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The Graveyard - Products No Longer Supported => Routers / COVR => DIR-655 => Topic started by: New Age on January 08, 2012, 01:24:30 AM
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I upgraded my DSL ATT service to U-Verse and got a 2 wire router 3801HGC, speed is good, but I have some dead spots around the house. I want to use my old DIR 655 as an access point to cover these spots, I read some older posts talking about the same, my question here is have anyone of the forum members tried with the U-Verse routers?
Is the procedure the same?
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If your using the U-verse as the host modem and router, then you should be ok. If you are also using the U-verse for wifi, you can try to use the 655 as an AP and use the same SSID however you'll need to make sure the 655 is set up for a different channel. I would highly recommend if your using the U-verse as the host router and modem that you change out the 655 router for a DAP model AP device from D-Link as they are probably better suited for bringing wireless to areas in a building and extended ranges and you dont' have to hassle with a router that really isn't designed for that use.
Bridge Mode vs Relay vs Acess Point (AP) / Routers vs Dedicated Acess Points (AP) (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=50738.0)
Turning a router into an AP. (http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=40856.0)