Using a TP link router as AP with EE

Vealester · ‎16-07-2023

Hi All!

Looking to help a friend here:

He wants WiFi in his Summer house. I have done installs for people before using a router as an AP connecting to the main router using powerline.

However i have heard mixed stories about doing this

As he descbribed his EE router as black in colour. I want to use a TP-Link AC1200 as an AP in the summer house, connected to the EE router with TP-Link TL-PA4010 powerline adapters. Would this would and if so is there anything i need to know prior to the install?

Thanks!

XRaySpeX · ‎16-07-2023

You could try mimicking To make a 2nd Brightbox as a Routing WAP on your LAN to the main Brightbox

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Mustrum · ‎16-07-2023

@Vealester the only way to say for sure is to give it a go.

But a couple of thoughts, the speeds you get from the AP are dependant on the Powerlines and the ones you have chosen have a max speed of 600Mbps, which sounds like plenty, but will depend on the distance and electrical wiring in the house and to the summer house. Other powerlines are available, and higher spec ones may give better performance in the summer house.

TP Link seem to like using the same name for many of their devices, one I found TL-WA1201 | AC1200 Wireless Access Point | TP-Link United Kingdom only has one ethernet socket, which may be plenty in the summer house if everything there uses WiFi - but you may have in mind another model. The one in my link has a neat diagram showing the set up you have in mind.

HTH

google1901 · ‎18-05-2024

I was moved (last 2 weeks) from BT to EE. I tried disabling WiFi on the EE SH2 router to add an AP router for WiFi. SH2 ethernet (to AP WAN port + setting Netgear in AP mode was straight forward), but no joy. Any documentation with EE SH2 router for this? Of course not. Sure I could eliminate SH2, but then we lose the (DV) landline phone! Well done EE/BT (and why proprietary DV?). Will try again, when I can drop the landline & put in place another router (replace SH2) to confirm if problem is EE SH2 (or Netgear). The challenge moves on!