Need help on using old D-Link router as WAP
The WiFi signal in our stick home, is weak, where we have a flatscreen on which I want to use a Roku dongle. The Roku picks up the signal, but programs pause to re-load the buffer. If I use the Roku o...
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Well I finally got it set up as a WAP switch. What I did different was after setting security key, and SSID, I went in and changed the D-Link defaul router address to an address within the range of the Verizon router addresses, then after I did that, I entered that address in the browser, and was able to log back in to the D-Link. I then set DHCP to OFF.
So now it works as I want it to, and there are no conflicts (or shouldn't be). Did a speakeasy test of Verizon, with CAT5e cable connected to PC. 15-16mb/sec DL, and about the same for UL. Tested through the D-Link WiFi, and it drops to less than 9-10mb, but that should be enough. Verizon is on ch 11, and I put D-Link on ch 1, so they are separated as far as can be, freq-wise, and the routers are physically quite a distance apart.
If I need more through-put on the D-Link, then I'll look for a Linksys router, and do it all over again.
So now it works as I want it to, and there are no conflicts (or shouldn't be). Did a speakeasy test of Verizon, with CAT5e cable connected to PC. 15-16mb/sec DL, and about the same for UL. Tested through the D-Link WiFi, and it drops to less than 9-10mb, but that should be enough. Verizon is on ch 11, and I put D-Link on ch 1, so they are separated as far as can be, freq-wise, and the routers are physically quite a distance apart.
If I need more through-put on the D-Link, then I'll look for a Linksys router, and do it all over again.
