Extending my Wifi with stuff from the junk box

After having issues with Wifi dropping out I did a speed test at the farthest point from my utility access point. The speed was quite low, and the signal dropped in and out regularly.

I had an extra Raspberry Pi 3b+ in the junk box that I just refreshed for a new project. I wondered if it could also be used as an access point.

The answer is definitely yes, and it works well. I chose the routed access point configuration instead of the bridged to give more security and control. A few hours later it was working fine. The speed test results were ten times higher bandwidth than using the marginal wifi from my provider.

All the details can be found in their excellent documentation!