Issues setting up TP Link booster to Linksys Wireless G router

[Endeavourfarm]

Hi folks, I'm a newbie to posting and I apologize if I'm not specific enough. I currently have a Linksys Wireless G router, model WRT54G v5. It is not password protected. I have an apartment above the barn in the back of my property that does receive the signal from the router, but it's not very good. I purchased a TP-Link booster, model RE450 EAC. The fella I spoke with said it was compatible. Now, the router does not have a WPS button which the instructions specify must be pressed in order for the booster to connect to the router. I tried pressing the "easy set up" button on the router to get it to connect - nothing. I pressed the reset button on the back of the router and tried to connect the booster - still nothing. Are these two items just not compatible and in wasting my time?

Appreciate any and all help.

Thanks, Renee

 

[bill001g]

You should never have unencrypted signals bad people will do things with it. Repeaters likely will not work with 802.11g routers, maybe unencrypted but that is still a bad idea. Even if you have 802.11n you should never use WPS, you need that feature disabled at all times. It can be cracked in minutes. If you have a repeater that can only be setup with WPS you need to get a different one.