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cygnustrue
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Registered: 12-29-2010
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Using WRT160N as a wireless access point from TP-WR941N

Hi,

 

I have a TP-WR941N router connected to the internet. I recently bought a WRT160n in the hope that I will be able to use it as an access point to extend the wireless range.

 

Essentially, I have the router and modem in one apartment, but need to be able to access the internet from another. The setup would look something like this:

|||===Apartment 2======================|||========= Apartment 1 ==================|||

|||  [Computer] )))))     ((((( [TP-WR941N] )))))    |||     (((((      [WRT160n]     )))))  (((((     [Computer]     |||

|||  [Modem]----------------------+    |                         |||                                                                                        |||

|||  [Computer]-----------------------+                        |||                                                                                        |||

|||==================================|||======================================|||

 

Is this possible? Do I need to use custom firmware or will the WRT160n work with the supplied firmware? What would I need to set up?

 

brickmonkey
Posts: 2,613
Registered: 09-07-2006
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Re: Using WRT160N as a wireless access point from TP-WR941N

WRT160N router can not communicate with another router on a wireless connection.

You will need to run cable between both the routers.

I think you can try third party firmware.