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Using WG602 in repeater mode...
Hi all, I recently bought a wireless access point (NetGear WG602 v4) to increase the range of my network but I've been unable to set it up correctly. My network involves a wireless, Linksys router ...
a_user wrote:
consider connecting the WG602 as an access point and cable it back to the router and extend your network that way.
How does that affect performance? I suspect the performance hit is considerably smaller because of the cable.
Thanks again.
There is no performance penalty - you'll get the full throughput of the wireless.
If you're going to go this route you'll need to configure both the router and the access point to work, so to speak, in tandem - both will need to have the same SSID and security (both encryption and if you use it, MAC filtering), and you'll need to set them on different channels, preferably 5 channels apart (1/6/11) to avoid interference.