Can I run a hardwire INTO this unit to extend my WIFI network? I want to use it like an AP not a bridge.
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Tim , I reread your question , apologies . if your extending your wifi , this is not the item . This bridge can extend your wired lan , but its a bridge and upstream are wired connections , downstream is your router on wifi .
447084
Yes . The unit has to be set as a slave , follow instructons provided with unit .
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So my setup is. My internet comes into my bedroom Where my wireless router is. In living room the bridge joins my computer and Xbox wired to it and then connects them to wireless network
244630
I think you are asking if it can be an access point, the answer is yes. You may want to flash the firmware to a more recent version of Tomato, but it does support AP mode. You can also turn just about any wireless router into an AP by unplugging the WAN and disabling DHCP. The main router will hand out the DHCP for everything just fine.
1870683
Yes, you can. I have a wireless router/switch on the end of mine, extends my wireless network for me.
1562101
Are you trying to use this as a repeater to extend the range of your existing AP? If so you need to set the operation mode to "bridge". Then go to wireless&gt;basic and choose use Universal repeater box at the bottom. Then you need to type in the extended SSID "WAP-2" or something similar.
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Depends on what you mean by "Wifi extender". Think of this device (it takes two of them) as replacing a piece of cat-5 or cat-6 cable, using the power line as a way to create a data link. There is only an RJ-45 (network cable connecter) on each unit. Plug one in the wall at one place and connect your internet source, i.e. router to it. Plug a second unit into a wall outlet somewhere else in your house or office and connect your PC or printer to the RJ-45 on that unit. Go through the simple sync procedure and that's it. There is no other intelligence in these.
1600115
This will not work as WIFI. It is like extending your hard wired cable without wires through your home wiring. It does however work amazingly well just like being connected at the source.
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The interface is USB with no LAN or WiFi connection. You could conceivably connect a bunch of stuff to (perhaps) make it work on a network or you could go to Radio Shack and buy a 25 ft USB extension cable. Works great.
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The way I used it was I plugged it into the wall at the far far end of my house and then attached a second router to broadcast a second wifi network. Because PowerLine is basically ethernet through your power outlets and doesn't broadcast a wireless network by itself.
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You can hardwire but you must use the transformer in between. I just plugged mine into an outlet that I have a wireless remote for so I could turn it on and off without plugging and unplugging.
198026
The extender could not be used as a wireless router. It is used to extend the signal of an existing router or access point.
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If your current Internet MODEM has wifi built into it no this is not a wireless bridge. This plugs into your modem with Ethernet and then creates a wifi zone in your home/office. This is a router with a wifi access point built in. If you need to extend the wifi that is built into your modem search for a wifi range extender. But don't expect the same performance. Extenders are effectively half the performance of the first wifi device.
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These are AP's only. I have them configured so that each AP is hard wired to its own Ethernet connection. according to my search and forum posts on community.UBNT.com, it is not possible.
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It must be powered from the POE and connected to the router via cat5/6. It sounds like you may be looking for a range extender, but the throughputon those will be much lower due to their nature (having to receive/transmit radio signals simultaneously).
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If you have an adapter you can. Otherwise, you will need to hard wire it. Hard wiring is always better in terms of speed of internet delivery if you can work it out easily.
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No, this allows you to power a compatible EnGenius router or access point using the ethernet cable you are already using to send data too/from the unit to your network. In other words, one less cable, or having to locate an outlet near the unit when its installed remote (in corporate installs)
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I don't see why you would have any problem hard wiring the unit. I don't know how the extension plug is wired in but you shoul be able to make the hard wire connection.
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I have used it as an extender. I am not sure that you can hook it up to get wifi