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Setting up a WNDR37 as a wireless extender
Trying to set the router up as a wireless extender for my Granddaughter and don't know what I need to do. Have had the router for years and had no use for it until now. The setup now is her mother h...
Wayne1938 wrote:
The "Old Router" I am talking about is the one I stated in my subject line WNDR37AV. Sorry, but that's the best I can do.
WNDR37AVv1 | N600 WiFi Router for Gaming | NETGEAR Support
No sign that it does WDS.
Seriously old.
Wayne1938 wrote:
Trying to set the router up as a wireless extender for my Granddaughter and don't know what I need to do.
What do you mean by that?
Do you want to plug the WNDR3700v2 (I assume that is what you have, "WNDR37" could be several things) into a router? Or do you want it to pick up the wifi from the router and act as a "bridge" between the router and the granddaughter's stuff?
The wired approach is usually known as a wireless access point. A wireless "bridge", or "wireless repeating", is also sometimes known as a Wireless Distribution System (WDS).
Wayne1938 wrote:
I heard these old routers can be made into a wireless extender, but don't know what has to be done.
For details on setting up a WDS, get the manual for your device. If you visit the support pages:
you can feed in the model number and find all the documentation for your hardware.
For AP mode, try Googleland.
How to turn an old Wi-Fi router into an access point - CNET
If you can turn it into an AP, then you could look into using Powerline Ethernet to get the network to the granddaughter.