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Setting up a Wifi repeater?
Posted on 8/25/14 at 3:17 pm
Posted on 8/25/14 at 3:17 pm
I'm trying to setup a wifi repeater at my place but I'm having a little bit of trouble. Every set of instructions I find describes how to setup the router to find a wifi signal and then rebroadcast it. Is it possible to have the modem router setup in one room, run an ethernet cable to another wireless router, and have it broadcast the same wifi without having to go through the complicated steps of flashing new firmware to a router?
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Posted on 8/25/14 at 3:39 pm to giltrop
You're wanting to setup your second router as a wired "access point". Some routers have ap modes that make it really simple
Posted on 8/25/14 at 3:41 pm to giltrop
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modem router setup in one room, run an ethernet cable to another wireless router, and have it broadcast the same wifi without having to go through the complicated steps of flashing new firmware to a router?
Yes...plug it in, turn off DHCP, profit....In a nutshell
Posted on 8/25/14 at 4:15 pm to GrammarKnotsi
Would I then have to set a static IP address for the access point router if I disable DHCP?
Posted on 8/25/14 at 4:19 pm to GrammarKnotsi
The ethernet cable goes to one of the device ports on the access point, not the wi-fi port. I've done this with my U-Verse gateway to add 802.11n. You might find that a better router will give you all the coverage you need. In that case, turn off the wi-fi on the main router.
Posted on 8/25/14 at 4:22 pm to giltrop
quote:You'd have to go into the 2nd routers setup and tell it to get its IP via DHCP /or/ just set a static one while you're there.
Would I then have to set a static IP address for the access point router if I disable DHCP?
Posted on 8/25/14 at 4:25 pm to giltrop
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Would I then have to set a static IP address for the access point router if I disable DHCP?
You can do that or just let it float. Asus provides a discovery utility to find the DHCP-assigned IP address of the router.
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This post was edited on 8/25/14 at 4:26 pm
Posted on 8/26/14 at 7:00 am to Layabout
I have the Asus N66U also and I can confirm the repeater mode works like a charm. Internet went out a couple of weeks ago. Turned my phone tether on and used the Asus utility to find the ip. A couple of mouse clicks later and the whole house was running off my phone 4g. I was like
Posted on 8/26/14 at 7:16 am to giltrop
nvm
This post was edited on 8/26/14 at 7:17 am
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