Wireless Range Extender using PowerLine and 2nd Wireless Router

[SlimCookie]

Hello All,

Hopefully this is a quick answer for most of you.

Let me explain my situation and hopefully my solution.

Products On Hand
1 X Asus RT-AC66U Wireless Router
1 X Linksys E2500 (flashed with DD-WRT)
1 x Logitech Powerline HD 200a Starter Kit

Situation
I have a two story home and my home office is located in the top right of the home. I have the Asus router and a 35Mbps connection in the office. My wireless signal is 'ok' in the living room which is located in the lower left side of the home. The problem is that, the signal is decent but the browsing is lousy. I would like a solution that would allow me to use the above items that I have to extend my wireless signal downstairs into the living room.

My 'Thoughtful' Solution

My thought on how this would work. Connect the Logitech HD Powerline to the Asus router upstairs. Connect the second device from the Logitech Starter Kit downstairs behind my television setup. Connect the Cisco router to the Logitech Powerline Adapter through the LAN ports on the Cisco router. I think I can then follow the directions posted in another thread located here. I would follow the second instruction of Cascading A Router (same subnet)


The 'Outcome' I would like

I would like to be able to have one main wireless connection throughout the house. I don't want to jump between a downstairs wireless and a upstairs wireless as I have a shared network drive attached to the Asus router.

Please provide your best input or solution to resolve my situation.

Thank you and KCCO!

 

[CrazyJamaican]

Hello All,

Hopefully this is a quick answer for most of you.

Let me explain my situation and hopefully my solution.

Products On Hand
1 X Asus RT-AC66U Wireless Router
1 X Linksys E2500 (flashed with DD-WRT)
1 x Logitech Powerline HD 200a Starter Kit

HI,
It took me a long time to make this work in my home. I had the same problem. This is what I did to solve this stubborn issue. I have a TP-Link router (TL-WR1043ND) flashed with the latest Gargoyle firmware. I will label it the master router. I have a cheap -old Netgear with stock firmware that allows it to used a repeater, rare for a stock firmware. One usually needs a 3rd-party firmware like DD-wrt or Tomato. I bridge them via Netgear powerline. The setup: I use a basic configuration for the master router. The second router is configured in such a way that it is linked or points to the master router by bridging it. The Netgear has it under repeater. But, not using it as a repeater. I'm using it as two different AP's bridged. I have a Netgear powerline adapter upstairs and downstairs. The Netgear router is plugged to the powerline adapter on the first floor. The TP-link router, master, is upstairs and attached to the cable modem. For this system to work as two independent wireless routers that work together on the same network, you must have the same SSID, use IP reservation, Turn both DHCP on. There won't be any conflict since you have IP reservation enabled. I also have MAC filtering enabled on both. Each router can have its own password/ protocol. But the second router forces me to use WEP since it is acting somewhat as a repeater. But, my setup fools it to operate as a bridge even thought the router only supports setting it up as a repeater. For example, the master router use the N protocol and with WPA2 enabled, and the other router is using the g protocol. Basically, devices that are rated at 54 Mbps or less are allowed to connect to the Netgear router on the first floor, and devices that have a higher throughput are allowed to use the TP-link router. I hope this works for you.

Situation
I have a two story home and my home office is located in the top right of the home. I have the Asus router and a 35Mbps connection in the office. My wireless signal is 'ok' in the living room which is located in the lower left side of the home. The problem is that, the signal is decent but the browsing is lousy. I would like a solution that would allow me to use the above items that I have to extend my wireless signal downstairs into the living room.

My 'Thoughtful' Solution

My thought on how this would work. Connect the Logitech HD Powerline to the Asus router upstairs. Connect the second device from the Logitech Starter Kit downstairs behind my television setup. Connect the Cisco router to the Logitech Powerline Adapter through the LAN ports on the Cisco router. I think I can then follow the directions posted in another thread located here. I would follow the second instruction of Cascading A Router (same subnet)


The 'Outcome' I would like

I would like to be able to have one main wireless connection throughout the house. I don't want to jump between a downstairs wireless and a upstairs wireless as I have a shared network drive attached to the Asus router.

Please provide your best input or solution to resolve my situation.

Thank you and KCCO!