I think this question has been asked many times on this forum, but I don't have much knowledge about these matters, and I've spent more than four hours on Google and some forums, and I still don't have any answer.
Earlier, I used to use the D-Link 2730U ADSL modem+router because my ISP provided the connection by telephone line (RJ-11). Now I've switched to another ISP which provides the connection by RJ-45 cable, so I'm using a TP-Link 740N router. The routers have always been placed on the first floor. The wireless range of the TP-Link router I'm using now drops to two bands and less ("poor") just one floor below. The D-Link router is just lying around.
http://www.dlink.co.in/products/?pid=451
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-9_TL-WR740N.html
What I want to do is use the TP-Link router to connect to the ISP; this router is on the first floor. It will then connect by wireless to the D-Link modem+router which I'll place on the ground floor, and the D-Link modem+router will help in increasing signal strength for devices on the ground floor.
Is this possible? In my searches, I've come across WDS (D-Link doesn't have this, I think) and DD WRT and AP and all, but I can't make sense of all these things.
Thanks.
Earlier, I used to use the D-Link 2730U ADSL modem+router because my ISP provided the connection by telephone line (RJ-11). Now I've switched to another ISP which provides the connection by RJ-45 cable, so I'm using a TP-Link 740N router. The routers have always been placed on the first floor. The wireless range of the TP-Link router I'm using now drops to two bands and less ("poor") just one floor below. The D-Link router is just lying around.
http://www.dlink.co.in/products/?pid=451
http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/details/cat-9_TL-WR740N.html
What I want to do is use the TP-Link router to connect to the ISP; this router is on the first floor. It will then connect by wireless to the D-Link modem+router which I'll place on the ground floor, and the D-Link modem+router will help in increasing signal strength for devices on the ground floor.
Is this possible? In my searches, I've come across WDS (D-Link doesn't have this, I think) and DD WRT and AP and all, but I can't make sense of all these things.
Thanks.