u/Impressive-Crab2251

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Recommendations on WiFi to adjacent buildings

I am having difficulty getting wifi out to both a detached garage and a guest house. I have cat6 going to both from the cable modem in the house. Should I put a wireless router in each of the two buildings and if so, should I create new wifi networks?

Update:
I'm 66 ft from the cable modem in the house using CAT6 to the ADU/casita, I was previously using an apple router but it won't let me connect anymore. I also have a dvr in the AUD that requires a hard wire.

For the garage, I'm about 74 ft, also wired with Cat6.

Last night I ordered a NETGEAR Nighthawk Dual-Band WiFi 7 Router (RS90) – Router Only, BE3600 Wireless Speed (up to 3.6 Gbps) - Covers up to 2,000 sq. ft., 50 Devices – 2.5 Gig Internet Port.

Plan was to install in ADU and if it works well replicate in garage.

I read...
Crucial Tip: Make sure the second router is set to Access Point (AP) mode so it doesn't fight with the main router for IP address assignments.

Update: installed net gear router works really well. Annoyingly you cannot set AP mode on the app you have to login to the router but it worked.

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u/Impressive-Crab2251 — 30 days ago