Will this work securely in a condominium or other MDU building?I'm concerned the signal will back-feed other residences so neighbor intercepts data.
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The unit uses frequencies in the range of 4-36 mhz to operate, so if that range can couple to the other units, this is a valid concern. There is a frequency splitter built into the unit, so not much signal should get past that, so it might be ok. If you add another filter and/or amplifier in the path into your unit you can pretty prevent any leakage. I didn't measure how good the built in filter is when I was checking out the unit, since I wasn't running any other service on the cable.
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You want to add a POE Filter to the cable that comes into your apartment. It stops the MOCA signal from leaving your place. Would also improve your signal as well. Don't believe the other two understood what you meant. It's about neighbors putting a moca adapter on their coax and hooking into your internet setup. The POE filter would prevent that by going on the line that is coming into your place. It's cheap:Filter, MoCA "POE" Filter for Cable TV Coaxial Networking ONLY
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I say yes under the following scenario. If at the closest point to your neighbors house you are getting 40/50 signal strength chances are pretty good you can extend the signal much farther into yours. While true the initial set-up needs to be near 100 signal strength, however after that the unit can be moved to optimize the range of the signal. Netgear has a really great app called the Netgear Genie exactly for that purpose. Any yes, your neighbor will need to let you come over to set the unit up. Good Luck.
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I have put my DSL on it. I was nervous about it but it did work. And this was inside too. If you use it outside I'm sure the wind would blow it around.
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Yes you can pick up unsecured signals and the Mini 150 seems to help my wireless. It catches the signal just a tad better and probably gives me an extra icon on the "network and sharing" staircase icon at the right hand bottom. It's an extra little set of rabbit ears to help you tune in better. Then, of course there are ethics questions.
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Honestly, it depends. Im leaning towards no, or low signal. I bought this to use in my university's club, which is in the basement ( surrounded by concrete, pipes, heavy flooring etc.). It can reach some wifi a floor or 2 above (some PS3s, and weird mobile wifis), but it cant reach the normal campus wifi. If you mean standard apartment/house floors, i'd say probably. Its not at all a bad router, but its also not a DC outlet, power hungry, giant radio receiver or anything. So.. i dont actually have a definite answer for you, other than "possibly", leaning slightly towards "probably". Honestly, it depends. Im leaning towards no, or low signal. I bought this to use in my university's club, which is in the basement ( surrounded by concrete, pipes, heavy flooring etc.). It can reach some wifi a floor or 2 above (some PS3s, and weird mobile wifis), but it cant reach the normal campus wifi. If you mean standard apartment/house floors, i'd say probably. Its not at all a bad router, but its also not a DC outlet, power hungry, giant radio receiver or anything. So.. i dont actually have a definite answer for you, other than "possibly", leaning slightly towards... » Read More Honestly, it depends. Im leaning towards no, or low signal. I bought this to use in my university's club, which is in the basement ( surrounded by concrete, pipes, heavy flooring etc.). It can reach some wifi a floor or 2 above (some PS3s, and weird mobile wifis), but it cant reach the normal campus wifi. If you mean standard apartment/house floors, i'd say probably. Its not at all a bad router, but its also not a DC outlet, power hungry, giant radio receiver or anything. So.. i dont actually have a definite answer for you, other than "possibly", leaning slightly towards "probably". « Show Less
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As long as the router has wifi capability. If it sees your wifi unit, it will retransmit the signal. We are running 4 of these units in cascade in a large church building Our Cisco wifi unit is the first in the chain, #1 Hawking picks up the signal. #2 picks up #1. #3 picks up from #2 etc etc.... All have been working fine for over 2 years now. See no reason why this would not work with a cable wifi unit...
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I use it for that exact same reason. It works fine for me from about 20 feet away from the computer. I have the computer in my bedroom and the signal passes through one wall just fine. It was spotty at first but after installing the supplied "pairing software" it works like a charm.
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No it's not in a large building. It's only in an apartment. The signal does go into the building fine.
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I doubt it. My M2 is mounted to a Dishnet satellite to reach 800-900Meter in a residential neighbourhood with multiple wifi noise. Without the Dishnet I couldn't lock onto the wifi at the other end. Best advise is for you to call Ubquiti. They'll help you out with a soliton to your situation. There's a antenna selection simulation on their site that be helpful.
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It will work great. I have mine set up a mile apart with several large concrete buildings in the middle and it gets a perfect signal with no data loss.
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Yes. Two circuits coming from the same fuse box works great. Can even work at further distances (between two apartments in the same building) but the signal degrades. You enable security to pair the two adapters such that other people can't access your network.
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1. @ Emily D. Wollen, This device works great throughout my apartment. I live in an apartment, and I have yet to have an issue being in other rooms. I am an IT professional, and this little guy is one of two routers in my home. I apartment is on the first floor, but in the back of the building. And yet I get great service outside on the front side of my brick apartment building. It will work.
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As long as there is an opening in the room where you place the unit, the signal should freely go through your house. To get the strongest signal in your situation, you may want to leave the door open to another room where you are taking advantage of the wireless signal. But the unit delivers a clear signal throughout my house and even outdoors for that matter. I have had no issues with signal strength in using mine, and the unit is an easy set-up with the software CD to manage your network.
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Unable to answer your question. What I can tell you is that a friend installed it for me. My application was a detached garage apartment, made of cynder block. I would not get a signal from the main house wifi. This unit was installed on the top level of the garage.. and the signal is strong, and doesnt quit.
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From what I understand, there shouldn't be an issue. The product works within the circuitry...wiring. Theoretically, any apartments that are on the same line, may benefit as well. Hope this helps.
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There is no encryption with this that I have seen. There is a chance for the signal to leak outside. I use a Moca filter to filter out the signal for exactly that reason, as well as prevent your neighbor's signal from causing interference. Highly recommend you get one.
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You can hook up several of these without an issue, as they are simply repeating the carrier signal, and not causing an interference pattern. Please remember though, that wireless signals travel out and DOWN (not so well up) So I would recommend putting your source router as high up in your house as possible, and set up the repeaters on the lower levels as necessary. If you have a smart phone, download the app WiFi Analyzer so you can actually walk through your home and see your signal strength, and identify problem areas. It will also allow you to see your neighbor's networks, and determine if any of them are trying to use the same signal channel as you.