Wireless network on combined network

Hi all,

I live in a block of flats which has a combined wifi policy throughout the building which is the only option for internet service. It has a small limit on the number of devices you can connect to the network and so you have to disconnect one device in the settings to then add another which is pretty frustrating.

I was wondering if it is possible to use a old router I have lying about to be like the sole 'device' to connect to the network and then for it to send out its own network that I can connect all of my devices to simultaniously without the need of constantly taking devices on and off the list.

I have used old routers as range extenders and things before but I'm not sure if this way is possible and so I was hoping someone with more knowledge on the subject than myself could point me in the right direction.

Cheers,

Andy

 

It is doable and it should work pretty much the same as with any extender however that also means that you effectively cut i half any throughput you have. Since your extender will have to work two ways - anything it downloads from the network if at the same time uploads to your device that requested it and the other way around.

It might not be a problem if you have a reasonably fast router and a reasonably slow Internet connection, but if it;s an old 802.11g router and a quick connection you will end up losing quite a lot of throughput this way.

 

Ahh OK thats good to hear at least. The speed isn't amazing so it could be worth it. What would I set it up as? A repeater or a slave router or something? I'm just not really sure how to get it to take in a signal and then send one out again, like I can't really see the settings for it in the settings.

Cheers.

 

As a repeater. What router is it exactly?

 

Its a Huawei HG533, just one of those ones you get when you sign up to internet from someone that I had lying around.

 

It's very hard to figure it out without proper documentation. I tried looking at screenshots from different menus on the Internet but it's not enough.
It seems it's possible to set it up as an AP but I can't find anything about a repeater.

 

Ahh ok, I'll see if I can find another router and go from there. Thanks very much for your help.