Homebrew WISP ( Wireless ISP)

Step 1 Materials and Fitting

Materials Needed:
Plastic Transhcan - used as enclosure
Access Point
Homebrew POE Injector and Antenna
Power Supply Regulator

a. Fitting the Access Point and Supply Regulator

Using a plywood, cut the desired size so that it will fit inside the trashcan. The wood will be used as the base for your AP and the Power Supply Regulator. I will be using the regulator I made in my previous blog.(http://www.instructables.com/ex/i/BD1BA19AFB3510289811001143E7E506/)

Look at picture #2 and #3,It would look like this after putting the AP and the Regulator. Take note that there's a bolt near the regulator, this will be used to attach the wood to the plastic trashcan afterwards. The RJ-45 modular box is part of the POE I made. You can make your own POE using this link (http://www.nycwireless.net/poe/) as reference, this is a cheap alternative that works well.

Comments

[NozeDive]

I was thinking of doing something similar, but on a smaller scale. I have a wired Linksys router, as I originally had no need for WIFI . Now I would like to give some of my WIFI enabled devices access to the internet, but not all of them have an RJ-45 jack to plug into my router.

I also have a WIFI-G USB adapter that I can use to connect a PC to a WIFI network. Is there a way I can use my PC as a bridge? I mean, since my PC is wired to my router, can I use the USB WIFI adapter to let other devices and computers connect to my wired router through the WIFI USB adapter?

[BlackHatCracker]

Nope. Not unless you have a WiFi G router connected to a computer.

[Dillon02003]

That is EXACTLY what I have been searching and searching this site for and not finding anything. Someone please answer our question!!

[Derin]

It is possible...i will try to search windows help for how to set it up

[Derin]

WINDOWS HELP ABOUT MAKING BRIDGE: To bridge connections You must be logged on as an administrator or a member of the Administrators group in order to complete this procedure. If your computer is connected to a network, network policy settings might also prevent you from completing this procedure. Open Network Connections. Under LAN or High-Speed Internet, hold down the CTRL key and select each of the private network connections that you want to be part of the bridge. Right-click one of the highlighted private network connections, and then click Bridge Connections.

[Dillon02003]

Thanks for trying, but I don't believe that answers the problem, Thanks anyways.

[Gigglesworth]

If you don't feel comfortable building your own POE (Power over Ethernet) adapter, Linksys, Netgear & other vendors sell 12-V POE adapters for around $30-40. I like the idea of using a Linksys adapter to subvert my DD-WRT firmware-based Linksys router ;)