I'm using a wireless MiFi hotspot for internet, it has unlimited data! I also have a wireless extender connected to the MiFi. All my devices are connected thru the extender. But every device connected to the extender still counts a device on the hotspot. The MiFi limit is 10 connections. I have way more than 10 devices. How can I connect more then 10 devices to my hotspot? Even the wireless extender counts a 1 device! There has to be away. I have multiple unused wireless routers and older extenders to use to figure this out??
How do I connect more than 10 devices to my wireless MiFi hotspot?
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USING HOTSPOT IN THE HOUSE WITH MORE THAN 10 DEVICES
I've been searching for an answer to that for a little while. I found something that works with a little money what I end up using was some old devices that I had laying around the house. What you need is two items you need a repeater, and also an old router. if you have to use a repeater alone, it uses it in bridge mode so therefore it will not be assigning new IP addresses. The IP address are assigned by the phone in that case, so therefore you will reach its limit. on top of that, the repeater itself will take away one of the spots on your phone as one of the 10 devices. but I did is the following. I use the repeater which has a ethernet out. connected my phone to the repeater. Then I plugged in my old router into the repeater routers WAN port and connected it with a CAT5 cable to the repeater. Placed the old router into DHCP mode bring it with a new network name. Then connected all the devices to the old router, and none of them show up on the repeater or on the phones hotspot. Basically you're creating a subnet I guess. Works great and honestly for low bandwidth devices it runs fine, the speed test was almost the same as off of the repeater itself. If anything, use the high priorioty/bandwidth devices onto the hotspot directly, and then use the repeater/router for the low bandwidth stuff (smart speakers/plugs/lights)
also another tip I can say. Right now my wireless carrier gives me unlimited hotspot to all of my phones. I have multiple phones that come in and out of the house. So what I have done is place all the phones with the same exact SSID for the hotspot, and also the same exact password. So therefore the Wi-Fi repeater will join so whichever phone is in the house. Personally this has been a great replacement for internet in my house since my demand for internet is not that high. And if you have unlimited internet I guess you can use this even as a replacement for home internet. also this way it distributes the Hotspot data usage to all the different phone.
I've been searching for an answer to that for a little while. I found something that works with a little money what I end up using was some old devices that I had laying around the house. What you need is two items you need a repeater, and also an old router. if you have to use a repeater alone, it uses it in bridge mode so therefore it will not be assigning new IP addresses. The IP address are assigned by the phone in that case, so therefore you will reach its limit. on top of that, the repeater itself will take away one of the spots on your phone as one of the 10 devices. but I did is the following. I use the repeater which has a ethernet out. connected my phone to the repeater. Then I plugged in my old router into the repeater routers WAN port and connected it with a CAT5 cable to the repeater. Placed the old router into DHCP mode bring it with a new network name. Then connected all the devices to the old router, and none of them show up on the repeater or on the phones hotspot. Basically you're creating a subnet I guess. Works great and honestly for low bandwidth devices it runs fine, the speed test was almost the same as off of the repeater itself. If anything, use the high priorioty/bandwidth devices onto the hotspot directly, and then use the repeater/router for the low bandwidth stuff (smart speakers/plugs/lights)
also another tip I can say. Right now my wireless carrier gives me unlimited hotspot to all of my phones. I have multiple phones that come in and out of the house. So what I have done is place all the phones with the same exact SSID for the hotspot, and also the same exact password. So therefore the Wi-Fi repeater will join so whichever phone is in the house. Personally this has been a great replacement for internet in my house since my demand for internet is not that high. And if you have unlimited internet I guess you can use this even as a replacement for home internet. also this way it distributes the Hotspot data usage to all the different phone.
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