Using adsl router as ap for nbn?

[Darkn3ss]

Sorry for the title. Not sure how to explain it. Im on an nbn network using a service provided huawei hg659 vdsl/adsl2 modem/router and want to boost my wifi signal as its pretty weak. I have 2 spare adsl2 modem routers doing nothing and wanted to know if they can be used as repeaters? Any help would be great

 

[Colif]

The best place to ask might be on whilrpool instead as there is probably a forum for your ISP and someone there who should be able to tell you one way or other.

 

[bill001g]

Pretty much any router can be used as a AP. It is actually pretty easy and there are guides everywhere. You pretty much cable using the lan ports,disable the dhcp server, assign a non conflicting lan ip.

Be aware a AP is not what most people call a repeater. Technically I guess it repeats the signal from ethernet to wireless but most time repeater means wireless-wireless which a common router can not do.

 

[Darkn3ss]

Yous may have misinterpreted what i was asking. I have an nbn wireless modem/router connecting to my phones etc and and lan connected to my pc. I have 2 spare modem/routers but they are only adsl2 not nbn. So what i wanted to know is if they can repeat the wireless signal from a nbn router or do they need to be nbn routers aswell?

 

[bill001g]

Brand has nothing to do with these type of function they are all based on standards every router follows. To run as a wireless repeater both devices must support WDS. This function is likely not on your dsl routers. But it again depends do you really want a AP or do you want a wireless repeater, the AP you can do the wireless repeater I suspect you can not