Linking a router to WiFi

[Alan]

Hi,

I have a question and I can't seem to find an answer through Google, mainly because my search ends up finding solutions to extend wifi, which I know how to do.

What I want to do is connect a wired section via my router and a wifi signal to another wired section.

I have a SOHO router Billion BiPAC 7800DXL on the desk section.

It has a USB 3.0 port, in theory for a dongle, so I'm guess just a wifi to usb device would complete the connection?

 

[Alan]

Something like this is the router USB port http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/edimax-ew...dapter-n69gl?gclid=CIX7r-aMxMgCFYTnGwodi3cEQQ

 

[Jon Neale]

Are you talking about a bridge?

Why would a wifi extender not work?

 

[Alan]

A wifi extender, as far as I am concerned, takes a wifi signal and picks it up and transmits it again. If you look at the diagram I want to effectively replace a piece of cable with a wifi signal, not repeat it, so it that is what you mean by a bridge, then a bridge in your terminology (although I understand a bridge to be a hardware device that connects cables, rather like a switch but without packet logic, so that isn't what I mean)

 

[Jon Neale]

I have installed several wifi and laser point to point bridges. These are used for extending LANS which is what I believe you are trying to do.

http://www.cnet.com/uk/how-to/reuse-an-old-router-to-bridge-devices-to-your-wireless-network/

 

[Alan]

It sounds that is what I want to do, but that looks a bit complex.

 

[Alan]

So it I have a simple wifi extender that has an RJ45 port and plug that into the wan port of the router, will that do the trick?

 

[Mystro]

I understand what you want to do, but the simplest way of doing this is the router, into powerline adapter, and back into the wifi the other end, be it another wireless router or extender

Picking up a wifi signal can be difficult and may require more than 2 point to point extenders to achieve a constant connection

I have this in my own home wifi signal not strong enough for the whole house, I have a virgin media router, sending out signals covering most the house, then this goes into a wired powerline adapter upstairs and received downstairs by a belkin wireless router which feeds the whole garden and the blind spots upstairs could not reach

I know technically not what you asked but prior to this I had the netgear WM3000RP wifi extender and kept losing signal but still relied on a decent wifi signal to work properly

 

[Alan]

Powerline adaptors are not an option in the environment. I have used them elsewhere and where they are an option they are great.

It seems my routers has WDS built in.

 

[Mystro]

we use these then basically whatever you input you wirelessly transmit point to point basically wireless versions of powerline adapters, easy setup just over £100 per pair self configuring 100 meter range......

http://www.dynamic-cctv.com/support/PDF/Specs/Loco M5 AirMax MiMo (spec).pdf

 

[John Penko]

If understand correctly you are trying to create a bridge between 2 Wifi adapter to extend your network without using cables. In fact, this is a simple procedure. The only crucial thing here is that the manufacturer (sometimes model) of the routers should be the same. There most of the routers have the bridge mode. You just link there to router together admin panel and it will work.

 

[Alan]

Thanks Hi Tech. Yes my router has bridge mode, however the other router belongs to a third party. I have however just added a wireless range extender with a RJ45 port into the routers Wan port. Works fine. £20.