For context, when I had the Actiontec router, I had a second one in bridge mode so that I had good wifi coverage all over the house. This nice aspect of bridging the Actiontec was that I had one SSID and one password for the whole house, regardless of which router I was connecting to.
My new to me G1100 arrived today and I went about placing it in bridge mode. I used the instructions found here:
https://www.dslreports.com/faq/15984
At the end, I had a fairly speedy wired connection to my computer but no wifi. My ipad could see the G1100's networks, but that's not what I wanted. I wanted a seamless network throughout my house under the NVG468MQ's SSID. I changed the G1100's SSID to match the NVG468MQ's on both 2.4 and 5 Ghz. I also changed the WPA password to match the NVG468MQ. I rebooted the router and initially, did not see the increase in signal strength. I renewed the IP address lease and thought I saw an increase in signal strength, but I'm really not sure.
Lastly, I checked the IP address of the router that my Ipad was connecting to and it lists the NVG468MQ, not the G1100, even though I'm in the same room as the G100.
In the end, I'm not sure if I accomplished what I wanted to or not. Any thoughts?
CheapDad
P.S. The only downside I seem to have is that my globe on the G1100 is solid red, but I'm not sure that means anything when in bridge mode.
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