Is it ok to use a wireless router?
otherwhirl:
So this means if I purchase a wireless router I need to additionally purchase a bridge?
Quote from: RonR on October 23, 2011, 09:33:11 am
Quote from: Dale on October 23, 2011, 09:17:16 am
The Obi boxes do not connect with wifi. They have to be plugged into an internet connection.
An OBi can be connected wirelessly with the addition of a wireless Ethernet bridge.
RonR:
Quote from: otherwhirl on October 23, 2011, 10:56:24 am
So this means if I purchase a wireless router I need to additionally purchase a bridge?
Only if you wish to connect the OBi to your wireless router using a wireless connection.
If you're going to connect the OBi to your wireless router using an Ethernet cable, nothing else is required.
Dale:
Obi boxes do not connect to wifi.
Using a wifi bridge is like saying you can connect it to something else (not wireless) which does connect to wifi.
Get yourself a router that has both wifi and wired ports. Lots of things now use wifi (printers, phones, web cams, laptops) - for the Obi you need something to plug it into. How that device gets internet access is irrelevant.
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