Wireless Router as AP?

[ilcrba]

Hey guys, I live in the UK and I have BT. I have a wireless router/modem in one. I plug my phone line into the wireless router and it works as a modem also I guess. I have DSL.

I can get another wireless router for about 10$ and was wondering If I can make this into a wireless access point. As in can I use my main downstairs wireless router give my upstairs wireless router internet and have my other computers hooked up to the wireless router upstairs. This would prevent me from running a long cat5 cable. Thanks.

 

[DreamerBrian]

As long as that second router of yours that you would like to use as an AP has a "network bridge" or "network access point" function it will work.

Brian

 

[ilcrba]

Ive been reading and seems they dont have network bridge or network access point. And they also don thave WDS?

Does that mean I can hook a normal AP to my router?

 

[DreamerBrian]

Yes you can hook an AP to your router and make it all work.

Brian

 

[ilcrba]

DIR-615 Draft N 802.11
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16833127241
Would that one work?


Or
Dlink DIR-655 Extreme N Gigabit Router

Dlink N 150 DIR-601

or

Netgear n300
Netgear N150
Netgear WNDR3700

Those are the wireless routers my local store has.

 

[DreamerBrian]

No those are all wireless routers. If you want to extend your existing router's wireless range then you want an Access Point.

Brian