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I have a linksys wireless router (WAG160n) and need to extend the signal from my house to an outbuilding where I have my office. I can get a signal in the front room of my office but not in the main part. Can I extend the signal? If so what is the simplist solution where I dont have to re-configure the router or extender as I have limited it skills

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You will need to install an WIFI extender in the front room of your office which will then extend the signal to the rest of the out building. I've included a link on Amazon to a very simple, easy to set-up extender that you can set-up with the push of a button. Once you set-up/configured the extender near your existing router following the simple instructions, you can then move it to the front of your office. Best of luck!
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A couple of ideas come to mind, but basically 75 extra feet could be a problem. It's unlikely that you will be able to extend the range of your present router, but that's the first place to look. The antenna may have a mini-connector on it that unscrews. You can add a 5 or 9 dB antenna to the base unit and push the signal farther.

The problem you face is you might be able to see the signal, but you still can't talk back to it. There are instructions floating around the internet to convert a wireless router to a wireless bridge. A bigger antenna at the Gateway and a router wired as a bridge would get you all the signal as a point-to-point system.

Of course, an industry standard wireless access point, will have a bridge mode. Again, it might be enough to just get one of those and it will be able to communicate with your existing equipment without adding the high gain antenna.

A typical WAP with antenna is in the neighborhood of $90.

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SOURCE: how can i configure Linksys Wireless range extender

hi ,
i went through the problem ur facing and the only solution that comes into my mind is that u will have to do the wireless settings on the router and copy the same settings on the range expander as well .... no changes.... and do remember that range expander at that time should be connected to the router at that time with the help of an ethrnet cable .....
ity would be working like a horse then ...

Anonymous

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Please turn off your security on your router then back on when you are finish doing what you want to do.

Than ks

Anonymous

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  • Posted on Feb 03, 2011

SOURCE: My ISP is BSNL and

just run the cd come with router and install the bsnl settings

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