Repeater mode as wireless bridge between commercial service and accommodation

[maxbraketorque]

I'm staying at a location where there is good reception to a commercial wireless service on the upper floor of where we are staying, but there is very poor reception on the lower floor. Can I use an AC68U as a wireless bridge, repeater, or access point to set up a local network utilizing the bandwidth from the commercial wifi service? So as I see it, the router would have to connect wirelessly to the commercial service, and then broadcast its own wifi network. Is this possible?

 

[Grisu]

Just use it in repeater mode (with WiFi and LAN for clients) or bridge mode (only LAN clients).

 

[ColinTaylor]

The stumbling block with this kind of thing is if the commercial service requires you to log in through some sort of portal. In that case you'll need a different kind of device, search the forums for "travel routers" and "hotel internet".

 

[Grisu]

The stumbling block with this kind of thing is if the commercial service requires you to log in through some sort of portal. In that case you'll need a different kind of device, search the forums for "travel routers" and "hotel internet".

Couldnt clients log in same way like upstairs given he got more than one parallel connection? Router only acting as dumb repeater.
However, an own (travel) router with some security to this service may be a good thing anyway.

 

[CaptainSTX]

Travel routers are designed for this purpose and work well in a hotel room. Not sure the compact factor and no external antennas will be effective in covering a two story dwelling.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Couldnt clients log in same way like upstairs given he got more than one parallel connection? Router only acting as dumb repeater.

It depends entirely on what kind of secondary authentication (if any) is required. He didn't provide any information about that so we don't know.

 

[maxbraketorque]

It depends entirely on what kind of secondary authentication (if any) is required. He didn't provide any information about that so we don't know.

Website authentication is needed.

 

[Greg72]

You have to be able to log it into the Captive Portal.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Website authentication is needed.

OK. So you'll need some sort of "travel" router (like a GL.iNET). But as @CaptainSTX said, they're typically designed for limited WiFi coverage by themselves.

 

[maxbraketorque]

ok. Thanks everyone.