Can I set AP to my existing wifi network (w AP connected via ethernet)? Can I then transition between main router and AP seamlessly on same network?
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It depends on your devices. The AP200000 unit does not create a seamless network even if you have the same SSID. For a seamless network you need access points that support roaming profiles.
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My AP created two new wifi outlets for 2.5 and 5.0. The original wifi network is also showing up depending on where we are in our (large) house. I hooked up the AP with an ethernet wire.
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Yes. I have my Amped hard wired to my providers router. The main router is in a back room office. The other is in the family room. I have a wire rn through the attic and down the wall where my home theater equipment is located. Most modern A/V manufacturers will issue firmware updates for your stuff. Your computer will show all available connections. You can select and deselect from either of them.
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Yes, with some configuration. This device acts as a wireless AP, but has both AP and bridge mode. So, the one Ethernet that it has can be used to connect to the printer. Then have the Trendnet associate with you existing SSID in bridge mode.
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If I understand your question, you're asking whether you can add another wifi access point to your existing Poweline set up. If so, then yes--that's exactly what I did. In my original set up I put the wifi unit in my home office. Coverage in the master bedroom was poor so I bought another 2 unit kit and plugged the wifi unit from it into a receptacle in the bedroom. It installed exactly like the first one did. No problems at all. The only negative is that I have an unused unit (the one that connects to the router) sitting in a drawer. Oh well, guess it's a spare...
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Yes, you can expand your current network using the same SSID. This device perfirms rather well doing.
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You can't do that, you need two separate plugins on a router to do that. If your modem only has one ethernet plug, you will need to get a router to provide for more devices.
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The short answer is: no you don't but your current router must support either 802.11g or 802.11n wireless protocol.
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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.
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Yes you can. That is exactly what I needed to do. I went from the modem to the switch. And then from the switch to two different routers.
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YES - I just installed a used WRE54G with 1.0 firmware (no ethernet port) and it had to be configured FIRST with WEP but then allowed WPA (Not WPA2)
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I don't remember but when I plugged it into my existing FIOS network on a MoCa cable it configured itself. All I had to was to rename the AP ßID
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Clarification of terms:A wireless access point connects via ethernet cable to a router (or switch). The wireless capability of that router (if it has any) is not relevant. Your wifi devices then talk to the AP.A wireless repeater connects (via wifi, no wire) to an existing wireless network (such as provided by a wireless router) to extend the latter's range. Throughput is halved.This is an AP, not a repeater. Yes, you can set this up as an AP with the same SSID as the Asus RT-N66U. You'll have to run a cable between the two. It will not connect wirelessly to the router. Clarification of terms:A wireless access point connects via ethernet cable to a router (or switch). The wireless capability of that router (if it has any) is not relevant. Your wifi devices then talk to the AP.A wireless repeater connects (via wifi, no wire) to an existing wireless network (such as provided by a wireless router) to extend the latter's range. Throughput is halved.This is an AP, not a repeater. Yes, you can set this up as an AP with the same SSID as the Asus RT-N66U. You'll have to run a cable between the two. It will not connect wirelessly... » Read More Clarification of terms:A wireless access point connects via ethernet cable to a router (or switch). The wireless capability of that router (if it has any) is not relevant. Your wifi devices then talk to the AP.A wireless repeater connects (via wifi, no wire) to an existing wireless network (such as provided by a wireless router) to extend the latter's range. Throughput is halved.This is an AP, not a repeater. Yes, you can set this up as an AP with the same SSID as the Asus RT-N66U. You'll have to run a cable between the two. It will not connect wirelessly to the router. « Show Less
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yes you can configure it as a repeater or a bridge so that it will give you a wireless signal of the same network or you can use it in router mode and you can share the internet and set uo a new network
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You have to think of these units as replacements for an ethernet cable. No configuration is required and they aren't configurable. Plug the cable from the router into the unit and plug a cable to a network device into the other unit.
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Apparently it's possible though VLANS, but it sounds complicated. According to www.engeniustech.com MULTIPLE WIRELESS NAMES (AP MODE)Broadcasts multiple SSID's in one devicePermits different levels of network access (VLAN Tagging)
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Since this product does not function the way that a standard WiFi repeater does, the short answer is no. The long answer is that once you have cloned the WiFi access point from your main router to the device you can move it any where in your house to the have the device broadcast it's own WiFi access point that has the same information as your main AP. For example after your have cloned the AP of your main router, you can then take 100m of extension cable to a house half way down your block and plug the device in. It will then broadcast a WiFi signal that you could connect to using the same credentials as your main AP (now this is a very stupid thing to do, but the point is the same). With a standard WiFi repeater it has to be in range of your main AP to get the WiFi information to repeat.
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Absolutely yes, I have that setup in my house now. Just a tip, use the second router as just an access point. Don't let the second router assign local IP addresses. I followed the instructions in this link http://www.tested.com/tech/298-how-to-use-an-old-router-to-expand-your-wi-fi-network/
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Yes. Here are the steps in the correct order to do this with the stock firmware. As other have said, internet access may take a while after setup is complete. 1) Plug in the router and turn on the wifi (there is a button on the router for this) 2) Connect to the the network being broadcast from the TP-link router (The password is on the bottom of the router) 3) Open a browser and type 192.168.0.1 into the address bar 4) Click on DHCP and disable it, then click "save" at the bottom 5) If you have more than one of these routers or your main routers IP address is 192.168.0.1, click on Network then LAN and change the IP address of the router to some different IP like 192.168.2 click save, reconnect to the TP-Link network and log back into the router by using the new IP address. 6) Click on Wireless then Security and change the password for the TP-link network to the same password as the network you are trying to extend. Click save, reconnect to the network with the new password and log in to the router again. 7) Click wireless again. 8) Change the SSID to the same SSID as the network you want to extend. 9) Click the Check box next to "enable WDS bridging" 10) Click on "survey" then select the network you want to extend 11) enter the password for that network toward the bottom of the page 12) Click save 13) click OK or agree to the error that will popup about the channel being set to auto. Agreeing to this will let the router set the channel to whatever channel the main router is using. 14) The router should disconnect you and you should reconnect to the network you wanted to extend but with better signal strength. It might take a minute for internet access or you might have to restart your laptop and other devices. This was from memory so it should be close but might not be perfect. The order of the steps does matter and is different than TP-Links FAQ answer.