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Q: Extend Verizon FIOS wireless network

I recently bought a new wireless-N router from Verizon and was attempting to have my Time Capsule version 1 extend the wireless signal. I want to have the TC connect to the verizon router via ethernet and then extend the wireless signal. However, my TC essentially crashes when I attempt to setup this way. I get a forever blinking yellow light and then the TC disappears from airport utility. The only way I have been able to get shown in airport utility again is by a reset.

 

When I attempt to extend the wireless network wirelessly, I get an error message saying that the wireless network (from the verizon router) cannot be extended.

 

I may be expecting too much of the TC. I want to use it as a wired router for my iMac and a NAS machine and as a wireless network extender; I dont know if I can eat my cake and have it too.

 

I am thinking that there must be a setting on the verizon router that I need to tweak in order to allow the network to be extended but I have not been able to find anything on the interwebs about it. Any help or observations would be greatly appreciated.

 

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Posted on Jan 1, 2013 6:08 AM

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  • by LaPastenague,

    LaPastenague LaPastenague Jan 1, 2013 12:49 PM in response to jaderok
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    Jan 1, 2013 12:49 PM in response to jaderok

    You are setting too many things on the TC at once. At a guess. You are setting it to extend wireless network.. this cannot work to a non-apple router.. and even if it did you then plug in by ethernet which is wrong.

     

    Do this.

     

    Bridge the TC.. ie internet bridge..

     

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    Setup wireless as Create a wireless network.

     

    Use the same wireless name and same security setting and passkey as the verizon but lock rf channel to different value.

     

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    A Gen 1 will only show either 2.4ghz or 5ghz not both.. but the concept is the same.. there are three channels that do not overlap.. 1, 6,11. pick one for the TC and one of the remaining for the verizon.

     

    This is called roaming network. Plug the two routers together with ethernet.. the TC should be placed in position where you have poor wireless.