Make my ethernet the sole connection to my Wifi Extender?

[Kage]

Hello. I would like to make my computer using ethernet the sole connection to my WIFI extender but the problem is that many of the devices  within my house are connected to my extender causing it to run slow and so i would like to see if i can remove the devices from the extender rather than the actual WIFI hub.

[caravanj]

@Kage 

You haven't said which extender you use but the TP-Link extender allows devices to be whitelisted or blacklisted which would do what you want.

I assume that most extenders have the same facility as the Netgear extender I used before installing a mesh system did. 

[rbz5416]

I'm guessing this is a BT Whole Home disc, as if if was an actual extender you could just give it a random SSID & just not connect anything to it. In which case I doubt there's anything you can do.

If you can't run an ethernet cable then a pair of powerline adapters should do the job.

[Kage]

Yes I am using the BT Whole Home disc so is the only option removing them from the wifi?

[rbz5416]

Apologies, I had my terminology mixed up there so need to verify what you have.

Whole Home is the white discs that you buy, as opposed to the Complete Wifi black disks you "rent" from BT.

The black discs simply mesh with the Hub to provide a single SSID across the property. That's what I was thinking of & I don't think you can change.

The white discs create their own mesh & I'd expect them to be able to have the SSID set to something other than the Hub's SSID. But that doesn't help if you have other discs that you do want WiFi devices to connect to.

It is a bit of a weird requirement & bit like using a screwdriver to undo a bolt. Get the right tool which is either en ethernet cable or powerline adapters.

[countrypaul]

According to this: Whole Home Wi-Fi - Data Sheet - Issue 4.pdf (bt.com)  it has:

• Simple dashboard to see who is online and what devices are connected to your Wi-Fi.
• Access controls to pause your Wi-Fi for individual devices, groups of devices, or for everyone.
• Device management to view, block and rename any devices so they’re easier to recognise.
• Guest Network gives a separate network for easy internet access for your guests.

Given that you appear to have your PC connected to the disc via Ethernet, presumably you have the disc connected to the router via WiFi. If youthen  have all the devices other than your PC connecting to the router directly (rather than the disc) then you might not see any change in performance if the bottle neck is the WiFi bandwidth.

What makes you sure the disc WiFi is the problem?