Router as WAP?

[#1]

Can anyone answer my questions please? I have recently upgraded to fibre and am using the PN supplied Technicolour router. I was using an SMC Barricade wireless router when I was on ADSL. I am now finding that the wireless is not as good.
1) Is the Technicolour wireless n?
2) Can I use my old SMC Barricade instead of the PN?
3) Could I continue to use the Technicolour and use the SMC Barricade as a WAP to increase the signal/range? If so, how do I do that?
Thanks

[#2]

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1) Is the Technicolour wireless n?

Yes it is,

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2) Can I use my old SMC Barricade instead of the PN?

Probably not as you'll need an FTTC compliant router.

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3) Could I continue to use the Technicolour and use the SMC Barricade as a WAP to increase the signal/range? If so, how do I do that?

That may be possible, I'm not 100% sure on the ins and outs I'm afraid but there may be others on there that have had experience with doing that.
Adam

[#3]

Thanks Adam.
Can anyone else help with using my old router as a WAP?

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Could I continue to use the Technicolour and use the SMC Barricade as a WAP to increase the signal/range? If so, how do I do that?

Like Adam, I've no direct experience of the Barricade but in principle you need to Disable DHCP and then connect one of its LAN ports via an ethernet cable to a LAN port on the Technicolour.
Hope that helps 

[#5]

Thanks MisterW, do I just log in to the router to disable DHCP?

[#6]

and.... change the barricade network address to avoid any clash with the rest of the network - just put it outside the Technicolour DHCP range so you can get at and change wireless parameters if needed.

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do I just log in to the router to disable DHCP?

yes!

[#7]

Thank you all