I have a modem/router connected to the Internet, and I have several wifi apps (eg. Security cameras, air condition, smart door lock, etc) connected to the router. Everything works great and we can remotely access these apps to control the devices – except of course if the modem/router or Internet goes down!
So I working on setting up a back up system. I have a neighbor very nearby that will allow me to connect to his router, in the event that I occasionally lose my internet connection.
I thought the solution would be very easy – namely set up a wifi extender connected to the neighbor’s wifi – and configure the output of the extender such that it’s SSID and password would mirror the (SSID/Password) of my router – so that if my router went off line, I could turn on the extender and it would broadcast the ‘usual’ SSID and Password, to which the wifi apps would connect to.
BUT it seems that although you can configure the extender to use the right SSID it cannot be set up to use the correct password – ie. An extender must use the same password as the host router it is extending, so it seems that idea won’t work.
My next idea is to use an old wifi router in bridge mode, so first of all I’m wondering if the router bridge, connected wirelessly to the neighbor’s wifi can be set up to use my usual SSIS –AND- password (or will it work exactly like a wifi extender?)
If the router bridge can have a unique SSID and password then I believe that should solve my problem – but if not then my idea would be to set up the bridge router with it’s own SSID and with the same (as req’d) password as the neighbor’s router. And then (here’s where it gets interesting) – connect another wifi router using a LAN cable to a 2nd router and then configure this 2nd router as an Access Point , which I “think” could be set up to have a unique SSID and password – that is, the SSID and password I need to use so my devices/apps will find the internet and enable my devices/apps to work.
Any and all advice on this would be greatly welcome.
So I working on setting up a back up system. I have a neighbor very nearby that will allow me to connect to his router, in the event that I occasionally lose my internet connection.
I thought the solution would be very easy – namely set up a wifi extender connected to the neighbor’s wifi – and configure the output of the extender such that it’s SSID and password would mirror the (SSID/Password) of my router – so that if my router went off line, I could turn on the extender and it would broadcast the ‘usual’ SSID and Password, to which the wifi apps would connect to.
BUT it seems that although you can configure the extender to use the right SSID it cannot be set up to use the correct password – ie. An extender must use the same password as the host router it is extending, so it seems that idea won’t work.
My next idea is to use an old wifi router in bridge mode, so first of all I’m wondering if the router bridge, connected wirelessly to the neighbor’s wifi can be set up to use my usual SSIS –AND- password (or will it work exactly like a wifi extender?)
If the router bridge can have a unique SSID and password then I believe that should solve my problem – but if not then my idea would be to set up the bridge router with it’s own SSID and with the same (as req’d) password as the neighbor’s router. And then (here’s where it gets interesting) – connect another wifi router using a LAN cable to a 2nd router and then configure this 2nd router as an Access Point , which I “think” could be set up to have a unique SSID and password – that is, the SSID and password I need to use so my devices/apps will find the internet and enable my devices/apps to work.
Any and all advice on this would be greatly welcome.