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<blockquote data-quote="MacInWin" data-source="post: 1887941" data-attributes="member: 396914"><p>From your screenshot of Netspot, I see that the signal from your router is very poor. Radio signals lose strength when they pass through solid objects, like walls, floors, furniture, etc. You said in the original post that they were in two different rooms. I would look to move the router or Mac to get them in a better spot. You have other routers that have signals as strong as your own. They are on channels 1, 6 and 11, so there is no good place for you to go to get away from the interference of those other routers. You need YOUR router to be the biggest signal to get speed.</p><p></p><p>If you want to stick with the CL router, I would contact the ISP and ask for a swap to a new one, maybe one with both 2.4 and 5GHz coverage. The 5 GHz would let you get away from the others on 2.4 and there aren't many on 5GHz nearby to cause interference.</p><p></p><p>Now, what you COULD do is put the CL in bridge mode and use the Airport Extreme you mentioned. The manual for the router has the instructions for that here: <a href="https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers/advanced-setup/wan-settings.html" target="_blank">WAN Settings - Advanced Modem Setup | CenturyLink</a> They call it "transparent bridging." But, in the instructions they have a step where you are to contact the CL technician, so maybe the better way to go is to get CL to set up the bridging for you. You might have to pay for a technician visit to get the bridging set. Once the bridging is set, you can attach the Airport Extreme by Ethernet cable and use it for the WiFi router. That bridging configuration is how I have my own network set up. Basically, bridging disables the WiFi router in the CL unit, turning it into a modem-only that just passes the signal from CL to your Airport Extreme. The AE then becomes your WiFi router, handling your local network for you. The AE is more capable than the CL unit and supports 5GHz as well, so it's a good thing both ways.</p><p></p><p>I found the user manual for the router here: <a href="https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers/technicolor-c1100t.html" target="_blank">Technicolor C1100T Modem User Guide | CenturyLink</a></p><p>It seems pretty complete. You've published the login information to the router, so if I were you I'd either change the password (look at the manual for how to do that) or I'd get a replacement from CL.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MacInWin, post: 1887941, member: 396914"] From your screenshot of Netspot, I see that the signal from your router is very poor. Radio signals lose strength when they pass through solid objects, like walls, floors, furniture, etc. You said in the original post that they were in two different rooms. I would look to move the router or Mac to get them in a better spot. You have other routers that have signals as strong as your own. They are on channels 1, 6 and 11, so there is no good place for you to go to get away from the interference of those other routers. You need YOUR router to be the biggest signal to get speed. If you want to stick with the CL router, I would contact the ISP and ask for a swap to a new one, maybe one with both 2.4 and 5GHz coverage. The 5 GHz would let you get away from the others on 2.4 and there aren't many on 5GHz nearby to cause interference. Now, what you COULD do is put the CL in bridge mode and use the Airport Extreme you mentioned. The manual for the router has the instructions for that here: [URL="https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers/advanced-setup/wan-settings.html"]WAN Settings - Advanced Modem Setup | CenturyLink[/URL] They call it "transparent bridging." But, in the instructions they have a step where you are to contact the CL technician, so maybe the better way to go is to get CL to set up the bridging for you. You might have to pay for a technician visit to get the bridging set. Once the bridging is set, you can attach the Airport Extreme by Ethernet cable and use it for the WiFi router. That bridging configuration is how I have my own network set up. Basically, bridging disables the WiFi router in the CL unit, turning it into a modem-only that just passes the signal from CL to your Airport Extreme. The AE then becomes your WiFi router, handling your local network for you. The AE is more capable than the CL unit and supports 5GHz as well, so it's a good thing both ways. I found the user manual for the router here: [URL="https://www.centurylink.com/home/help/internet/modems-and-routers/technicolor-c1100t.html"]Technicolor C1100T Modem User Guide | CenturyLink[/URL] It seems pretty complete. You've published the login information to the router, so if I were you I'd either change the password (look at the manual for how to do that) or I'd get a replacement from CL. [/QUOTE]
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