There's nothing wrong with using the same SSID / password no. Devices
should switch between routers when they use the same SSID, though they
may not be very intelligent about leaving the weaker signal and joining
the stronger signal. If the AP has the ability to set a "minimal power
allowed" that can help but most consumer devices don't provide something
like that.
On 2018-07-12 6:53 PM, Winterlight wrote:
So there is nothing wrong with using the same SSID and password as the
primary wifi you are trying to extend?
At 06:24 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote:
I use different SSID's on each access point usually. Just my habit
lopaka
On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:02 PM, Winterlight
<winterli...@winterlight.org>
wrote:
>
> should a Access Point use the primary wifi SSID name but with a
different
> IP...or should it use a different SSID name?
>
>
>
>
> At 02:36 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote:
>
>> At 01:08 PM 7/12/2018, you wrote:
>>
>>> Your method would work. I suggest checking to see if the router
supports
>>> DD-WRT and installing a version of that.
>>>
>>
>> I checked at https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/ and my TEW-639GR isn't
listed...
>> so that is that.
>>
>> Thanks Chris.
>> m
>>
>>
>>
>> It will generally allow you to
>>> put in AP only mode even if the original version didn't have that
option.
>>>
>>> On Thu, Jul 12, 2018 at 2:13 PM, Winterlight <
>>> winterli...@winterlight.org>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > In order to use an old router as only a switch and wifi which is
>>> pluged
>>> > into another internet router ..... all I need to do is disable
DHCP
>>> Server
>>> > in the old router... or is there something else? Thanks
>>> >
>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
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