Can I use a second wireless access point to extend my wireless network?

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I have D-link DI-624 wireless router, can I use it as an access point or Wire less Adapter?

Wireless routers are access points.

The comments above are largely on-target, but I thought I might be able to add a bit.

I've got two wireless access points connected together to extend my network. One key is to connect the two together with a crossover ethernet cable, from one of the 4 ports on the first to one of the 4 ports on the second; ignore the WAN port on the second one - no connection should be made there.

Other key points are that the ssid should be the same on both access points; set one access point to channel 1, the other to channel 6; set WEP configurations identically; and, turn off the DHCP server function on the second access point.

Check out this link for additional pointers:
http://www.tomsnetworking.com/FAQ-38-Setup+and+Configuration-16.php#186

Coming back to original diagrams. In the second situation yes is difficult if not impossible with some hardware to span a network with two access points. But replacing the 2nd wireless access point with a wireless bridge the network can span to both sides and provide WAN access to all clients.

Use a Belkin 54 G bridge and range extender, works great.

Hi,

I have got some questions.

I want to setup WLAN. Do WAPs have limitations on how many client PCs should be connecting to them over an Ethernet. If they do, how Pcs per a WAP?

I recently implemented in-door WLAN and I had arround 660 pcs to be connected however the whole setup failed. The PCs were intermittently connected to the WAPs. All WAPs had the same SSID. The WAPs were first on roaming then I had to switch to dedicated.
Does it mean I didn't have enough WAPs to cover the whole PCs or the WAPs deployed were just too many? (FYI, I had taken into consideration the channeling method)

WAPs used Dlik 2000AP+ (G) and Lynksys (can't remember the model but it was B version)

Adaptors used Dlink PCI Aiplus G, D-link PCI B and Lynksys WUSB B

Appreciate you could assist me on this.

cheers

Hi,

I’ve got a scenario that is causing me to loose my hair! I have two Wireless access points connected to 1 switch.
1.5 Kilometers away, i have another building that has got two clients.

I’m using 24db grid antennas and my signal strength is about 80%. I’ve set 1 access point with a SSID of Test1 and the 1 client with SSID Test1. The other access point has an SSID of Test2 and the other client Test2. The two clients are also connected to 1 switch. The reason why I have 4 wireless links even though I know 2 would do the job is because i need to implement redundancy. If Test1 goes down then Test2 needs to take over and vice versa.

I can get all four network links up but as soon as I start pinging the access points from the clients I get nothing! The link then drops. I seem to be getting a loop back from the access points.

Could this be because I have two access points with the same subnet on the same network and the packet doesn’t know which path to take? Or is it something else?

Regards

Paul

Hi guys hoping some one can help,

can i plug my *computer that only has a network card (NOT WIRELESS) into a wireless access point via Ethernet, then also have a wireless access point connected to the 4th port of my router and gain access to the network wirelessly?

I know it would be much simpler obviously to use a wireless PCA card, but , infact no BIG BUT, i am actually using a hi-tech Web cam with built in server, so the web cam has an ip its self, want to plug that into wireless access point and other wireless access point into my non wireless router, but i cant get the ips right

What if my cams local ip ends in 0.13
My routers local ip ends in .10
Wireless access point connected to router?
wireless access point connected to cam?
Gateway for both access points?

Hoping some one can help and I hope I haven’t made it sound to complicated

any help would be much appreciated.

Ben

Hi

Thank you for your very good site. your site is so helpful.
I have an question,we have a Ethernet lan Cat5e in a building with 2 switche D-Link 10/100 and a File Server and a Internet Server.
We want to connect this Lan to 4 bulding that is 850m further. If the main Building is A, other bulding are B,C,D,E. The distance between this bulding is : A->B=580m, A->C=700m, A->D=835, A->E=840m, B->D=270m, B->E=280m, D->E=195m, E->C=150m. They are in direct vision.
We want to use wireless lan card for computers that are in 4 building and connect them to main Lan.
we want to use 2 access point for each bulding. one access point inside a building and one access point on the Antenna (for 4 building)and one access point for the main Lan for connect to the switch.
In alll of 4 Buildings we have Maximum 20 computers.
Is it a true plan? Would you please help me? Should you suggest the better map? Do 2 access point need for every building?

Thabnks alot

your sincerely,

Maryam

My initial reaction is that the buildings are too far apart for standard wireless to work to get the connectivity to each building. There are wireless solutions for the situation you describe, but they're not as simple as just setting up an access point. If possible, I'll seriously look into a wired solution to get the network to each building. Then, within each building wireless sounds great, but the number of access points will depend on the size of the building and any other radio interference.

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