Actiontec/Verizon offers WCB3000N ($25 Ebay, 175Mbps WiFi, 900Mbps ethernet switching), WCB6200Q ($75 Ebay, ~350Mbps WiFi), and E3200 ($200) that can serve your purpose. You should search something like WiFi extenders with ethernet ports. You are just abandoning the very function that makes the device a "router."įor a switch and access point combo, there is plenty of choice online. ![]() A wireless router can do this job since it typically embeds a 4-port layer 2 switch and an access point. All you need a layer 2 switch for more ethernet connections and an access point. You don't need a router even if the ethernet socket is not on a separate VLAN. For DHCP, your landlord needs to enable DHCP server for your maybe I don't need a router? Maybe I need an access point that connects to the landlord's network by ethernet and has BOTH WiFi and ethernet sockets for my devices in the room. Unless the landlord enables inter-VLAN routing for your VLAN, your devices cannot access any devices on other networks. The Virtual Local Area Network (VLAN) has the sole purpose of isolating two or more networks: the landlord's main network and the tenants' network(s). In other words, the landlord's own network will already treat my devices as in their own group, yes? The landlord's system will do the DHCP for my devices only, yes? ![]() ![]() Temp office where I want to set this up is now its own VLAN.
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