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Nighthawk to N300 wireless bridge for RJ45

tganus
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Nighthawk to N300 wireless bridge for RJ45

I need an ethernet port for a space without one, for VoIP phone.  Network access is through R6260 wireless router in another space for wireless devices.  I have a working spare N300 WNR2000V2 router and wonder if I can wirelessly connect his N300 with my R6260 router for RJ45 Ethernet port access.  I won't need PoE.  The phone will have have separate AC power?  

Model: R6260|AC1600 Smart WiFi Router Dual Band Gigabit, WNR2000v2|Wireless-N 300 Router WNR2000v2|EOL
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antinode
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Re: Nighthawk to N300 wireless bridge for RJ45

> [...] I have a working spare N300 WNR2000V2 router and wonder if I can
> wirelessly connect his N300 with my R6260 router for RJ45 Ethernet port
> access. [...]

 

   What you want is called a wireless bridge.  Purpose-built wireless
bridges exist.  Some router models can be configured to act as wireless
bridges.  My quick look at the WNR2000v2 documentation suggest that your
antique does not offer such a mode.

 

   Your local thrift store might offer more capable devices.

 

   If running an Ethernet cable would be very difficult, then there
exist adapters to use existing power wiring or co-axial cables, instead,
but these tend to cost more than plain-old Ethernet cables, and may be
less fast and reliable.  A Web search for, say:

 

      powerline adapter
and/or:
      moca adapter

 

should find many things.

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antinode
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Re: Nighthawk to N300 wireless bridge for RJ45

> [...] I have a working spare N300 WNR2000V2 router and wonder if I can
> wirelessly connect his N300 with my R6260 router for RJ45 Ethernet port
> access. [...]

 

   What you want is called a wireless bridge.  Purpose-built wireless
bridges exist.  Some router models can be configured to act as wireless
bridges.  My quick look at the WNR2000v2 documentation suggest that your
antique does not offer such a mode.

 

   Your local thrift store might offer more capable devices.

 

   If running an Ethernet cable would be very difficult, then there
exist adapters to use existing power wiring or co-axial cables, instead,
but these tend to cost more than plain-old Ethernet cables, and may be
less fast and reliable.  A Web search for, say:

 

      powerline adapter
and/or:
      moca adapter

 

should find many things.

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