Joined: 24 Jul 2019 Posts: 10 Location: California
Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 23:57 Post subject: Can I add spare apple routers to network?
have a Netgear Nighthawk r8500 that I converted to DD WRT for 1gb home network. Works great, no issues with it.
I have 2 addional routers: Apple Time Cap and Airport Extreme just lying in my closet.
Would they be any use on my home network other than being a bridge or additional hd storage? Or should I just sell them? _________________ R8500 v3.0-r39960M kongac (06/08/19)
Posted: Fri Aug 16, 2019 14:18 Post subject: Re: Can I add spare apple routers to network?
Sailordude99 wrote:
I have 2 additional routers: Apple Time Cap and Airport Extreme
A quick search of "{device} as access point" seems to indicate they can. Try those searches, but in general to make a router act as WAP, if it's not already a given option, you just need to:
-Connect to the gateway via LAN/network instead of WAN/internet
-Disable DHCP
-Disable firewall, port fwd'ing, QoS, UPNP, etc. (but should ok either way since you're not using WAN)
-Change mode to 'router' if available (most routers don't have this option)
Unlikely there's an option to map the WAN port as LAN (like DD has), but that's another thing to watch for. _________________ #NAT/SFE/CTF: limited speed w/ DD#Repeater issues#DD-WRT info: FAQ, Builds, Types, Modes, Changes, Demo#
OPNsense x64 5050e ITX|DD: DIR-810L, 2*EA6900@1GHz, R6300v1, RT-N66U@663, WNDR4000@533, E1500@353,
WRT54G{Lv1.1,Sv6}@250|FreshTomato: F7D8302@532|OpenWRT: F9K1119v1, RT-ACRH13, R6220, WNDR3700v4
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I'm from there too... 