[dennyK]

Hi, I'm new to this forum, so I apologize if this question has been answered before. I have good understanding about telecom, but never actually done any router/home-network configuration, and I'm here to get some help for that.

I want to configure wi-fi network at my parents' place, their place is quite big, 4 stories house with no ethernet cable connection within the wall, and it is really hard to run wires through the wall. It also has a lot of devices running (mostly in 2.4GHz freq) and some of them require pretty high bandwidth (like cctv). Right now they have a regular router configured as the main router and a few wi-fi extenders. However the quality has been really bad and they asked me to fix it.

From my quick research, the only option I have is to use 1 main router and a few access points or wi-fi extenders. So I am thinking, since there are dual band routers now, is it possible to configure 1 bigger router as a main router, use its 2.4GHz to talk with devices and use its 5GHz freq to talk to APs or extenders? That way I can move some of the bandwidth to 5GHz freq as the 2.4GHz is really crowded.

If it's not possible, can someone suggest me an alternative? If it is, can someone recommend me the router and extenders to buy? I know linksys can use dd-wrt, but I dont know how to check if others do as well.

[Murrkf]

I believe it is possible but do it the other way. 2.4 sto connect routers. 5 has much less range.

[mwbuss8]

Are power line adapters feasible?