add an extra access point

[adacom]

i have a WNR3500L - it works well but after various computer moves it is really in the wrong place for the wireless access i need

moving it is possible but VERY difficult to rerun all the network cables

so an option would be to add a second access point - which i believe is possible

so looking at whats available i come to WN802Tv2 or WNHDE11 - although not sure about that one - sure there are many others but want N spec and would prefer to stick with Netgear - any other recommendations ?

is my logic correct that all i need to do is wire the 2nd access point to the WNR3500L, choose a different channel and thats it - obviously sort security out - can i use same password for both wireless points

thanks in advance for any help

tony

[jmizoguchi]

One is 2.4Ghz only
One is 5Ghz only

That should clear your mind

[adacom]

ahhh thanks - only just started looking - missed the obvious there though

i believe the WNR3500L is 2.4Ghz - so would i be best to choose the same spec in any additional access point

the wireless cards i am using are Dell - 2.4/5 GHz Wireless 1505 PCI Express WLAN Mini-Card - so i assume would be ok with either

[adacom]

ahhh thanks - only just started looking - missed the obvious there though

i believe the WNR3500L is 2.4Ghz - so would i be best to choose the same spec in any additional access point

the wireless cards i am using are Dell - 2.4/5 GHz Wireless 1505 PCI Express WLAN Mini-Card - so i assume would be ok with either

[jmizoguchi]

Answers yourself
Stay 2.4

[adacom]

thanks again - so its as easy as that ? - just buy an access point - plug it in and set it up and the laptops wll choose the nearest/best one to connect to?

[jmizoguchi]

wether placing remote location via ethernet cable or repeating you can roam yet google "roaming aggressiveness" to understand the setting you need to apply so that it can hop to next AP, if not laptop will hang to first one long as it can.

[morzet]

i added a netgear mr814v2 as an access point. (i have a linksys wrt110 wired to my main pc). the netgear is working wirelessly just fine. my problem is that im trying to protect it with a password, but when i log in to the web utility page to set it up, it prompts me to log in to my linksys page, but i have no clue wht im suppposed to do on that page in order to add the password to my netgear? any advice? many thanks.

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by morzet

i added a netgear mr814v2 as an access point. (i have a linksys wrt110 wired to my main pc). the netgear is working wirelessly just fine. my problem is that im trying to protect it with a password, but when i log in to the web utility page to set it up, it prompts me to log in to my linksys page, but i have no clue wht im suppposed to do on that page in order to add the password to my netgear? any advice? many thanks.

you have own thread.. stick with it

[adacom]

can i come back on this as i have not done anything yey

at the moment all my wired systems are gigabit - the wireless is N - following a suggestion i am now looking at adding another wireless router and turning off the router part of it thus making it an access point

that will be connected into the existing system but the router i am looking at is not gigabit - thinking about a WNR2000

am i right in thinking it will not matter and will not slow the wireless down as it is the new access point that the wireless is likely to see