Expanding the wifi coverage for my Slate 6

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I’ve got a Slate AX (GL-AXT1800) Wi-Fi 6 which I’m very happy with. It’s services 95% of my needs, especially with a USB LTE modem, it almost covered every scenario that I could possible want.

I use the VPN connection all the time to connect my devices to my home network from anywhere. Also ensures that others have a hard time snooping on me. Being able to power from USB-C, I’ve run it from power banks in the middle of nowhere. (Literally, I’m a musician and play on bandstands in the middle of parks, and also am an asstrophotographer so have been known to take it to empty car parks for making a network for astro gear).

However, there is one scenario that it simple falls short on. That is my current situation. I’m spending time with family, and use it to keep my devices seperated from the main network. It means that I don’t overwhelm the network with devices, as my router takes care of all that. It’s great. Except…… When I setup the telescopes in the back garden, it’s right on the edge of the routers wifi range. Moving the router for better coverage is possible, but that introduces other issues, so her'e’s where I need help.

What I’d like to do is have another device that I can plug in and have bigger WIFI Coverage. The telescopes don’t really need a huge amount of bandwidth, if I can get 30Mbps, that’ll be plenty as I use them for taking photos, then download the images to my laptop. They’re big, but gathered over the course of 6-12 hours, and speed isn’t really an issue.

The main issue is that I want to have the telescopes join the same subnet as the other devices on my Slate 6. And I’m wondering about options of what I’d need to do to make that happen?

The two telescopes in quesstion can connect to a wifi network and will get their IP Address over DHCP. The key here is that I need the devices to be on the same subnet, so that the software that I use can detect them.

Any suggestions of what I can get to be able to fill this one gap?

Regards

Colin.

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You may change the country code for the WiFi (which is, let’s say… semi-legal…) to increase the wifi signal.

  1. Log in to LuCI: Open your browser and navigate to your router's IP address (e.g., 192.168.1.1) and log in.

  2. Navigate to Wireless: Go to Network > Wireless.

  3. Edit your radio: For each Wi-Fi radio (2.4GHz and 5GHz), click the Edit button.

  4. Find Advanced Settings: In the configuration window, click the Advanced Settings tab (or look for the Country Code option directly in the main setup).

  5. Select Country Code: Choose your country from the Country Code dropdown menu (e.g., DE for Germany, US for United States, GB for United Kingdom).

  6. Save Changes: Click Save (or Save & Apply) to apply the new settings.

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I’ve already got it set to GB and don’t want to change it. Also, whilst that will increase the transmit power, it’s a two way signal, so it would also have to be able to receive. I’d love to be able to gain another 20ft if range, So would rather have an active connection of some description. I just don’t want to setup yet another said, and ip subnet to deal with.

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Hi

Perhaps you could consider purchasing another GL.iNet router and configuring it as either Extender Mode (for wireless backhaul) or Access Point Mode (for wired backhaul).

In both modes, the router will not create its own subnet; instead, it remains part of the primary network, allowing for a unified network environment.

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Extender mode sounds like exactly what I’m looking for, not bothered about the bandwidth being lower, as I think that SD Card storage is the real limiting factor in my scenario.

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