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Here's How to Turn Your Old Wi-Fi Router Into an Access Point

Even if it works well, most experts recommend replacing your Wi-Fi router every five years. Instead of trying to convince ...
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Want To Improve Your Wi-Fi Connection? Try Transforming Your Old Router Into a Wi-Fi Boosting Access Point

Don’t toss your router just yet. Here are simple steps for using it to improve the Wi-Fi signal of your new equipment. Joe Supan is a senior writer for CNET covering home technology, broadband, and ...
Ars Technica

Extend WiFi with a 2nd router as an Access Point

- two rooms in the apartment get a really weak (if any) signal from the main router due to thick concrete walls - an Asus RT-AC66U is available to extend the WiFi into the other 2 rooms - a couple of ...
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Don't Throw Out Your Old Wi-Fi Router - Use It This Way Instead

Upgrading to a faster router is always a good idea, but that doesn't mean your old router has to go to waste. There are several ways to repurpose an old router, such as turning it into a ...
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What's the difference between access point (AP) mode and router mode?

What's the difference between access point (AP) mode and router mode? Best answer: The difference between router mode and access point (AP) mode is that router mode handles your home network's ...
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Difference between Wireless Router and Wireless Access Point

Sometimes, in tech-space, two terms might sound synonyms but in reality, they aren’t. One such pair is of Wireless Router and Wireless Access Point. In this wireless world, it is important to know ...
Ars Technica

Best configuration for new mesh system, old ethernet connections?

We're currently Uverse customers at about 54mbps max speed (we don't have high demands). We use the (required?) modem/router combo supplied by AT&T. Our house in long and with a lot of interceding ...