runarfromstavanger

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Q: Combine airport extreme wifi with ZyXEL P8702N

Is it possible to have both with the same SSID? Then I can use airport express as range extenders. The ZyXEL is both a modem and a wireless router.

I find that the ZyXEL has by far stronger signal - but it does not extend to the whole house. I will connect the Extreme to Ethernet.

Thanks

Posted on Feb 16, 2014 11:36 AM

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Q: Combine airport extreme wifi with ZyXEL P8702N

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by Tesserax,Helpful

Tesserax Feb 16, 2014 11:55 AM in response to runarfromstavanger
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Feb 16, 2014 11:55 AM in response to runarfromstavanger

Yes, it should be possible. The minimum requirement would be that both of these wireless routers must be interconnected by Ethernet so that they can be reconfigured as a roaming network. This type of network works somewhat similar to an extended network but requires wired connections between routers.
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runarfromstavanger Feb 16, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Tesserax
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Feb 16, 2014 1:06 PM in response to Tesserax

Any tips on how to set up a roaming network combining an airport express with the zyxel anyone?
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Tesserax Feb 16, 2014 1:12 PM in response to runarfromstavanger
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Feb 16, 2014 1:12 PM in response to runarfromstavanger
The link I provided should get you started.

The key items are as follows:
Connect the Express to the Zyxel gateway using an Ethernet cable.
Use the same Network Name (aka SSID) and wireless security type & password for both devices.
Reconfigure the Express as a bridge, i.e., Router Mode = Off (Bridge Mode)
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