Wifi extender?

[de8212]

Current set up is a linksys router in one location connected via cat6 to a netgear router in another location running as an AP. One issue is I can't utilize some of the features like guest account on the netgear router because it runs as an AP. I have tried to move the netgear to the other location but the wireless signal is not very good.

So, would using a network wireless extender such as this here allow me to do away with the linksys router, put the netgear router in the main location and still be able to use the guest account??

 

[azazel1024]

Guest account, as in guest SSID? If for some wierd reason it is disabling it by putting it in AP mode (I assume there is an express AP mode switch/toggle either physically or in the admin webpage), do it manually. Just have it setup as a router, connect it by a LAN port to your main router and disable DHCP on it. For all it is concerned it is still a router and should allow any lost functionality to work, but it is working as only an access point (also remember to either set up an IP address outside the DHCP range of your main router).

 

[de8212]

I still lose the ability to do what I want whether I set it up as an AP or as a router. Either way, the guest account is not accessible. If I connect the netgear as the main router and use the Linksys as the "second" router I get the guest account but the range isn't as good because the router is in a closet on one end of the house.

 

[JackMDS]

Do not use the AP Mode instead make it work as an AP by configuring it on you own.

See example here - Using Wireless Routers (or Modem/Wireless Router) as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

 

[de8212]

Do not use the AP Mode instead make it work as an AP by configuring it on you own.

See example here - Using Wireless Routers (or Modem/Wireless Router) as a Switch with an Access Point - http://www.ezlan.net/router_AP.html

I use to have it that way...sorta.

Back before I set it up as an AP I had my main router set at 192.168.123.1 and the secondary (netgear) was 192.168.123.2.

So, would limiting the first routers range (192.168.123.100 to 192.168.123.150) and having the netgear 192.168.123.151 make it possible to use it's guest SSID account on the netgear?

And I assume my original question about adding a network extender would not be a viable option?

 

[VirtualLarry]

Just so you know, if you have your main router, router A, broadcasting a private SSID, and a guest SSID, then you connect a secondary router, router B, as an AP (wired to router A), then router B also needs to support a guest SSID. It will not transfer automagically between router A and router B.

 

[de8212]

Ok, thanks but that's not what I'm doing nor intending on doing.

 

[EvaCarey]

Wireless range extenders are not very good. If there are dead zones in your house where Wi-Fi signals can't reach, these Wi-Fi extenders do not work properly. There are various other better ways to improve your coverage than Wi-Fi extenders.

 

[de8212]

Wireless range extenders are not very good. If there are dead zones in your house where Wi-Fi signals can't reach, these Wi-Fi extenders do not work properly. There are various other better ways to improve your coverage than Wi-Fi extenders.

My goal is to use my Netgear router with the built in guest network and usb sharing, etc. throughout the house.
If you have that answer, I'm all ears.