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RAX30 Bridge Mode
I live in an apartment complex which global wifi across the building. I'd like to setup a local network using the RAX30 in bridge mode. I assumed the RAX30 could connect to the building WIFI and th...
Good call. My coat closet has an access panel for the building's fiber to eth switch. I tapped into that and am now running the RAX30 in its normal router mode. Thanks for the suggestion!
It appears that what you want is a WiFi Extender, which is designed to connect to a host system using WiFi and create a local network (probably with a different WiFi SSID).
SunshineSail: This will work if the building WiFi just requires knowing the network name and password. But if it requires other authentication (username and another password), then it won't work.
I believe it's just a standard wifi password. No 2nd layer login. Is it compatible?