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To connect to my university WiFi, eduroam, I need to type my user name and password into Windows' network configuration app (system tray, no web GUI). The WiFi signal is however weak from my current indoors location, and only strong enough on the balcony. I'd therefore like to place a repeater (extender) or antenna on the balcony, in order to have the same (unattenuated) signal strength indoors as well.
I have a TP-LINK TL-WA854RE repeater that unfortunately only provides, on its admin webpage, a place for me to type a password for the network I want to extend, but no user name. It's possible to change the network's security protocol (WEP, WPA/PSK etc), but eduroam actually uses EAP, a protocol that probably implies the existence of a user name in addition to a password.
There seems to be no firmware upgrade for this extender model, and TP Link's support suggests their product can not be used to extend public networks, only private ones where access to the router exists.
Is there any other way in which I can use this (or some other) network extender to boost this particular public WiFi network, in other words, to be able to also specify a user name?
1You are looking for a wireless bridge/repeater that supports 802.11 EAP. Sometimes advertised as WPA2-enterprise. DD-wrt routers support this. – Tim_Stewart – 2018-02-07T20:42:13.280
Many thanks! I've edited my post, as I had left out one important detail. Please let me know if this changes your recommendation in any way. – z8080 – 2018-02-08T11:33:55.933