Reconfigure WLAN router radio button

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I'm at relatives for a while, and unfortunately they're quite technophobe. They have a WLAN router (WPA) and think the longer the router is in radio mode, the higher the chances of someone cracking the WLAN. So whenever they check their mails, I have WLAN for like 10 minutes.

This is somewhat annoying, so I'm wondering if there's anything I can do about it? For example, reconfiguring the radio button so it just doesn't openly broadcast the SSID anymore, or even switches to another SSID. Alternatively, could I connect an AP to it (via cable) which would then send continuously even if the router is not in radio mode? It would need to send under a different SSID though, since my relatives of course shouldn't notice that the WLAN is still active when the router is "off".

The router is an DSL-EasyBox 802 and I have full access to it, of course.
 
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To attach an AP that works, the main router must still be on, even if its radio is off.

If you attach an AP, the AP radio will be independent of the primary router radio. You will want to configure it to use a different wireless channel (choosing from the three nonoverlapping channels of 1, 6, and 11), use a different SSID so that you can recognize it, and use a different passkey than their radio uses.

If you want it on the same network you will attach it LAN to LAN, and give the AP a static address in the main router static table that is in the network range, and turn off DHCP on the AP. If you want it as a separate subnet you will attach the main LAN port to your WAN port, leave your DHCP on and use their gateway address for your...
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To attach an AP that works, the main router must still be on, even if its radio is off.

If you attach an AP, the AP radio will be independent of the primary router radio. You will want to configure it to use a different wireless channel (choosing from the three nonoverlapping channels of 1, 6, and 11), use a different SSID so that you can recognize it, and use a different passkey than their radio uses.

If you want it on the same network you will attach it LAN to LAN, and give the AP a static address in the main router static table that is in the network range, and turn off DHCP on the AP. If you want it as a separate subnet you will attach the main LAN port to your WAN port, leave your DHCP on and use their gateway address for your WAN IP and DNS.

Whatever you do, you should be honest with them about what you are doing. The separate subnet approach isolates your wireless from their network though and might be acceptable.
 
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Thanks, that's a very helpful reply and exactly what I was hoping to hear! Can you suggest an AP that will be able to broadcast under its own SSID, or can any AP do that? Ideally it would be something small and cheap since I only need this for a few weeks...
 
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