Thread: Using a router other than the D-link 1522
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Re: Using a router other than the D-link 1522
Any AP router/switch will do IF it's compatible with the wireless capabilities of your Driver Station laptop, e.g., 2.4GHz 802.11a/b/g (generally, laptops aren't N compatible). Just make sure you feed it the proper power (5v or 12v) while on the robot.

Some of the ones you linked to won't work. One isn't wireless (not an AP), another only supports 802.11n. The middle one looks like it might work (2.4GHz, 802.11n/b/g).

Ask around for old home wireless routers that aren't being used anymore. That's what we usually put on the older/practice robots.
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