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Re: How to use a Cisco router instead of the Netgear Router Rev B

DomenicR has it right. We use an old cisco router on our offseason projects all of the time. We simply set it up as if it were the D-link one. In reality, you can use any wireless router as long as you can provide it with the correct input voltage. If you are talking about the cisco router from 2009, you will want to run 12 volts to it on the robot. Don't take my word for this! It is really easy to fry a router if you run too much power too it.

As a side note, use a router that has 5.0Gz Wireless N. It will save you many headaches as those radios are less prone to interference.
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