Wireless bridge needed HELP

[Golf1.6]

Hi

I'm helping set up catering POS system at an event. I stupidly ordered ethernet receipt printers instead of a bluetooth model (which was about £80 more expensive) and now I'm panicking as I can't figure out a way to bridge the eternet devices onto the wifi network of the exhibition space.

I have an old internet router, I'm not sure if this is the right way to go about it, it does have a wireless bridge mode but it's terrible to configure it seems. This is their guide: https://www.tp-link.com/us/FAQ-264.html

Can't seem to get the router to talk to the "host" router which is another tplink device.

Are there more user friendly wireless bridges available that are easily purchased from the high street? I thought it was just a matter of entering the SSID and password of the host router and it's job done. But this seems to be quite convoluted.

 

[Golf1.6]

For this you need a router that supports 'client mode'. One example is the TP-Link TL-WR802N.

So does the more modern TL-WR902AC by the looks of it.

Thanks, any recommendations for device that has more than one Ethernet port? preferably 4? Or does the SSID method not allow more than one device to bridge like that?

 

[Golf1.6]

I'm looking for an all-on-one solution ideally.

 

[Golf1.6]

I know multiport routers that support client mode exist. You'd need to search the specs.

There's a good chance that DD-WRT supports it as well. If it does you'll have plenty to choose from.

Dont worry about it, thanks for the recommendation. I got the travel router from a nationwide chain place just now (walking distance from my office), this worked brilliantly, paired it up with an old £10 tplink switch. Got the devices talking to the network.

The next headache will be when I take it all to site and get the iPads and the switch to connect to their wifi - will it allow cross communication between devices or put the devices into network isolation mode.