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How can I get a WiFi signal inside a walk-in freezer?

I need to amplify our WiFi signal into a large walk-in freezer. Currently, the signal gets everywhere around the freezer, but does not penetrate the steel walls. What would be the best and cheapest ...
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Is it possible to have multiple repeaters in a network with just 1 uniform SSID?

I'm currently setting up a network with 1 access point. Since WiFi range is not very far, I'd like to extend the range by using repeaters. I did several setups in the past but they always had another ...
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What are the differences between a repeater bridge and WDS?

I've read about both repeater bridge mode and WDS in the DD-WRT documentation. It sounds like they solve the same problem, but it's not clear from the DD-WRT documentation where they differ, if at ...
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Can I configure a TP-LINK TL-WR740N as a repeater?

My ISP provided me with a new modem that is already a router with WiFi and some ports. I would like to use my TP-LINK TL-WR740N as a wireless repeater, putting it in another room and connecting to my ...
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Can I use a wireless router as a repeater?

I have a wireless TP-Link TL-WR941ND router connected to the internet, but I can't get a good signal in the other end of my house. I have a spare Edimax BR-6226n wireless router. Is it possible to ...
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What SSID does a repeater needs?

Installing an SSID on a working wifi network. Main SSID is: home_1 When installing the Repeater - does it name has to be the same? home_1 ? or should it be a different name? If it's a different ...
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How to find a WiFi repeater's IP to configure it?

I want to configure my WiFi repeater's settings. I'm connected through WiFi, as my laptop's Ethernet port broke. I searched for the repeater's manual, it says that I should be able to connect using ...
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Repeater injected to my network?

I know this is not that kind of support website but on the other side I found my problem very fascinating so I'll post it anyway. Yesterday all of my machines disconnected from my home network. It ...
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Does a wireless repeater slow things down for everyone?

I recently moved into a new apartment, and we've found that the wireless connection we've set up isn't accessible in all rooms. I'm thinking about buying a new router and running it as a repeater in ...
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Repeating a Wi-Fi signal with a Windows 7 laptop

I have a weak Wi-Fi signal that I can receive only by using my Windows 7 Laptop which uses an external Wi-Fi antenna.. I have an iPad which doesn't receive the signal as well - if at all - so I'm ...
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Wireless router with repeater setup

I have 2 netgear routers "WGR614 v6" and "WNR2000". How to set these up (one as a repeater) to get wireless access throughout my large house?
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How Do USB 3.0 Hubs And USB Extension Cables Effect Latency, If At All?

I currently have three peripherals (mouse, keyboard, Wacom tablet) all wired to an individual USB port on my computer. They also each have their own 6ft USB extension cable (passive) because the ...
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Buying another router and use as a "signal repeater" in bridge mode?

I asked about using a pc almost as a "router" and although it's a solution, I tought about just buying a second router to act as a "bridge" between my connection. (Reason: I don't want to have to keep ...
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Is it possible to setup a D-Link DIR-300 Wi-Fi router as repeater?

I have a cable modem provided by the ISP, which also is a Wi-Fi access point, but the Wi-Fi signal doesn't reach a room located in another floor of my house. I have a D-Link DIR-300 router and I ...
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Configuring old router as repeater?

I have been at it for about two days and let me give a detailed account of all the settings that I have set. For the sake of clarity I will call the router which as Internet connection (WAN) as the ...
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TomatoUSB Shibby repeater can't connect to main router

I have been trying to setup a TomatoUSB by Shibby router as a repeater for the past few hours with no luck. This is my setup: Main Router: Linksys E3200 running Tomato Firmware 1.28.0000 MIPSR2-116 ...
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Wi-Fi extender randomly loses connection

I own a TP-Link repeater (TL-WA850RE) which connects via Wi-Fi to my main device (router & AP) and extends the range of my Wi-Fi to rooms that can't be reached by the AP of the main device. The ...
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The Reception sensitivity of a wifi repeater is: " 270m: -68dBm at 10% per" , what the meaning of these numbers?

I want to get a WiFi repeater so I looked for its specification on the internet .. I want it to have a wide range. Here is the specification of Reception sensitivity: 270m: -68dBm at 10% per 130m: -...
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Bridging a wireless network to a wired and a second wireless network

I have a rather unique situation. I just bought a boat and am now living aboard full time. Back in my apartment, I had a WRT54G wireless router that I plugged into my cable modem, such that it ...
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What's the most cost effective (reliable) way to establish a 200m ethernet link?

As the title suggests, I have some kit which is 200m from our current infrastructure (outdoors). What is the cheapest way to establish a reliable connection across a 200m stretch (Cat 5e ethernet ...
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Why is it not possible to access the setup page of a router when using it as a repeater?

If I use two different router in the same network while both are running in the default router mode then we can access the setup page or setup interface from browser just by IP address of ...
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How to configure Netgear WGR614v9 as a Wireless Repeater (without a physical cable)

I have a Binatone wifi router acting as my base station: Model: Binatone WR1500N2 LAN Port MAC Address 0C:D2:B6:37:02:F6 IP Address 192.168.0.1 DHCP ON IP Subnet Mask 255.255.255.0 I have a ...
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wireless repeater vs wireless bridge?

Scenario: I have a ADSL modem inside the studio which is connected with some wired/wireless devices. but when I'm in the backyard with my laptop the wireless signal is very poor, so the connection is ...
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Would this be an appropriate situation to use a repeater?

I just moved to a new house in an older neighborhood with lots of brick walls. After getting internet installed yesterday and setting up my router, I walked around the house testing the signal with my ...
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Is it possible to make a wifi g network link over 1-2km (1 mile) with some obstacles?

What type of antenna should I get ? Should I use an usb wifi dongle or a dd-wrt router for 2 laptops ?
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Setup a dd-wrt router as repeater bridge

I'm trying to setup a dd-wrt router (Linksys WRT400N, Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r36079 std (06/01/18)) as a repeater bridge. I'm following this instruction the Qualcomm Atheros section. I have my ...
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Can I use a wireless router on an existing wireless network to make a wired connection to a computer?

Its a Netgear WNDR4300, I don't see anything mentioning bridged mode anywhere. I would like it just temporarily connect it to a computer, but I might have to put some other firmware on the router to ...
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Is a wireless repeater/range extender the best way to improve signal strength to a device?

I have a wireless environment consisting of a Linksys WRT54G (I will get the specific model) and 2 Nikon WT-4 Wireless Transmitters connected to Nikon cameras. 1 of the cameras is placed fairly close ...
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Wireless Repeater with DD-WRT

I have an ATT wireless modem and a LinkSys Router with DD-WRT v24 sp1 installed. I went through the instructions on this page and got to the point that the DD-WRT router can talk with the modem. My ...
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Could I use my old D-link GO-RT-N150 router as a Wifi repeater?

I live in a big house and when on one side Wi-Fi doesn't reach. I have an old D-Link GO-RT-N150 router. Could I use it as a repeater?
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Why does Windows 8 refuse to connect to my WiFi repeater even though it has a much stronger signal than the access point it repeats?

I recently installed a WiFi repeater in my small business. It is truly a "repeater" in that it does not broadcast a duplicate SSID or its own SSID, but rather is joined to the same SSID from the ...
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How to increase signal/range of your Wi-Fi antenna-less repeater/booster over the network?

I've BT Home Hub in the upper flat (2-3 walls behind) and I'm using WPS Wireless-N Wifi Range Router Repeater Extender in my flat where I'm using my laptop. These are antenna-less devices. Are there ...
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Internet speed with DD-WRT repeater bridge

I'm using a TP-Link WR740N router flashed with DD-WRT as a wi-fi repeater. However, in divisions where the signal from the main router is weaker than the signal from the repeater, the Internet speed (...
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I want to use a secondary wireless router to connect to my primary, all wirelessly. Do I need a bridge, access point, or repeater?

I realize there is plenty of documentation on this subject throughout superuser and the internet overall. However, it's almost like there's too much information and I need help sorting through it. ...
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Extend Home WiFi Network without a Secondary Network

I have an Arris modem-router combo I use for my Xfinity home WiFi. It's the only one that works with Xfinity that supports VoIP which I have. There are parts of my house that I don't get good WiFi ...
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Does a wireless to wireless repeater have to know about encryption?

I am curious, whther a WLAN repeater needs to know about network encryption? It works on the 1st level of OSI Model - why does TP-Link write here that only WEP is supported?
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WiFi dropping with DIR-505 configured as a repeater

Here's my setup: On the second floor, I have my Rogers (Cisco) modem and my DIR-628 router. The network is set to WPA/WPA2 mode, running on channel 11, on 2.4GHz Band. In the basement, I am trying to ...
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Setting up a Wireless Repeater in a home network

Main router/wap Netgear WNR3500 (manual) 2nd wap D-Link DAP-2553 (manual) Goal of Network The main router/wap (Netgear) sits in the corner of the house. The wireless tends to have a poor signal in ...
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Setting up a wireless repeater: does the host AP need to be set up as a repeater too?

I would like to repeat a signal from my Sky wireless router downstairs, on a Netgear DGN2000 wireless router/modem. I have set it to repeater mode, with the MAC address from the Sky box downstairs, ...
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Home network setup with 2wire router, Linksys WRT54GL router and Linksys repeater

I'll preface this by saying forgive me. I'm far from expert on this topic so I may get some of the terminology wrong. I'm trying to setup a home network and am having some difficulty. Here's the ...
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How to setup a wireless repeater to passively relay EAP Authentication?

I need to connect to a wireless AP with my smartphone via EAP-AKA, but the AP signal is too weak. Then I'm thinking of reconfiguring a router with DD_WRT firmware or maybe a Raspberry Pi, to act as a ...
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Home network infrastructure

The picture below is the infrastructure of my home network. I have one modem and one WIFI router and two WIFI repeaters. I didn't change any options in the router and repeaters (DHCP or anything else)....
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Wireless Repeater dropping packets

Ok so I went and bought a Linksys RE3000W Wifi repeater and followed the instructions, logged into the private Wifi which it creates to set it up connected to my main router and it went seamlessly. ...
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WLAN repeater and parental control on router

is it possible to use parental control on a router with a WLAN client conntected? If i use the MAC of the repeater all clients using this repeater are disconnected via the parental control. But I ...
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DD-WRT: Repeater bridge with VPN?

Setup: Router1 and Router2 run DD-WRT Cable modem is connected to WLAN port of Router1 Router2 runs in Repeater Bridge mode (there is also a separate SSID with virtual interface) This setup works ...
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Local Only 3G Router via Broadband Device?

I am looking for the name/type of device which does the following: Connects to the internet via ethernet or wireless and then produces a "fake" 3G signal for my iPhone to connect to. The 3G siginal ...
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Cannot set up Zyxel NWA55AXE as wireless repeater

I have chosen this device because I need a cheap wireless outdoor repeater for private use. I want to use the device as wireless repeater. It receives the W-LAN signal from the router and sends out a ...
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Static IP address outside of DHCP subnet?

I just set up a wireless repeater bridge. My primary router's IP address is 192.168.1.1. I had a friend guide me over the phone on setting this up. He told me to set my bridge's IP address to 192.168....
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C2100T Modem/Router as Repeater

I have an Asus RT-AC66U router, which is able to connect directly to the access point for my fiber internet connection. Additionally, I have a Technicolor C2100T combined modem/router that I was ...
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New Wifi repeater cannot see _my_ Wifi

I'm trying to connect to a new Comfast (CF-WR300N, see at botom) as a WiFi repeater. The irritating thing is that all seems fine, but when I get to the stage of choosing the network to repeat (see ...
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