I'm hoping to connect two H.264 cameras (with ethernet ports) to the main LAN wirelessly. Can a cheap switch be used and somehow have it connected to the LAN via WiFi? Perhaps a wireless bridge? But I read that WiFi isn't designed for bridging. Does anyone know of a good way to connect to the LAN via WiFi?
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Look for dd-wrt/openwrt compatible routers on your favorite online retailer, or you may even have an old router that might work. (Check the hardware compatibility lists on either firmwares respective websites).
Either firmware will allow you to use the wireless radio in "client" or "bridge mode" essentially turning the router and four port switch to a "Ethernet to wireless adapter".
If you need help setting it up, use your favorite search engine looking for wireless client setup & using the name of whatever firmware you wound up choosing.
Or you could come back and ask about the setup steps as it's own question.
Edit: Use WDS modes if you are worried about Mac limitations that may or may not be in the newer versions of ddwrt. WDS modes totally overcome the limitations listed here: https://wiki.dd-wrt.com/wiki/index.php/Wireless_Bridge#Limitations
In the case of using WDS, both ends of the link would need to be dd-wrt/openwrt devices, preferably with the same build number of software to ensure both devices have the same WDS compatibility. ~regards
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