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PENTAGRAM P6360 Router: Wifi Amplifier Recommendations for Stronger Range on Upper Floor

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Can I improve Wi‑Fi coverage on the upper floor with a wireless repeater, and does it need an RJ‑45 cable?

A Wi‑Fi repeater connects wirelessly, so it does not need an RJ‑45 cable, but the most stable and best-quality solution is to run a LAN cable upstairs and install an additional access point there [#16497964][#16498607][#16499783] If you use a repeater, place it in a good spot between the router and the weak-signal area, but expect lower performance because it can cut speed roughly in half and may cause packet loss or high ping [#16500311][#16500441] For a 6 Mb/s connection, a cheap repeater or PLC/powerline adapters should be enough [#16499469][#16499587][#16499783] If your router’s LAN ports are already occupied, add a cheap switch to free one port for the upstairs access point [#16500441]
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  • #1 16497954
    ppp47676
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    Hello, I have a PENTAGRAM P6360 router and the question is whether the wifi amplifier alone is enough to have a stronger range on the floor? I have a router on the ground floor. And to such an amplifier you need to connect an rj-45 cable or just connect wirelessly?
    Regards
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  • #2 16497964
    Barton-wlkp
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    As far as you talk about a repeater it connects wirelessly.
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    Vieslav889
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    That's how quickly I can offer TP-Link TL-WA850RE.
    Write also how much space you want to cover, where there are currently no coverage, and what internet you have.
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  • #4 16498607
    hermes-80
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    You will achieve the best quality by connecting another AP (upstairs) with a LAN cable and pentagram.
    I do not recommend amplifiers.
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  • #5 16498653
    jprzedworski
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    Such an "amplifier" should be somewhere halfway. If you have a router downstairs and a computer one floor above, where do you place it? In the ceiling? ;-)
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    ppp47676
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    hermes-80 wrote:
    You will achieve the best quality by connecting another AP (upstairs) with a LAN cable and pentagram.
    I do not recommend amplifiers.

    Only this router has only 2 LAN outputs and both are occupied: /
    And buying a better one will cover the entire ground floor and floor?
    How so, what?
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  • #7 16498827
    Vieslav889
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    Write what your internet speed is and whether there is something transmitted through your home network locally, otherwise you can't determine what will be best.
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    Barton-wlkp
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    There is only one AND internet and everyone has the same.
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    ppp47676
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    Vieslav889 wrote:
    Write what your internet speed is and whether there is something transmitted through your home network locally, otherwise you can't determine what will be best.


    Internet 6 Mb / s
  • #10 16499587
    sebap
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    Twisted pair or PLC adapters, and at this speed the cheapest adapters will do their job perfectly.
  • #11 16499783
    Vieslav889
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    ppp47676 wrote:
    Internet 6 Mb / s

    In that case, this repeater proposed by me should give advice. However, the most stable solution will be pulling the twisted pair to the first floor and placing the AP there.
  • #12 16500311
    sebap
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    Repeater put at a good point at any speed will manage but cut this speed by half.
  • #13 16500441
    Sztandar18
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    The internet will work with the repeater, but if you like to play some online games, packet loss / ping pings will bother you a lot. I know this from my own experience, I have this configuration:
    Router (TP-LINK TD-W8960N) + Repeater (TP-LINK TL-WA750RE)
    The repeater is set to 70% of the router's range. Unfortunately, it works so that when pinging the router through cmd, the packet is lost from time to time, the ping jump up to 200 ms in a moment, the accumulation of 10-20 pings with a value of 100-400 ms after a while and this situation repeats endlessly. If you have the option, lay the twisted pair cable and place an additional Access Point. Repeater from an autopsy I DO NOT RECOMMEND.

    From what I see, you write that you have two of the two available LAN ports occupied in the router, the solution - unplug one device from the LAN port, plug the cheapest Switch there and plug these two devices into this Switch.

    In summary, it should look like this:
    Switch plugged into the router's LAN1 port
    Access Point plugged into the router's LAN2 port
    Two devices plugged into the switch port, e.g. LAN2, LAN3.

    Problem solved.

Topic summary

✨ The discussion revolves around enhancing the Wi-Fi range of a PENTAGRAM P6360 router, particularly for coverage on an upper floor. Users suggest that while a Wi-Fi amplifier (repeater) can connect wirelessly, the best performance is achieved by using a wired connection to an additional Access Point (AP) on the upper floor. Recommendations include the TP-Link TL-WA850RE repeater, but concerns are raised about potential speed reduction and packet loss when using repeaters, especially for online gaming. Users also discuss the possibility of using a switch to expand LAN ports if all are occupied.
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