Would like to take an older wireless router and add it to my existing LAN as an extension the kic...

[G+_Rud Dog]

Would like to take an older wireless router and add it to my existing LAN as an extension the kicker is via wireless. The diagram is in place with the exception of the circled  portion. How would I set this up?

[G+_Ben Reese]

The client AP/router has to support repeater bridge mode. If it does, the actual setup will depend on the routers firmware. On DD-WRT you give it the same SSID and password as the host AP then set it to I think repeater/bridge mode.

[G+_Josiah Gross]

Flashing the old router DD-WRT would be the way to go - https://www.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Repeater_Bridge

[G+_E. Matt Armstrong]

Depends on firmware options. I have a router that has client mode, which turns the off the AP and SSID, so it is just an Ethernet to Wi-Fi adapter. I had to then use another router connected to it to be the remote AP. You could also use a computer with a Wi-Fi card and share the connection over to your remote 8 port switch if everything will be wired in the remote location.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Appreciate the response working on reading up on (Josiah)wireless bridging as it appears to be the path to finding how to set this up. Thank you all for your recommendations.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Really disappointed to see the WRT160Nv2 was not supported on :

http://www.dd-wrt.com/site/support/router-database

Looked through the setting and didn't see bridging anywhere so assuming out of the box it can not be setup for bridging.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Update the WRT160Nv3 however is supported off I go to learn the procedure for updating the router.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Decision time. Although the flashing of the firmware looks fun it is no trivial matter to be clear will be doing this but need a solution now rather than later.

 Ar there any off the shelf inexpensive  "repeater bridges" ?

Must connect one Existing LAN to a remote location.

The new remote bridge location is in range of the existing wifi signal both 2 and 5 Ghz. 

Must be able to allow wired and wireless connections at the remote location. 

Back to reading the flashing of firmware for my WRT160Nv3.

[G+_Josiah Gross]

I currently use an older version of this - http://amzn.com/B00L0YLRUW - to connect an ethernet only device on the far side of the house. It works well - low latency. You could connect an 8 port switch to this as well, in theory, though I expect performance may suffer as you connected more devices.

[G+_Ben Reese]

The v2 and v3 are hardware versions, not firmware versions, so I'm not sure there is a way to update it. The back of the label on the bottom should tell you which version it is.

[G+_Rud Dog]

Ben Reese Thank you Ben. Got the info from the labels on the back of the routers and the FCC numbers seem to match, found in the same location.

[G+_Rud Dog]

If I decided to buy a turn key solution what would this addition be called, this would help my google search efforts.

As it stands the wireless signal from my Asus reaches the remote location. Would like to take that wireless signal and have a remote wireless AP pick it up.

The remote wireless AP would then have an ethernet cable between it and an 8 port switch.

This would allow for attaching wired devices to the local lan via the remote wireless LAN extension.

[G+_Ben Reese]

I think in other discussions some have recommended power line Ethernet adapters and that would most likely give more bandwidth and should still work with your setup. If you want to stick with wireless, many APs will have repeater/bridge functionality built in. It really just depends on your price range.

 

I've got this TP-Link AP: http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-WA901ND-Wireless-300Mbps-Repeater/dp/B002YETVXC. It works well most of the time, is PoE, and < $50. It's options that might work for you are Client, Repeater, and Bridge+AP.

 

I've also got experience with these Ubiquiti APs: http://www.amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-Enterprise-AP-Unifi/dp/B00HXT8R2O. I'm pretty sure it has client or bridge mode, but it's not on my home network so I can't check right now.

 

Then there are also complete wireless routers with DD-WRT pre-installed. Buffalo is the brand that comes to mind - though there may be others. This is the one I have setup at Church and it has been running strong for almost 3 years: http://www.amazon.com/Buffalo-AirStation-HighPower-Wireless-WZR-600DHP/dp/B0096239G0

 

As for powerline adapters, I have no experience to speak from, but here's Amazon's "Best Seller": http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-TL-PA4010KIT-Powerline-Adapter-Starter/dp/B00AWRUICG. Other's here may have better recommendations and your mileage may vary. One thing that I noticed first thing was the 128-bit AES encryption, so that's good.

 

Hopefully this gives some basis for your research :-)