How to connect Long-Range wifi router (as a campsite client) to another wifi router to create a local hotspot?

TonysTechFix · Feb 18, 2015

In a caravan on a campsite, I have a Ubiquiti NanoStation M2 long-range Wifi router which picks up the campsite's Wifi AP. The M2 provides an Ethernet connection to my laptop, and internet access is good. Now, I want to connect this Ethernet cable to the WAN port of a DI-634M wifi router in order to create a local wifi network around the caravan. I cannot work out the settings needed in both routers to make this work! Any ideas?

boosted1g · Feb 19, 2015

The M2 should just be set as a wireless bridge and have auto dhcp enabled so that it gets an IP from the park wifi.

Your DI-634M just needs a normal configuration, the only things you need to make sure is that 1) it is using a different IP then the campsite network. Using something off beat like 192.168.55.x should be sufficient (most routers use 192.168.1.x or ...10.x or ...11.x), and you will want to change the wifi channel to a non-interfering channel that is NOT the wifi park channel. The non-interfering channels are 1,6,11 so whichever one(s) the park is using, use one of the others. You can get inssider for windows or a wifi analyzer app for iphone or android that will allow you to see what channel all of the wifi networks are using (if going to use inssider look for the older free version of the program).

TonysTechFix · Feb 24, 2015

boosted1g :

The M2 should just be set as a wireless bridge and have auto dhcp enabled so that it gets an IP from the park wifi.

Your DI-634M just needs a normal configuration, the only things you need to make sure is that 1) it is using a different IP then the campsite network. Using something off beat like 192.168.55.x should be sufficient (most routers use 192.168.1.x or ...10.x or ...11.x), and you will want to change the wifi channel to a non-interfering channel that is NOT the wifi park channel. The non-interfering channels are 1,6,11 so whichever one(s) the park is using, use one of the others. You can get inssider for windows or a wifi analyzer app for iphone or android that will allow you to see what channel all of the wifi networks are using (if going to use inssider look for the older free version of the program).

TonysTechFix · Feb 24, 2015

Many thanks Boosted1g,
I am not on site at present, but I will follow these settings when I return. I will update this thread once I have tested the setup.
Cheers!

boosted1g · Feb 24, 2015

No problem, if you would, please select "Pick as the solution" on my post

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