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Welcome to the Dev Odyssey home network! In this video I show you how to use a second router as an access point, to increase your WiFi coverage, without having to purchase a mesh WiFi router.
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00:00 Presentation
00:13 Reasons to connect a second router
00:40 Presentation of the router
01:38 Bridge/access point mode
01:52 Hotspot explained
02:23 Configuring the secondary router
04:51 Configuring WiFi and security on the secondary router
06:29 Configure bridge/access point mode on secondary router
07:52 Configuring the main router
09:04 Connecting primary and secondary routers in bridge/access point mode
10:16 Setting a static IP address for the secondary router in the primary router
11:18 Checking primary router settings
12:56 Configuring secondary router without bridge/access point mode
13:26 Disabling DHCP on secondary router
14:51 Setting static IP range on primary router
4:07 p.m. Connecting primary and secondary routers via LAN ports
5:09 p.m. Testing router connectivity via Ping
5:55 p.m. Connecting routers with Powerline adapters
6:50 p.m. Testing the WiFi signal with SSIDer
7:27 p.m. Changing WiFi channels for the main router
8:01 p.m. Exit
Refer to the article this video is based on.
https://networkingguides.com/connect-two-routers/
1. Fix “dead zones” (expand your WiFi coverage)
2. Cheaper than mesh WiFi
3. Add LAN ports
Primary Router – Netgear AC1000 R6080
https://www.netgear.com/home/wifi/routers/r6080
Secondary Router – Cisco Linksys E1200
https://www.linksys.com/us/p/P-E1200/
Ethernet CAT 5e (minimum)
Optional equipment
TP Link Powerline TL-PA4010 adapters and 2 Ethernet cables
1. Checklist – Check if your secondary router has bridge or access point mode.
1. If so, we will find the setting in the admin page and enable it. It will act as an access point.
1. An access point emits a WiFi signal to extend your WiFi coverage. A router configures your network to give IP addresses to your devices via DHCP, acts as a firewall, lets you forward ports, and much more. An access point will forward all network traffic from your personal device to your router. When AP mode or Bridge mode is enabled, the router automatically turns off the router features and leaves only the access point features, acting as a "bridge" to your network.
2. Otherwise, we need to manually disable a feature of the router, DHCP, for it to act as an access point. This setting will be in the admin page
2. Configure secondary router/access point
1. Disconnect everything from the secondary router first
1. Disconnect your computer/laptop from the local network (with a view to connecting it to the second router, to avoid IP conflicts)
2. Plug the router into power and reset to factory default settings using the router's reset button or virtually through the admin interface.
3. Connect the Ethernet cable to the LAN port of the router and enter 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 into the web browser. These IP addresses are usually administrative pages by default.
4. Log in using the default or preconfigured credentials
5. Then during initial setup, configure SSID (WiFi name) and password (pre-shared key / psk with same security (WPA2 Personal))
6. If you have AP/Bridge mode, now is the time to activate it in your administration settings, then save, the router will restart.
1. Otherwise, the router settings will need to be disabled manually. On the admin page, manually disable DHCP. The router will restart, you can then unplug it from power and unplug the Ethernet cable
3. Configure the main router
1. If you are starting from scratch, follow the steps provided by your router to configure it, make sure the SSID, security and password are the same as the second router/access point.
2. If your router is already set up, just make sure the SSID and password match the second router/access point.
3. Next, go to the router's administrative settings and, if you are using Bridge/Access Point mode, configure a static IP address for the secondary router. Otherwise, make sure the IP range is the same as the second router and change the default assignment of device IP addresses. Here we will start the default assignment of IP addresses at .10.
4. Connecting the second router to the first router
1. Plug in both routers to power
2. Then connect the routers together via the WAN port of the secondary router to the LAN port of the primary router. If they are not configured in Bridge or AP mode, connect the routers with an Ethernet cable through the LAN ports.
3. If the routers are too far apart to connect via a long Ethernet cable, you can use Powerline adapters to connect them in different rooms, if available. Refer to this article for more information.
https://networkingguides.com/powerline-adapters-vs-wifi-extenders
5. Test WiFi signal with SSIDer
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