Configuring TP-Link TL-MR3040 to use as a wireless extender in Access Point, Repeater, and WISP mode

If you have an old TP-Link TL-MR3040 portable router with you as a spare unused device then, it can be used as a wireless extender. We can use its own wireless capabilities to extend the internet coverage provided by our primary router.
The TL-MR3040 is a portable battery/USB powered 3G/4G wireless router designed to broadcast and allow users to share a single USB 3G/4G modem connection wirelessly. It has different modes of operation. In this video, we will configure TL-MR3040 in Access Point, Wireless repeater, and WISP (Wireless Internet Service Provider) mode in order to extend the internet connectivity.
The configuration process is quite simple. This video is trying to provide a step-by-step guide to the process. I hope this video turns out to be useful to you.
Thank you for your time.
Time Stamps:
0:00 Brief idea about the topic
0:42 How to Log into the TL-MR3040's admin panel
1:39 Setting router to factory defaults.
2:07 Modifying the default IP address
3:20 Configuration for the Access Point mode
5:15 Configuration for the Repeater mode
7:45 Configuration for the WISP mode

[@anupm007]

Very well explained how to setup AP WISP and Repeater mode.

[@joshi.raman1]

hundred video seen but this helped thanks

[@mlungisihlophe_]

I like it 🎉

[@1234-y2v]

Hi, thanks fir the vid. I have the following problem: i have a wifi drone. The range and the quality of the live feed greatly inproves when using a wifi range extender (i have a xiaomi mi2 extender) or a repeater. I have a 3040 router and configured the repeater. But by the extender, there is a new network, but by the repeater the same, as the drone. Sometimes my phone connects to the drone, sometimes to the router. How can I connect them to be sure, that the connection is always thru the repeater? I tried different sequences, but every time pics random ..

[@tinytips4823]

In 3040 the repeater mode will have the same name as that of its primary router's SSID. We can't tell if we are wirelessly connected to the primary router or 3040. It will switch as per signal quality. In extender mode, 3040 will create a new SSID. In this mode, you can tell who is connected to whom. So use this mode.
If there are 2 different n/w and your phone is able to automatically connect to any of the devices as per its signal quality then, make it forget the network which you don't want it to switch to. So, It will remain connected to only one network. But if SSID is the same then we are probably stuck with randomness.

[@NaveedNaveed-wj2yz]

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