Wireless Bridge

[Divan_24]

I just received my apex n I found an old router at home. It's a netgear wrg616 v6. Is there a way I can use it to connect my.apex wirelessly?

If it's possible,.how can I do it? Thank you

 

[xthunderx]

The answer is in the title of the thread, you need a wireless bridge. Do you have a more specific questions, perhaps like which wireless bridge to use? If so, I like the Linksys wireless bridge and I've used the trendnet wireless bridge as well.

Wireless bridges will work, but they will never compare to the reliability of a wired connection. FYI.

If you have any more specific questions, just ask, I'll try my best to answer it.

 

[Divan_24]

I was wondering if I.could use that router I mentioned as a bridge.

 

[Hefton]

I have done this with an old router. The firmware will have to be changed though.

Router Database | www.dd-wrt.com

Check the model number of your Netgear router again. Hope this helps, Good Luck.

 

[xthunderx]

Even if it does support it, it's been sitting there for a while and it dies, you'll lose all of your hard work and configs. I guess you can back up the configs, etc., but in the end I'd invest in a wireless bridge device. It's more money upfront, but it protects your investment in time and effort.

 

[Hefton]

Old routers have no real value. If you like messing with things like that, it is not difficult to do. Its been a while since I have looked at my old Buffalo router running the DD-WRT firmware, but from what i remember the bridge setting is basically assign an IP address and select the bridge setting in the firmware. While I'm by no means a network expert, it is pretty amazing how the firmware opens up old commercial grade routers. I noticed on the DD-WRT homepage that Buffalo is now sending the routers with the DD-WRT firmware. I also use one of the Linksys bridges made for game consoles. They are also very easy to setup and am guessing they are fairly inexpensive.

 

[tvoydan]

Is there a way I can use it to connect my.apex wirelessly?

The quick answer is probably yes. I assume your old router has wifi built into it.

The easy answer is get one of these:

Amazon.com : NETGEAR Universal N300 Wi-Fi to Ethernet Adapter (WNCE2001) : Network Access Points : Electronics

I used this and it took 5 minutes to config for my wifi in my house. Then plug it into your Apex and you're done.

 

[xthunderx]

This is what I would go with:
Amazon.com : Linksys WES610N 4-Port Dual-Band N Entertainment Bridge : Network Access Points : Electronics

 

[Divan_24]

Thanks for you input, I'll probably get one of those save myself some trouble.

 

[xthunderx]

I find Linksys is easier to setup than the netgear, I also prefer dealing with Linksys support. Netgear only supports you for a year, after that you're on your own.

 

[tvoydan]

I also assume you already have wifi in your house for that to work.

This is generally called a wireless game controller and allows many game consoles to connect over wifi easily and then out to the internet for online gaming. FYI - I tried it with my bluRay player to see if Netflix would run and it was to slow.

I bought a refurbished one myself. And with any chinese electronics, your mileage may vary.

 

[tvoydan]

That WES610N unit looks nice. And a 4 port hub built in too.