Wireless Router for Sky

peter_R_3

I have a black sky router with modem. The wireless signal is pretty weak in the house unless u are close to the router. I have just bought a Belkin Play Max wireless N+ router model F7D4301 (box says for cable routers)...

1, Will this help and will it work?

2. how do i connect this up withoutout having two wireless signals? The Sky router has no switch to turn off the wireless signal

3. Is it easy to setup? any tips

enigma52

does it not come with a users manual? if not try google

penrhyn

To turn the wireless access point off on your Sky router log in with

http://192.168.0.1

user admin
password sky

Then go to the wireless setting page and untick the appropriate box.

It may be that just changing the wireless channel on the Sky router may improve things.

You can monitor all the wireless signals the PC is picking up with inSSIDer which is a free download, then move to an unoccupied channel.

Rich99

Sky uses adsl, so if you wanted to replace your sky router with a new one, you'd ideally need a router with an adsl modem built in. From the sound of it you've bought a router without an inbuilt modem. If you want to use your new wireless, then you'll need to disable the wireless on the sky router, and connect the WAN port of the Belkin to a LAN port on the sky router. ALternatively, if the belkin supports it, switch it from router mode to bridge mode, in which case you may be able to connect the lan port on the belkin to the lan port on the sky router. IN this way, wireless clients will connect to the belkin, the belkin will transfer date to the sky router, then it will go out to the internet through the inbuilt sky modem.

peter_R_3

thank you

how and where do i download SSIDer?

and yes i have bought a router without a modem. But not opened it yet so can be returned.

I also considered a wifi repeater instead>?

swvillafan

Rich99 wrote: »

Sky uses adsl, so if you wanted to replace your sky router with a new one, you'd ideally need a router with an adsl modem built in.

Not sure its easy to replace the sky router with another. Sky send their routers out with the adsl username and password already set and there is no easy way to get them out (Sky support are not allowed to give them out either, I've tried!)

I want to do exactly the same as the op, the sky router seems quite poor in comparison to my old Zyxel, I guess it doesnt help not having an aerial sticking out the back!

kwikbreaks

peter_R wrote: »

how and where do i download SSIDer?

I'm guessing that you meant....
http://www.metageek.net/products/inssider

peter_R_3

thank you will try that

Rich99

peter_R wrote: »

and yes i have bought a router without a modem. But not opened it yet so can be returned.

I also considered a wifi repeater instead>?

A wifi repeater will work - but you may see poorer speeds, since the repeater connects to the sky router by WiFi, so all clients connected to the repeater share the wireless signal back to the main router. If you can't replace the sky router with a different router/modem, then a wireless bridge is probably easiest. Check if your belkin can operate in bridged mode, in which case that's your best bet. The belkin would be wired to your sky box via the lan ports/cables & would essentially take over the wireless functions.

peter_R_3

thanks will ask Belkin support if it can act as a bridge,