re: Danger of wifi/router to a baby...

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So if the only Internet cable hook up is in that room how would I go about adding a new one?

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I would suggest you do this - in the internet hook up that you have in the baby's room - turn off the wiFi feature. You will make it just a wired router. Now you add one of those cheap Wireless routers as an access-point and connect it to the wired router in the baby's room. This connection can either be done using a regular CAT5/6 cable if you can or use a Powerline Ethernet setup. Here are the links of tech that will work for you. I am not sure how big of a house you have and what the layout is, and what kind of basic internet system (the router+modem) you have, so these may have to be refined depending on your system ...

TP-Link:
LINK

Refub Netgeat:
LINK

The above routers are cheap enough to be purchased for acting as just access-points. You can even switch these off at night when no one is using wireless.

If you have a small sized house, even these may work -

LINK

LINK

LINK

LINK

And now to extend the internet connection to the above wireless points you can either run a regular CAT5/6 or use the powerline as a path for CAT5/6 using these -

LINK


So tersely -

1. The Internet endpoint in the baby's room is just a wired router (plus modem). It does not radiate any EM waves. It however does DHCP and assigns addresses to all the devices at home.

2. A CAT5/6 Cable or PLC (power line communication) kit connects a separate AP to the router above.

3. An AP that is strong enough for your house acts as the source for WiFi signal, and is placed centrally in the house, at about 8-10 ft off the ground (ours is on a wooden shelf). This AP acts as a conduit between Wireless clients and the wired-ethernet router. You may choose to switch this off without disturbing any wired clients at any time.

If you need, I would be more than happy to walk you through the setup process to make all of this come together.


(By the way, I am copy-pasting from the tech-board, just in case...)