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Expand wireless coverage without using Router settings

Nov 25, 2011 5:16PM PST

Hi, I currently have a room in the basement of a large house with the router up in an office on the 3rd floor (so 2 levels in between mine and that one). It is large in square footage as well. The wireless signal in the basement is actually best outside of my little studio apartment, I seem to have the worst of it.

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Powerline Adapter and Access Point
Nov 25, 2011 10:29PM PST

Use the powerline adapters to get an ethernet connection to your room, then attach your router to the adapter. You would only need to configure your router as a wireless access point; no need to copy settings from the owner's router.

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How to connect them all?
Nov 26, 2011 2:53AM PST

How would I connect these devices together? Using the Gateway mode as a WAP requires you to connect the main router with the new one either LAN to LAN using a crossover cable, or LAN to UPLINK (is this the WAN port?) with a standard patch cable. The Powerline Adapter usually requires you to connect to a LAN with it, doesn't it? I am not positive as I have never used one before.

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No crossovers needed
Nov 26, 2011 8:40AM PST

Use straight ethernet cables. Connect the powerline adapters to the LAN ports on both routers. Configuration normally involves turning off DHCP on your router, but you should be able to Google any settings for your particular one.

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(NT) Google router as a WAP.
Nov 25, 2011 10:41PM PST