Wifi bridge or wifi router
BenoitLam -
Hello,
My daughter is moving into a student residence. There's Wi-Fi (that doesn't work) but also an RJ45 LAN connection (which I think works).
She would like to have Wi-Fi because she has a tablet and a smartphone, so Wi-Fi is more convenient.
My question: I think a Wi-Fi router will work. But I have a hard time visualizing the difference with a Wi-Fi bridge.
Is a Wi-Fi bridge also a solution? Does it have any drawbacks (they can be bought cheaply)?
Thank you!
4 réponses
Hello,
I don't know what you mean by a wifi bridge, from what I can gather, it could be a wifi access point, but we never call it a bridge where we are, even though that's what it is.
Putting a bridge on a public shared wifi is always a problem because you'll receive a lot of unnecessary traffic and others can connect to your machines; it's better to use a router, however, the connection of a router may not work if there is a captive portal for authentication on the residential network.
And there you go ....
But goodness, those line spaces are so annoying !!
It's a "wifi bridge single tg234" from Technicolor.
There is a button that allows for four modes: station, access point, repeater, and auto.
I also see that there's a network name, wireless key, and user password on the device.
So I was wondering how I could use it from the network socket.
The ideal situation would be to use it wirelessly with a password to limit access and, in any case, avoid security issues.
Thank you!
OK, you didn't say you had this AP,
given this product is a bit special:
1/ it is made to be integrated into a larger system and does not work in router mode.
2/ it only works in 802.11ac (wifi 5).
3/ the station mode corresponds to a client AP of a wifi network, the AP mode corresponds to a classic AP and the repeater mode is a wifi repeater, both client and AP, we do not usually use the ethernet ports in this mode.
What would correspond to your use is actually the AP mode, but again, the default wifi key is the one indicated on the back, the IP address 192.168.1.100
If you want to manage it, and the AP is isolated, you will need to configure the PC to 192.168.1.1, but in auto in normal operation.
I advise you to choose a commercial wifi router instead of this particular thing, which is mainly intended to create wifi bridges.
Hello,
I don’t know if your problem is still relevant, but I think I found the solution to achieve what you initially intended to do.
I just inherited such a "Wi-Fi Bridge" from Proximus. I wanted to use it as an "Access Point," powered by data through an Ethernet cable coming from the Box, to another floor where it is already set up (by switching the function to "Access Point")
The Wi-Fi network name on the back of the "Bridge" (SSID) appears among the available Wi-Fi networks, but the password (Wi-Fi key), also stated on the back of the Bridge, was not recognized.
I had heard that Proximus restricts its Bridges to only be used as Wi-Fi bridges for its TV decoders... and I suspect they do this simply by changing the predefined password (the one on the back of the bridge).
The SOLUTION is simple: restore the factory settings by pressing the "reset" button located on the left side of the device, with a toothpick or a straightened paperclip, holding the micro button for more than 15 seconds, until the "access point" light goes off (the power light remains on). The device will then restart, which takes 2-3 minutes.
After that, the Wi-Fi password stated on the back of the device is recognized again, and you can connect to this Wi-Fi access point.
For your information, you can also configure this access point using a browser, at the address 192.168.1.33 (at least in my case, it seems to be a fixed address, but if this address does not respond in your browser, you can find out the IP address of the Bridge via the management interface of your Box or router, which will display the address based on the Ethernet connection... obviously, the Bridge must be connected by Ethernet cable to the box or router). The adjustment interface allows you to change the channel on which the Wi-Fi is transmitted, to optimize the connection according to the channels used by the surrounding Wi-Fi networks).
Hoping these explanations will be useful to someone.
Best regards.
Benoit