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Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:46:08 GMT

I have a garden office that I'd like to connect to... Unfortunately due to location of my router at the front of my building I can't connect to that but I have a whole home disk at the back of my house, that I wanted to connect via ethernet cable (currently dug into lawn) to another whole home disk in the garden room.. would that work? Or does anyone have any other suggestions?

Many thanks in advance for your replies!

Re: Set up question Garden Office

gg30340 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:36:47 GMT

You can not have/use two routers on the same broadband, without setting one up as as a wireless access point instead of a router.

You would be far better to use your Ethernet connection in the Garden Office and connect it to a wireless access point. TP Link do a variety of access points starting in price at about £20.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:54:32 GMT

So sorry for my lack of knowledge but how would that work? Ethernet cable plugged into home hub disk at house end and then plugged into TP link access point at Garden room end? Would that have same WiFi details as main house?

Thanks for your reply!

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:54:09 GMT

@Adsbn1

This one is simple to setup https://www.tp-link.com/uk/home-networking/access-point/tl-wa801n/

You could have the same SSID, but its best to have a different one, so you know which you are connected to.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 15:58:15 GMT

@Keith_Beddoe

So just so I'm clear one end of the ethernet cable could be plugged into whole home hub disk (House End) and then other end of ethernet cable would be connected to that?

Re: Set up question Garden Office

gg30340 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:02:07 GMT

You have edited your first post to a completely different set up to what what you initially posted and to what I replied to!!

I will leave it to others to try and help you and not waste any more of my time.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:08:21 GMT

@Adsbn1

You originally said.

"I have a garden office that I'd like to connect to... Unfortunately due to location of my router at the front of my building I can't connect to that but I have a home hub at the back of my house, that I wanted to connect via ethernet cable (currently dug into lawn) to another home hub in the garden room.. would that work? Or does anyone have any other suggestions? "

You can connect a cable from the home hub to the wireless access point.

Your last edit said you wanted to connect the house end to the Ethernet port on a BT disc. That may work, you would have to try it, but you are effectively adding an additional wireless path to the network, so I would expect the speed to suffer.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:09:32 GMT

@gg30340

Apologies like I said I'm a complete novice at this, and initially used the wrong terms.. Apologies again.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:17:34 GMT

@Keith_Beddoe

Again apologies I was getting my terminology mixed up....

This is my my Set up..

Front of house BT Whole Hub Router.. which is connected to BT Whole home disk... At back of House is Whole Home disk connected wirelessly to Router at front... I wanted to connect whole hub disk at back of house somehow to garden room via ethernet cable! Will happily buy pints to say sorry!

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Keith_Beddoe — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:27:22 GMT

As I said, you would have to try it and see if it works, as I am not familiar with the BT disks.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 16:28:27 GMT

@Keith_Beddoe

Lovely Thank you for your help!

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Jodders — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:40:28 GMT

Extract from the BT WiFi disc FAQ:

Can I connect a device (for example, printer or games console) to the Ethernet port of the Whole Home Wi-Fi discs?

Your first disc will use the Ethernet port to connect to your hub (router). On the other discs you can use the Ethernet port to connect other wired devices to the network.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 17:55:55 GMT

Thanks all for your help.

So it looks like if I want to connect multiple devices in the Garden Room I will need to connect the Home hub disc at the back of the house to a wireless router or access point in Garden room via Ethernet cable.

Although confused which one I need Router or Access point and it looks like that will need to be on Different SSID to the Home Hub.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

licquorice — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:06:21 GMT

A router is not needed, but a surplus router can be repurposed as an access point.

Entirely up to you if you set a different SSID, but I recommend that you do so that you are aware of which device you are connecting to.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:48:07 GMT

@licquorice Perfect so I need an Access point.

I presumed would need different SSID as would muck up the mesh!

Presumably this will do the Job?

TP-Link 300 Mbps Wireless N Access Point, Passive PoE Power Injector, 10/100M Ethernet Port (TL-WA801N)

Re: Set up question Garden Office

licquorice — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 18:47:39 GMT

Yes, but please delete the link. It is against forum rules to post links to e-commerce sites.

Re: Set up question Garden Office

Adsbn1 — Sat, 01 Jul 2023 19:31:39 GMT

Thank you all for your help! If the forum rules would allow me would buy you all drinks via PayPal! I'm sorry I'm such a newbie!