How Do I Move an Actiontec Router 20 Feet to New Location?

[Cowboybuddhaful]

Hi all,

Looking for some advice on how to move this Actiontec router from a bedroom to an upstairs lobby area about 15-23 feet away for more accessibility and privacy. 

Questions: 

- Can I just buy a longer: 1) coaxial cable, 2) ethernet cable, and 3) extension cord to move this 15-20 feet?

Context:

1) Fibre is coming to the home via an ONT device on the first floor

2) ONT is hooked up to a ethernet jack to another jack in the second floor bedroom

3) Router is connected to the jack in the second floor bedroom

4) There is a wifi repeater on the first floor connected to the router via coaxial for better coverage 

[Nighthawk · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can just buy longer ethernet and coax cables. As for power, just plug the T3200 into the closest jack where it is to be moved to. You may have a few cables in odd places but it can work. 

Is your whole house wired for ethernet or is there just a single line connecting the ONT to the second floor bedroom?

[Cowboybuddhaful]

Thank you @Nighthawk. Is there any standard types I should buy, or just something well recommended from Amazon? Sorry I'm not very technical on these matters. This location is the closest power location so that's why I need to keep these connection points the same.

Re: "Is your whole house wired for ethernet or is there just a single line connecting the ONT to the second floor bedroom?" I'm not sure, how might one find out? 

[Nighthawk]

A Category 6 or 6e ethernet cable (Cat6 / Cat6e) would be sufficient. Cat 7 is overkill and Cat 8 is a scam.

Is that one bedroom the only room in the house, besides where the ONT is, that has a wall jack that will fit a network cable? Is there more than one network jack on the wall where the ONT is located?

[Cowboybuddhaful]

Great, thanks. What about coaxial cable types, are they all pretty much the same?

Re:

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Is that one bedroom the only room in the house, besides where the ONT is, that has a wall jack that will fit a network cable? Is there more than one network jack on the wall where the ONT is located?

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Yes, this this is the only room other than the ONT room where a network cable will fit one network jack.

[Nighthawk]

Coax is all pretty much the same.