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How do I connect to commercial wifi network with home router

Aug 19, 2017 7:20AM PDT

I have access to the commercial pay per usage wifi network for one account. They offered CPE for rent to create home wifi network using my account. In my case, I don't want to rent from the company but to buy a similar router myself. Can you please advise on buying and setting up one? Thank you.

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You'll have to find out what they use
Aug 19, 2017 7:32AM PDT

And configure as same. This is usually a WISP (wireless ISP) and you are pretty much on your own to figure this out if the company doesn't reveal how.

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Can you please state what kind of information should I find?
Aug 19, 2017 7:45AM PDT

All I have is a user name and password only. Can I go further with this only?

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Sorry I can't.
Aug 19, 2017 7:53AM PDT

That information would be from the WISP. You have to have them reveal, share or document how they build their systems so you can integrate with them.

It may be easier to buy their gear from them and tell them you want to buy rather than rent.

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Just in case you ask why.
Aug 19, 2017 8:00AM PDT

Wireless ISPs (WISPs) don't use off the shelf routers to build their receivers. The ones I know of have an external antenna to their own box with their radio then off to either the owner's router or now more common a ready to use all-in-one box with router, WiFi and Ethernet ports.

As there are many standards out there but take a look at https://wisp.wikispaces.com/gettingStarted and http://thebrotherswisp.com/ to see that mesh networking is involved which your common router would have no clue how to join.