General concept question regarding repeater or bridge.
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Posted by jtpr on May 16, 2008, 7:28 am
Please log in for more thread options the AP to extend my coverage in the house. If I configure it at my desk using a hard wire connection as a repeater, then disconnect it and put it upstairs, will that work? Do I still need to have a hardwired connection? Or do I set it up as a bridge? I guess the short question is how can I, if at all, use the AP to extend my coverage without an ethernet drop at it's location? -Thanks, Jim | |||||||||||||
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Posted by jpsga on May 16, 2008, 7:51 am
Please log in for more thread options The AP has a 'MODE' menu that allows the repeater mode. Once It is setup with the proper mac address you can unplug and move it. Unfunny thing about repeaters, not all routers work with a repeater because there is not standard protocol. JPS | |||||||||||||
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Posted by Bill Kearney on May 16, 2008, 1:43 pm
Please log in for more thread options > I guess the short question is how can I, if at all, use the AP to
> extend my coverage without an ethernet drop at it's location? You can't expect decent answers without posting vendor and model info for the devices. If you want reliable, full speed (such as it is) wireless then just pull the wire to the AP from the router. | |||||||||||||
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Posted by ps56k on May 16, 2008, 4:00 pm
Please log in for more thread options jtpr wrote:
> I have a wireless router and a wireless access point. I want to use
> the AP to extend my coverage in the house. If I configure it at my > desk using a hard wire connection as a repeater, then disconnect it > and put it upstairs, will that work? Do I still need to have a > hardwired connection? Or do I set it up as a bridge? > > I guess the short question is how can I, if at all, use the AP to > extend my coverage without an ethernet drop at it's location? > > -Thanks, > Jim as others mentioned - what models are involved ? duh ? repeater mode -> receive wifi and re-broadcast wifi, no wires involved
bridge mode -> receive wifi and connect to local ethernet via single RJ45
jack.
I have a "bridge" running in the family room connected to a small 5-port hub to supply connections for Tivo and Xbox and other stuff... | |||||||||||||
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> the AP to extend my coverage in the house. If I configure it at my
> desk using a hard wire connection as a repeater, then disconnect it
> and put it upstairs, will that work? Do I still need to have a
> hardwired connection? Or do I set it up as a bridge?
>
> I guess the short question is how can I, if at all, use the AP to
> extend my coverage without an ethernet drop at it's location?
>
> -Thanks,
> Jim