Hi
Not in the UK so not 100% sure of all the facts.. but I doubt you can duplicate the TT router settings on to the TC..
The setup is controlled by the ISP and closed to end users.. you must use the TT router as your main router.
But you can do as per your first post.. turn off the wireless and plug in the bridged TC and use it to create a wireless network.
(Even if I don't have the above 100% please don't worry the next bit is the important part).
If you have ethernet through the house and an outlet in the basement then it is easy peasy. You can use any wireless router you like. And you can use multiple different kinds of setup.
The basics.. run the router as AP.. ie no routing. Some routers will have AP/WAP as option, or bridge as option, most don't.. we can get around the problem.
Wireless can then be setup in roaming network. This means you use the same wireless name, and same security settings and passwords.. the device then can join whatever is the strongest wireless.. it does work fine.. except when you actually roam.. ie walk around the house as some devices will not drop a weak signal to pickup a stronger one.
Now the router...
can I plug either my Talktalk HG532 (or BT homehub 2 which I also have lying around) into hub and use it as a WIFI repeater?
Yes, but not as a repater.. just to be clear, this is roaming not repeating.
The difference being we are using an ethernet backbone rather than simply using the wireless.. and this is much the better option.
To use a router in WAP mode..
1. Set its IP to the same range as the rest of the network.. but outside dhcp of the main router.
eg. Main router is setup 192.168.1.1 so you setup the router here at 192.168.1.254 (top address). It would be best to ensure that address is not included in dhcp range of the main router but as long as it is the top address is unlikely to be used.
2. Turn off dhcp server in the secondary router.. you must have just one dhcp server in the network.
Update / Apply the setting to the router.. and plug it to the main router via LAN port. Even if the router has WAN port do not use it.. simply plug LAN main router to LAN secondary router..
So we call this setup WAN BYPASS.
Any wireless router can be setup as a straight wireless AP.. by using the above method.
But it can occasionally fails.. just a warning .. some routers do not like the setup.. but it fails very seldom.
Second warning.. there is nothing to remind you of the IP of the second router.. write it on a label and stick it to the bottom of the router, along with its username and password to log in and any wirelelss name and login password.. assuming you are not in a place where security is an issue.
If you ever need to do a setup of the wireless again on the secondary router you will need to use its IP address.. unless you have a photographic memory.. most people forget in a few days what the settings are.. so write it down.. label or network logbook.
Be consistent and logical and it will work great.
