TP 60 Access connection - Preferred AP MAC address disabled permanently

I have at home WiFi Router and WiFi repeater. They both are visible, but Router has weak signal, Repeater strong signal. TP not like to connect to Repeater. Problem, that preferred AP MAC address field is always disabled in Connection wizard (profile).
Access Connection v.5.72 - last recommended for my PC. WiFi adapter 11 a/b/g/n/ Wireless LAN Mini-PCI Express Adapter (Atheros Communication Inc), driver 2.0.0.75
Any idea?

OS - Win7 Pro 32 bit

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