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Extending church network
Extending church network
2022-05-08 13:52:48

Apologies - unable to fill in some of the above data - not available but probably not relevant.
I need to extend church network to adjoining hall to provide WiFi in hall. BT modem provides WiFi in church itself but to reach hall I need to use an ethernet cable from church to hall. WiFi signal does not penetrate thick walls between the two.  

The available extender is a  TP-Link AC750 (not listed in Model drop down list).
Instructions show it used by connecting it to modem via WiFi  and then using the ethernet port of extender to connect to hardware in hall. As I cannot connect from church to hall - signal to weak, can I connect modem to AC750 via this port to extend WiFi? I have seen this done successfully with another make of extender.
I may confusing extenders and repeaters, though Googling for the difference seems to imply both are much the same.
Thanks.

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Re:Extending church network
2022-05-08 18:42:51 - last edited 2022-05-08 18:45:58

  @Begadoc 

 

If your device is this model then you can configure it in AP mode (Case 1) to extend your wireless network coverage into the hall.

You can use the same wireless network names (SSID's) as your main BT modem or use a different SSIDs - I would recommend the latter.

 

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Re:Extending church network
2022-05-09 13:44:04
The device we have is this one - https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07ZWBBPQN/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o00_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
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Re:Extending church network
2022-05-09 14:24:04

  @Begadoc 

 

It seems that you have the TP-Link RE220.

It should support AP mode as well, so you'll be able to use it the way I explained earlier.

More details on its user guide - Chapter 6 - 2.1 - To Set Up the Extender as an Access Point.

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Re:Extending church network
2022-05-09 14:36:26
Thanks for your help. I'll give it a go!
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