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iRicky
Aspirant
Jul 03, 2017

How to connect Netgear Wireless Access Point wg602v3 with wifi modem wirelessly in repeater mode..

Hi Guys,

 

My setup goes like this: 1 bintone wifi modem BES460 + one netgear access point wg602 v3

 

 I would like to use my netgear AP as a repeater connected with my primary binatone wifi router wirelessly. However i have succesfullyconnected  my AP with my wifi modem with wire and able to to access the internet  thorugh AP, but what i really want is to connect my AP with the wifi modem wirelessly so that i can place my access point away from the wifi modem and would get the signals where my primary modem does not reach. Is this really possible to connect in this way..? I have read many blogs but they all have one wifi modem and 2 APs out of which one AP acts as access point and another one as repeater.

Any suggestions!!

 

 

Regards

 

 

Installation
netgear wg602 v3
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2 Replies

  • TheEther's avatar
    TheEther
    Guru
    Jul 03, 2017

    A wired connection is much more reliable and faster, so you should stick to using it as an AP.  

     

    I wouldn't bother trying to set up the wg602v3 as a wireless repeater.  It's old, slow and uses an antiquated repeater protocol.  Moreover, speeds will drop by 50% when you use a wireless repeater.  On a wg602v3, which will struggle to deliver 20 Mbps on a good day as an AP, this will drop to 10 Mbps or worse as a repeater.

     

    If you must still use a repeater, upgrade to a better one.  They are commonly marketed as range extenders.