89 wrote:

I put a switch on top

And this switch will not "boil" there in the summer?
You would also need to do some ventilation for it (with a 12 cm fan from the switch power supply).
It would be better if it was a metal switch (the metal housing gives the heat better).