Using D-Link as a repeater (extender) for TP-Link

[honeyxp]

Hi,
Can I use D-Link 2740U as a repeater for TP-Link W8151 (Main Router)?
Please someone help me. I've got a headache and the D-Link is not functioning as a repeater yet!

 

[Joey2oo9]

You can't set it up as a repeater.

 

[honeyxp]

You can't set it up as a repeater.

Thanks, even if I have two one pair of each for example the D-link one, they can't be used as main and repeater devices? I want to know, the problem is that they are from two different manufactures or they are basically not designed for this purpose regardless of the brands being different?

 

[Joey2oo9]

They're not designed for that purpose. Just buy a repeater or you could use a couple of homeplugs to connect your current routers and turn off DHCP on the D-link so that it acts as a wireless access point. So you'd end up with 2 wireless networks.

 

[honeyxp]

They're not designed for that purpose. Just buy a repeater or you could use a couple of homeplugs to connect your current routers and turn off DHCP on the D-link so that it acts as a wireless access point. So you'd end up with 2 wireless networks.

The problem is that I don't want to buy extra units. I just have these two routers and just wanted to know whether I can connect one of them as the main router to the DSL cable and use the other one in a wireless manner (connected to the main one while being for example in a different room) to extend the coverage of Wi-Fi (not connecting the two using a LAN cable). So it seems this is not possible. Anyway thanks a lot for your reply.