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hairball96
Aspirant
Jul 04, 2018

Wifi extender or repeater for MR1100?

What do I need to extend the range of the wifi signal on the MR1100, a wifi extender or repeater?  Model recomendation of extender or repeater? Just trying to get better coverage when using at home...
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hairball96's avatar
hairball96
Aspirant
Jul 08, 2018

Thank You!

 

I tried hooking to my old router via the ethernet port before posting this question but didn't take all the steps you described and of course it didn't work.  Also, when I looked at the MR1100 manual it sounded like the ethernet port was only for a wired internet source to offload the cellular device, so I concluded the only option was some type of wireless device.  Thanks again!

UK-based's avatar
UK-based
Luminary
Jul 08, 2018

You're very welcome! The only problem I had was that the Ethernet port on the MR1100 went into standby mode from time to time due to lack of activity - this required the power button to be tapped in order to wake it up again. However, the latest firmware release has an option to Disable the Ethernet Standby mode, which means that it's always on. I'm running my MR1100 without its battery, using an upgraded QC 3.0 mains charger (the MR1100 is actually equipped with a QC 2.0 chip but QC 3.0 chargers are backwards compatible). The 2A charger that was supplied with the MR1100 provides insufficient power to run the MR1100 without its battery - it reboots when under pressure.

 

If you need any more help setting up your old router as an access point, let me know - I might be able to help.

  • UK-based's avatar
    UK-based
    Luminary
    Jul 08, 2018

    Here's another video giving more details about how a specific router is set up as an access point. This router (Home Hub 5) is supplied by British Telecom in the UK but the features that are covered in this video will be similar in other routers. In this case, the router that's being converted to an access point is connected to another identical router operating normally. In fact the presenter has multiple access points converted from routers - he's even dedicated access points to a specific frequency, turning off their dual band mode.

     

    Some routers have a very simple, one-click option to convert them to access points. However, you may still need to tweek a few other settings, as in the above video to get the best set-up.