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Originally Posted by MorTech
A friend just had Quantum fiber installed. I told him to have the WiFi Main in the front room (Aspen model) and place a WiFi Pod in the living room and hardwire his TV to the WiFi Pod. The istall tech said he did not need a Pod and he did not have one with him anyway. He went online to his Quantum account and ordered a WiFi pod and they shipped it to him no hassle/no charge. The 1st Pod does not cost extra. I connected the Pod/TV for him using the Quantum app and it works perfectly...Whole house coverage including out to the front curb for any security cameras he might want to install. Easy Peasy. Nice system. The defaults in the SmartNid are fine...They use a DHCP lease with a 1 hour expire time and also an automatic DHCP Reservation for IP allocation to IP .101...A little odd but I understand why.
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Thanks for the report. So, I've been at installs where the same thing happened. Some techs are redicent to install an extender pod when it might be needed. They are supposed to do a wifi survey to make sure all areas of the home have an adequate wifi signal and if an area fails, they are obligated to install the pod. Actually, in many cases in our homes here in the Villages, the only place to out the main wifi pod is in one of the front bedrooms which many use for an office or under or over the kitchen cabinet. When you have the main pod at one end of the house,
you may need the extender pod to get good coverage at the other end of the house. For the Aspen model you need that extender pod in the livingroom to get good wifi in the lanai and for the outdoor cameras so you did the right thing by calling the call center and having them send you an extender pod. As a final note, as your friend did you can hardwire a device like a TV to the remote pod. Some techs will tell you it doesn't work but they fixed the firmware so it now works. Good job!