Turning a router into an access point

voyagerfan99 · 02-21-2008, 10:09 PM

Hey Guys!

I just bought This new wireless router to replace my aging DL-624 router. I want to turn the older router (the DL-624) into an access point so it can pick up a wireless signal from the new router and be able to use the LAN ports on it (for another computer and an xbox 360).

Know what I'm talking about?

Thanks for the help.

EDIT: I found out how Here but if you guys have any other ideas, please feel free to leave them.

Second Edit: I'm got getting a signal at all. If anyone has any idea on steps I could follow, it would be appreciated.

Homenet · 02-25-2008, 08:30 AM

Not quite sure what you mean by "pick up a wireless signal from the new router" you cant bridge a wireless signal through another router, you can connect to your old routers wireless using the SSID, but to then connect to the other one they would have to be linked/bridged using an ethernet cable.

[-0MEGA-] · 02-25-2008, 12:55 PM

Are you asking if you can convert it to a wireless bridge (a device which converts a wireless signal to wired)? If so that can't be done, but if you want to create an AP and have two wireless networks, then that would work.

BTW, Do you have other 802.11n devices? If not then it was pretty pointless buying an 802.11n device.

CentralViking19 · 02-25-2008, 10:18 PM

As long as you can get the router to run as an access point, then you can use a device like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16873999102 to connect to the WAN port i think, other wise you can just run a wired connection

02-21-2008, 10:09 PM	#1 (permalink)
voyagerfan99 Diamond Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Connecticut Posts: 2,090	Turning a router into an access point Hey Guys! I just bought This new wireless router to replace my aging DL-624 router. I want to turn the older router (the DL-624) into an access point so it can pick up a wireless signal from the new router and be able to use the LAN ports on it (for another computer and an xbox 360). Know what I'm talking about? Thanks for the help. EDIT: I found out how Here but if you guys have any other ideas, please feel free to leave them. Second Edit: I'm got getting a signal at all. If anyone has any idea on steps I could follow, it would be appreciated. Last edited by voyagerfan99; 02-22-2008 at 03:36 AM.

02-25-2008, 08:30 AM	#2 (permalink)
Homenet Gold Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 270	Not quite sure what you mean by "pick up a wireless signal from the new router" you cant bridge a wireless signal through another router, you can connect to your old routers wireless using the SSID, but to then connect to the other one they would have to be linked/bridged using an ethernet cable. __________________ ----Get paid to search!----

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[-0MEGA-] Diamond Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Concord, NH Age: 20 Posts: 27,082	Are you asking if you can convert it to a wireless bridge (a device which converts a wireless signal to wired)? If so that can't be done, but if you want to create an AP and have two wireless networks, then that would work. BTW, Do you have other 802.11n devices? If not then it was pretty pointless buying an 802.11n device. __________________ Desktop // Laptop Core 2 Quad Q9550 @ 4.0GHz // Core 2 Duo P8400 2.26GHz Asus Rampage Formula X48 // Intel PM45 ATI 4870X2 2GB GDDR5 // 512MB GDDR3 9800M GTS 4GB (2x 2GB) DDR2 940 // 4GB DDR3 800 750GB SATAII w/32MB // 200GB SATAII 7200RPM Creative SB X-Fi Titanium Fatal1ty SilverStone 750W +12V@60A 3DMark06: 21391 // 9179

02-25-2008, 10:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
CentralViking19 Silver Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 15 Posts: 164	As long as you can get the router to run as an access point, then you can use a device like this http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16873999102 to connect to the WAN port i think, other wise you can just run a wired connection __________________ http://i148.photobucket.com/albums/s...ignature-1.png Apple MacBook Pro -2GB of RAM -Intel Core 2 Duo 2.4 Ghz -NVIDIA GeForce 8600M GT graphics with 128MB SDRAM- 15" Glossy Screen (1440 x 900 resolution) -120 GB Hard Drive -8x double-layer SuperDrive -Mac OSx Leopard and Microsoft Windows Vista Ultimate (Bootcamp)

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