Configuring Westell A90-7500 to use wifi uplink

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brechbuehler

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Can the Verizon router be configured to use the wireless interface to connect to the larger Internet?

Normally, the Westell connects to the Internet ("up") via DSL, and shares with clients on 4 Ethernet ports and WiFi. Alternatively, you can configure the Versaport (Ethernet port #1) as the uplink, connecting it to another router.

But can it use its wireless and connect like a client to a 3rd party wireless router? I'd like to share that "up" connection with (up to 4) Ethernet connections to secondary clients.

In other words, I'm looking for a cascading arrangement (or bridging? -- not sure about the lingo. I don't care strongly if it's all on one subnet or if the Westell does NAT).
But in contrast to typical usage, I'd like the WiFi to be he uplink.
 
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"And I would have liked the Westell to connect as yet another WiFi ........client.... to the Netgear router"

This is the key thing. A router or AP is considered a SERVER using that terminology. A server can not connect to another server. The box must have what is called "client-bridge" to be able to connect to another wireless router or AP.

The range extenders or repeaters tend to have that mode but you can also get dedicated client-bridge devices. These are mostly used on tv or games consoles that only have ethernet and need wireless.

You can not accomplish what you want unless your box actually has the feature let it act as a client.
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1) That's a different piece of hardware. The simplest are WiFi extenders, which simply extend the range of an existing WiFi router. The existing router is still responsible for security and address allocation.

2) What do you mean by "the larger Internet?" Unless you have a wired Internet connection and present it as WiFi, there isn't a larger wireless Internet for it to connect to. It needs an access point. Some cities do have public WiFi access. So can you please be clearer about your network arrangement and where the actual connection to the Internet happens? Thanks.
 
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brechbuehler

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1) Too bad. Thanks!
But if an extender only extends the reach of the WiFi, it does not provide wired Ethernet connectivity.

2) I just mean the Internet (outside of our house).
Yes I have a wired Internet connection and present it as WiFi, as follows. It's provided over cable (no longer DSL) by TimeWarnerCable (no longer Verizon). The cable modem has an Ethernet port, which I connect to the uplink port of our Netgear WiFi router. The router thus provides wireless internet access to all our various devices (laptops, cell phones, iPads), and wired access for printer and hard disks through 4 Ethernet ports, which in my mind I label "down". And I would have liked the Westell to connect as yet another WiFi client to the Netgear router, and use that as its uplink, allowing wired Internet access on its 4 Ethernet ports.
 
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bill001g

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"And I would have liked the Westell to connect as yet another WiFi ........client.... to the Netgear router"

This is the key thing. A router or AP is considered a SERVER using that terminology. A server can not connect to another server. The box must have what is called "client-bridge" to be able to connect to another wireless router or AP.

The range extenders or repeaters tend to have that mode but you can also get dedicated client-bridge devices. These are mostly used on tv or games consoles that only have ethernet and need wireless.

You can not accomplish what you want unless your box actually has the feature let it act as a client.
 
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