Wireless bridge (WDS), security TD-W8960N_V6

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Oxmaster

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Hello.

I'm not the best with networking, but trying to get better. Today I have a question about the WDS and it's security and setup. I have my main ISP fiber router that I can't tinker with, and I'd like to use my old router TD-W8960N_V6 as additional wireless AP WiFi extender. I thought that setup will be painless, but alas I wasn't able to make it work. When reading the Tp-link FAQ page dedicated to wireless bridge, there is the statement:

Only Open or Shared authentication method support wireless bridge, you should change authentication method to “open” or ”shared” mode first. http://www.tp-link.com/us/FAQ-264.html

Does that mean that my ISP router has to have open connection meaning that anyone can connect to it without password?
 
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The ADSL TP-LInk router is not going to work very well as a repater for that.

Thus setting it (or a different cheap router) as an access point will be much simplier and perform better.

You could certianly enable/dissable the wireless raido when you dont want it (will have to be connected to primary router of course). Although easier option would be to just turn it off.
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That setup will be fair from painless, and far from stable.

Dont bother with trying to setup an extender. THe hardware and software in the unit is poor for that, and most importantly a single band repeater has to split its bandwidth between communicating with client and with router, this means your max bandwidth gets immediatly cut in half.

Much better performing, more stable setup is use powerline av1000 (or av1200) adapters to connect the fibre router to your TP-LINK router, and then configure TP-Link as an access pont which it likely has a easy configuraiton for that.
If it does not then you set the AP with a static IP (so if fibre router is 192.168.10.1, set it to 192.168.10.2 with subnet of 255.255.255.0 and gateway = fibre router's IP address); dissable DHCP server; plug wire from powerline adapter into LAN port of router and not WAN.
 
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Oxmaster

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Hmm, I didn't know about halving of bandwidth. I just want to setup 2nd AP that is close to the wall so when we are grilling outside there is WiFi. Currently our ISPs router is in the middle of the house, so there is good coverage inside, but It's very poor outside. What I'd do is to turn on that AP only when I will need access in our bower. It doesn't need to be fast, just to be there. If I won't be able to set up it like that I have no use for the external router.
 
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boosted1g

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The ADSL TP-LInk router is not going to work very well as a repater for that.

Thus setting it (or a different cheap router) as an access point will be much simplier and perform better.

You could certianly enable/dissable the wireless raido when you dont want it (will have to be connected to primary router of course). Although easier option would be to just turn it off.
 
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