Internetbox Plus as an access point or bridge?

MarcKowalsky · Mar 13, 2020

Internetbox Plus as an access point or bridge?

Hello community,

I have just installed the Internetbox 3 and would like to use my old router, the Internetbox Plus, as a bridge or access point to have better WLAN coverage in a remote room connected to a powerline. Is that possible, if so, how? There is no information in the instructions on how to configure the Internetbox Plus as a bridge or access point, and the hotline couldn’t help me either.

Thanks and greetings

Werner · Mar 13, 2020

This doesn’t work.

The IBP is a pure DSL router and cannot be used for other operating modes.

WalterB · Mar 13, 2020

@MarcKowalsky

A tried and tested WLAN device is the WLAN-Box 2 at the link below. If there is only a ceiling or a wall between the IB3 and the WLAN-Box, the WLAN-Box works excellently as a repeater, a LAN connection is much better where the WLAN-Box is set as an access point.

https://www.swisscom.ch/de/privatkunden/produkte/netzwerkzubehoer/details.html/wlan-box-2-11041228?payOption=ONE_TIME&useCase=HARDWAREONLY&category=connection_accessories_RES#tab%5Bselected%5D = 0

N.B. Maybe someone here in the community has the WLAN-Box 1 for sale cheaply.