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tedauction

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#136764 8-Dec-2013 11:59
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Hi there, I have a WAG120N ADSL wireless router at home. I want to extend signal coverage to cover the house better.
Should I just buy one of those wireless repeaters off Trademe for about $50 or would I be better buying another proper wireless router and configuring it up ?
What would the pros and cons be of both options ?

I have never done this before so would appreciate any advice on the best way to achieve this.

Thanks kindly for any help.

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  #947572 8-Dec-2013 17:56
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Im always answering this question on here lol.

1) Get a wired signal to the other end of the house

a. Ethernet cable - fairly straight forward
b. Homeplug adaptors. They use the mains wiring within the walls of your house to transport the ethernet cable.

2) Install an access point or router configured as an access point at the far end of the house, connected to your main router via the long ethernet cable or homeplugs.

If you are using a router, its a little complicated to dumb it down, but basically you want to
a. Set its LAN ip address to be one away from your primary router.
eg. if your primary router is 192.168.1.1 then make your secondary 192.168.1.2

b. Disable DHCP server in your secondary router. We dont want it issuing ip addresses.

c. Configure the DHCP server in your primary router
Set it to use a range such as x.x.x.60 to x.x.x.99
That way you can have
x.x.x.1 - master router
x.x.x.2 - slave secondary router
x.x.x.3 - printer
x.x.x.4 - other printer
x.x.x.5 - android tv device
bla bla bla

3) Set your secondary router / AP to use the same SSID (network name) eg. RaysWifi but on a different channel.
Use the exact same security settings. eg. use WPA2 Pass1234 on both but not WPA/WPA2 multimode.

4) Connect the Lan port of the primary router to the Lan port of the secondary router via the long ethernet cable or homeplugs.

Your laptops will roam to whichever AP/Router they get the best signal from.




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