use DIR-810L with DDWRT installed as a wifi adapter for laptop that has no working wireless

batkinson001 · Aug 9, 2017

hey all,

I know it is easier to just go and buy a usb based adapter but my usb ports are all in use, and the ethernet is not.

I want to use an old dlink router i had lying around, it has the initial ddwrt firmware installed on it (factory to wrt), as a replacement wifi adapter for my laptop which has no working wireless at the moment.

is it possible to re-purpose a router to do that?

bill001g · Aug 9, 2017

It should be possible unless the software is really old. See if it has a clinet-bridge option

BFG-9000 · Aug 9, 2017

Sure, just go to the Wireless, Basic Settings tab and change Wireless Mode to "Client." Enter the SSID and pre-shared-key from your gateway or AP and it will connect to your Wifi network and extend that to its ethernet ports.

batkinson001 · Aug 9, 2017

Preshared key?

Where would I find that?

BFG-9000 · Aug 9, 2017

It's the password for your Wifi, which you would have entered into your main router and any connected clients, hence why the security is called WPA2-PSK.

If you are not using any security then it would just be blank.

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