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I'm setting up a home network for the first time.
The best solution for setup that I've come up with is to have 1 wireless router serve as the firewall between the modem and switch, and another serve as the WAP (reason being wireless signal strength is too weak between the the basement and the second floor).
Is it possible to use this idea? What configurations do I need to make to the firewall router and the WAP router?
Can you change the channel of your Wireless? changing the number to a non overlapping channel number should allow both wireless routers to co-exist in peace!
Keep them under your eyes :)
A quick look at them when your computer freezes is always good to see if it is a connection problem or not.
Those home networking guides need revision for wireless as I don't see any benefit to put a wireless router near an electrical panel... only possible problems.
Anyways, distances from the basement will probably be longer than from the office and this means more cable and a worse wireless connection mainly with a floor between the router and the computer.
Best Answer
Normally WAP's are not routers and don't have firewalls. A true WAP is simply a Wireless Access Point that can be plugged anywhere into your internal network.
Most modern routers are automatically configured with a basic firewall and many have built-in wireless capabilities (not to be confused with a stand alone WAP).
You want to have this configuration:
Internet---modem---router with firewall---switch
You can plug the WAP into either the switch or the router with firewall and you should be fine.