[GTALUG] Wireless Bridge - Asus RP-N12 N300 Repeater

[Don Tai]

You could, at the most convenient place, run an RJ45 down to the main floor
or the basement, and then use a regular router or a wired switch to to get
basement coverage.

On Mon, 15 Jun 2020 at 23:35, William Park via talk <talk at gtalug.org> wrote:

> FYI...
>
> For work-from-home, I got stuffs spread over two tables in my basement.
> Most devices don't support or have wireless capability.  Problem is my
> router is upstair.  To run an ethernet cable, it has go across hallway,
> living room, through kitchen, down the stair, then across basement to
> the opposite corner.  I don't want that.
>
> So, I got
>     - ASUS RP-N12 N300 Repeater
>
> https://www.canadacomputers.com/product_info.php?cPath=27_1056_1058&item_id=087667
>       $29.88
> It's repeater, access point, and media bridge.  "Media Bridge" (ie.
> wireless bridge) is what I needed.  It has one ethernet port, and that's
> connected to switch.  So, you connect devices to the switch and it
> gets IP from the router.
>
> A coworker recommended
>     - TP-LINK (TL-WA850RE) N300 300Mbps Universal WiFi Range Extender
>     - TP-LINK (TL-WR802N) N300 Wireless N Router Nano
> but I went with Asus, instead.
> --
> William Park <opengeometry at yahoo.ca>
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