wireless router/internet question
I'll apologize now if I make this too long. Hopefully it will at least be clear if not concise. I want to add a wireless security camera system to my house. One of the systems I'm looking at is d...
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I have a 5-year old router that I use for wired and wireless connections IN ADDITION to the modem (that also provides wired and wifi ports) provided by my ISP (not IP).
If your modem is so old that it can only do 802.11b and not 802.11n, I would chuck it because of low speed.
The one thing that somebody mentioned and I'm not sure if you caught it is that the router will have to connect to the modem from your ISP via cable. There is no easy way to make it connect to your wifi modem via, well, wifi.
You can configure the router and the modem to use the same SSID so you can walk from one part of the house to the other and your device will switch connections seamlessly (but it's a bit technical to hook up).
If your modem is so old that it can only do 802.11b and not 802.11n, I would chuck it because of low speed.
The one thing that somebody mentioned and I'm not sure if you caught it is that the router will have to connect to the modem from your ISP via cable. There is no easy way to make it connect to your wifi modem via, well, wifi.
You can configure the router and the modem to use the same SSID so you can walk from one part of the house to the other and your device will switch connections seamlessly (but it's a bit technical to hook up).
