Wireless in concrete apartment

There is no simple solution since wireless frequencies don't pass through concrete easily. You can buy specialize amplication tools such as those from QuickerTek.com. You can attempt to build and attach high gain antennas, but none of this is simple; and much of it can be expensive.

You can certainly try. I used to live in a home with plaster walls on metal lath. Very little RF got out of a room, but it was possible to maintain signals throughout the house with several AEX scattered around in each of the rooms.

I've never lived in an all concrete home, so I don't know how well that method will work. As an alternative you could try using the 802.11ac routers that send the signal over the AC lines in your home. Most major mfgrs. such as Belkin, Net Gear, D-Link, etc. have the hardware. You could easily find them in a local computer store. Wireless AC has become pretty popular.

As an alternative you could try using the 802.11ac routers that send the signal over the AC lines in your home.

Hi Kappy,

An 802.11ac router will not send anything over the AC power lines unless you use a separate Ethernet over Powerline (EOP) adapter with the router.

The "ac" in 802.11ac does not have anything to do with "AC" power lines in a home.

Bob,

There are some newer routers advertised that do not require any separate device, so I would assume this is now built-in (but I may be wrong.) The 802.11ac protocol is what these new routers are using for very high speed wireless. I assume that's what makes it possible for the wireless signal propagated over the AC wiring to approximate Ethernet speed.

In any event the Powerline products are widely available for setting up a wireless over AC powerlines network. This would fit the OP's situation for having a viable network in his/her residence.

801.11"a/c" is a new standard that allows higher wireless speeds. We'll see tons of questions about this....likely from users who want to know if it will give them faster speeds with their current products. It won't.

Both the router and computer will need to have "ac" capability. Having one without the other won't work.

Anything having to do with Ethernet over powerline would have to be handled by a separate adapter, unless the router advertises that it has EOP capability.

It would appear that these routers DO NOT include the Powerline adaptor built-in, but are fully compatible with separately purchased adaptors. So what they appear to provide is 802.11ac protocols. I was mistaken by my original understanding. I should have read the full information.

Kappy (and Bob),

I'm a very recent convert to Apple products and have purchased an iMac 27, ATV and Airport Express. I live in Malaysia in a concrete house but have some questions on Apple compatibility with my wireless network.

My iMac is located down stairs in a study, my wireless router (innacomm W3400V6) is located upstairs and connected to the internet.

The imac is connected wirelessly but drops off frequently. If I use my HP laptop (for work) in the same location on the same desk infront of my iMac I get good connection via the router to internet and onto my work VPN with no problem.

I suspected the problem was the router and attempted to extend the signal strength by adding the AE but have failed to do this successfully.

Can you help me understand why my HP laptop has no problem whilst I have difficulty with the iMac?

I have set up the apple TV and can get my iTunes library for music but I can't get my movies to load up. I suspect the wireless network is not configured correctly for Apple products.

I ask you to be gentle with me as I'm not familiar with all the terminology assume I know nothing....wich is the case!

Thanks in anticipation.