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My TP-link modem/router comes with the guest network feature; I was wondering: if I use an AP (connected via Ethernet cable + unmanaged switch to the router) to bring the WiFi to the second floor of my house, the guest network will be available there? Or will be available only the "classic" local one?

I'm asking because I prefer to not connect my gaming console and my friend's phones directly to the main network for safety reasons.

Hope to find an easy way to extend the area of the guest network to the upper floor of the house.

Albin
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Tintinnabulum
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It depends:

  • If the TP-link router guest network feature can only be accessed via WiFi, you must extend the signal for guest WiFi SSID directly (via a WiFi extender).

  • If the router lets you access the guest network via an Ethernet port, you can also connect the AP to the port dedicated to the guest network. However, you can not use the same (unmanaged) switch for your regular and your guest network unless it has a VLAN feature.

Albin
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Does it need to be an AP?

You should be able to extend the range of a wifi network with... a range extender. The router will determine the network, the range extender just makes the "wifi bubble" bigger.

Yes, you can do this with an AP, as long as the information of the guest network is available to the AP. You'll just have two "wifi bubbles"... your client will move from one AP (the router) to another AP.

Bokkie
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