Help: WiFi signal weak, need help with setup.

[Billcoke]

Bro,

 

Need your help on how to boost a weak WiFi signal.

 

The free WiFi signal at our hotel room is very weak because my room is at furtherest end of the building, I wanted to setup my Wifi router as a (repeater / bridge or access point) so that my iphone can tap on the hotel Wifi.

 

According to my router manual, the hotel router needs my router MAC address and vice versa, so that both routers can sync with each other, and also the channel for both routers must be the same.

 

Is there a eaiser method for such setup???

 

[Happily1986]

how can you achieve this unless you have the hotel's blessings in commandeering their wireless access point?

[Billcoke]

how can you achieve this unless you have the hotel's blessings in commandeering their wireless access point?

 

 

Yeah, think I'm crazy with this idea.

 

But what if the hotel room only provide wired LAN cable, can I hook it up with my router, so that my iphone can tap on the WIFI? (see below video) but I doubt this would work.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntoZ6rjOfc

[Watwheels]

LOL. Just request for a room change, bluff them say there's something else in yr room.

[Happily1986]

Yeah, think I'm crazy with this idea.

 

But what if the hotel room only provide wired LAN cable, can I hook it up with my router, so that my iphone can tap on the WIFI? (see below video) but I doubt this would work.

 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fntoZ6rjOfc

 

you can try. put your router in access point mode and DHCP mode.

 

Actually i still can't believe you are so hardcore to bring along a wireless router on your biz trip. Your problem suggest to me that all you need is to setup a wireless adhoc hotspot using your computer. I assume you got cat5 cablefor someone who already brought along a wireless router!

 

Instructions

Edited March 25, 2012 by Happily1986

[LoverofCar]

You pay money to stay yet need to worry so much? Ask for a room change lah...else go bang table lah!

[Billcoke]

you can try. put your router in access point mode and DHCP mode.

 

Actually i still can't believe you are so hardcore to bring along a wireless router on your biz trip. Your problem suggest to me that all you need is to setup a wireless adhoc hotspot using your computer. I assume you got cat5 cablefor someone who already brought along a wireless router!

 

Instructions

 

 

Thanks, because some hotels only have LAN cable and not WiFi, so Iphone won't be able to connect.

[Jman888]

LOL. Just request for a room change, bluff them say there's something else in yr room.

 

 

sleep in the lobby, they usually have a stronger signal there

[Billcoke]

you can try. put your router in access point mode and DHCP mode.

 

Actually i still can't believe you are so hardcore to bring along a wireless router on your biz trip. Your problem suggest to me that all you need is to setup a wireless adhoc hotspot using your computer. I assume you got cat5 cablefor someone who already brought along a wireless router!

 

Instructions

 

 

Yes, it worked, plug the hotel LAN cable to the WAN port, and now Iphone can access to WiFi.

[Jamesc]

leave the door open,

 

let the signal come in.

 

[Jman888]

Thanks, because some hotels only have LAN cable and not WiFi, so Iphone won't be able to connect.

 

 

get a small wifi router to do the jon lor, i have a airport express, small and handy

 

Edited March 26, 2012 by Jman888

[Babyt]

free wifi normally very weak lol.

[Happily1986]

Thanks, because some hotels only have LAN cable and not WiFi, so Iphone won't be able to connect.

 

My suggestion. If data connectivity is important for you and you are on a few day trip, then you should consider getting a 3G wifi router. I suppose those prepaid data plan can be made available for very affordable prices nowadays. The downside is that the usage expires in a few days. The 3G wifi router is for your to share the data bandwidth of the prepaid data sim card. It should fare much better especially if data connectivity is crucial to you e.g. preparing presentations etc. 3G wifi routers are generally very small and compact in form factor as well.

[Tianmo]

get a small wifi router to do the jon lor, i have a airport express, small and handy

 

 

only can be used by apple products or will be turn into a wifi hotspot for other non apple device huh???................ ^_^

[Jman888]

only can be used by apple products or will be turn into a wifi hotspot for other non apple device huh???................ ^_^

 

 

free for all

[Tianmo]

free for all

 

 

plug and play huh???..........how much you bought yours'???................i need one leh............. [laugh]

[Billcoke]

My suggestion. If data connectivity is important for you and you are on a few day trip, then you should consider getting a 3G wifi router. I suppose those prepaid data plan can be made available for very affordable prices nowadays. The downside is that the usage expires in a few days. The 3G wifi router is for your to share the data bandwidth of the prepaid data sim card. It should fare much better especially if data connectivity is crucial to you e.g. preparing presentations etc. 3G wifi routers are generally very small and compact in form factor as well.

 

 

Didn't know they have 3G WiFi router, let me check it out.

 

 

http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/hiner/net...adband-card/899

[Jman888]

plug and play huh???..........how much you bought yours'???................i need one leh............. [laugh]

 

 

plug and play depends on what the hotel allow you to do. If at home, can use it to extend the wifi in the bedroom.

 

http://store.apple.com/sg/product/MB321ZP/...node=MTY1NDA0Mg