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Outdated Wi-Fi router repurposed as an extender fails following a power disruption

Outdated Wi-Fi router repurposed as an extender fails following a power disruption

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stareone
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03-13-2022, 04:16 PM
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Hey everyone, I'm using an old TP-Link router as a Wi-Fi extender. It works fine most of the time, but when the power drops, I have to reconnect it manually. Can anyone suggest a way to make it connect automatically when the power goes out?
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stareone
03-13-2022, 04:16 PM #1

Hey everyone, I'm using an old TP-Link router as a Wi-Fi extender. It works fine most of the time, but when the power drops, I have to reconnect it manually. Can anyone suggest a way to make it connect automatically when the power goes out?

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About_40_Cats
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03-20-2022, 09:15 AM
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What model of TP-Link router are you using as an extender? If the extender reboots first after re-establishing power, it might still be waiting for the primary wireless router to establish a connection. If it can't find it after a few minutes it just gives up. I don't think there is any way of fixing this at the extender level other than to find a way to delay the extender's reboot. But if you're having blackouts so often, I'd suggest you get a dedicated UPS for the wireless router and extender so they don't go down at all. An alternative is to use an AP instead with a direct ethernet uplink to the primary router. Some extenders have the ability to do this, but it's dependent on if there is built-in support. By running it in AP mode, it will always be connected to the primary router even after the blackout.
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03-20-2022, 09:15 AM #2

What model of TP-Link router are you using as an extender? If the extender reboots first after re-establishing power, it might still be waiting for the primary wireless router to establish a connection. If it can't find it after a few minutes it just gives up. I don't think there is any way of fixing this at the extender level other than to find a way to delay the extender's reboot. But if you're having blackouts so often, I'd suggest you get a dedicated UPS for the wireless router and extender so they don't go down at all. An alternative is to use an AP instead with a direct ethernet uplink to the primary router. Some extenders have the ability to do this, but it's dependent on if there is built-in support. By running it in AP mode, it will always be connected to the primary router even after the blackout.

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