How to connect a 4g hotspot to a lan

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    How to connect a 4g hotspot to a lan

    Leaving aside the 'why' for a moment does anyone know how to connect a home LAN to a mobile mifi 4g hotspot?

    So in other words make the main home wifi router connect to the hotspot. My thoughts are it would require a wifi bridge which connects to the wan port of the home router and to the mifi hotspot using wifi.

    I found some postings on Google that suggest this is possible but not enough detail to say what bridge to purchase or how to configure the bridge and home router.

    Thanks


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    Just to clarify the objective here is to route all Internet traffic from the lan through the mifi hotspot.


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    There are several routers that support a USB port with 3/4G uplink, for example:

    http://www.tp-link.com/en/products/d...odel=TL-MR3420

    If the 3/4G device is only providing WiFi you need an access point, basically a wireless bridge. Primary example is Apple's Airport Express:

    http://www.apple.com/airport-express/

    There are obviously many alternatives available, including high priced game system adapters for Xbox and others.

    http://www.trendnet.com/products/pro...-650AP&cat=173

    Last edited by MrMoo; 29-09-2013 at 09:53 PM.

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    Hi MrMoo

    Thanks for your detailed reply. Interesting... The TPLink device seems to only work with 3/4G USB sticks and not Mifi's but not necessarily a show stopper. I was really looking for something that worked from a Mifi device.

    Not sure I understand your thinking for the Airport Express (I have one of those at home as I used to use the audio out jack and iTunes to stream music around the place).

    Would the Trendnet product work to link my home Wifi router and my Mifi hotspot?