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HA! I followed your instructions and was able to add a second router way out in my shop (burried 100 feet of LAN cable). So the work-from-home network is now separate from the "public" shop network. These are both connected to my Comcast modem/router. To my amazement it worked the first time. Thank you for the no nonsense tutorial.
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I've been researching VLANs for a few days now, coming to the conclusion I needed to buy a switch and update my routers. In under 30 minutes I had this setup working with an old crappy dlink router. I'll still upgrade my "main router", but at least this gives me proof that I can get it working. Many thanks for this ridiculously thorough explanation. Watched it all.
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You're video just saved me! I had my secondary network on the same network as my main router. I'm surprised it worked at all. I got a power pack for my router and modem, in the winter the electricity trips on the outlets they're plugged in and this time around I could not get my 600VPN router to connect to the internet. Your brief review of 192.168.000.000 really tied it all together for me! Thank you for your great video!
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Thank you sir!! You did not have to spend your time educating us, but I'm glad you did. Very thorough, with no stone left unturned. I followed your direction and had success from the first attempt. Again, many thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
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Thank you very much.I watched your other videos first and this was what I was attempting to do.Glad I came across it. I followed the setup as shown and my networks are up and running with no issues. I learned a great deal also. You are a nuts and bolts kind of guy and didnt lose me in the technical bs as others have done. You are the man. Im subscribing and watching your other videos.
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i was always confused with ip address stuff, came across this video and n i learnt easily...wow u r a great teacher......thanks a ton for the video....God bless you..!!
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Thank you so much for making this video and showing every step along the way. You helped me figure out my home internet and improving my networking situation where even the guides provided by the products weren't helpful. Awesome video.
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This is great! Thank you for doing this Richard. I've been wanting to learn how to set something like this up for a while. I followed the steps in your video and I have my networks set up and they are working. Thanks again!
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Thank you for this detailed description and guide! My question is: is this a /24 network correct? Wouldn't the subnet mask change when you add the two new routers, creating networks within a network?
this is the first video from your channel, I'm new to the whole topic and I found it very easy to grasp, I am very eager to implement the concept in my home
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So i watched your video, i was looking for help connecting a tp link ER605 router (no wifi on this router) and one Orbi RBR10 for wifi using one ISP…the er605 and the orbi ip addresses are different so it was pretty much plug and play…thanks to the way you explained everything i was able to get my system up and running but i have a question: should i keep the Orbi the way it is now a second router or change it to AP mode or it doesn’t really matters? Thanks in advance 🙏🏾💯
There's an old saying,"If it's not broken don't fix it." But if you want to experiment there should be a way to save a configuration file (backup) for either of the routers so you can bring it back (restore) the router to the current working settings easily. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for this I've been trying to figure out how to separate my home network from my lab and this is absolutely perfect. The one thing I did have to do is delete the DHCP scope information on the server and re-add it. I also had to turn DHCP off on the secondary router. Really pleased with this thanks again
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Thanks a lot Richard, what a great, detailed and enjoyable guide ! Now I have separated my work and home networks with three cheap routers. I have two questions: From one of the subnetworks (home), how can I set up NAT to open specific ports ? I've found that nothing works even if I setup the NAT in the correspondent network's router. The other question is... Now that I have separated networks 192.168.2.x and 192.168.3.x, how can I share a folder from a computer in the first network, to be available from the second network ? (and also enable a way to view the computer with rdp from the other network)... Is there a way to create a route between networks to make that 'restricted' communication ? Thanks again
Richard. Great video. Would this set up cause double NAT issues for the two private networks? Could this be solved by removing the common router and having the two private networks run off a router/modem combo (set to modem mode) ?? Warm Regards
Hi Richard. Thanks for the 2 private network setup. With COVID19 I have my office setup as one network, work at home and a router for my kids setup for googleclass. When you will be able to showing us how to share a printer between the two private networks. Need to share the printer & NAS storage ASAP
Hello again Richard. I have one more question. I watched your video over 20 times and finally was able to make things work. However, I need to be able to see the other routers from my main router. Have your done the second video allowing access to the other routers from the main router?
The main router (connected to the modem) can see both the other routers and if the other routers are set up to allow remote management then you can manage those routers if you are logged into the main router. I'm uncertain from your question as to what exactly you're trying to achieve? Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/rLQYXBH8y9s/v-deo.html for an alternate way of doing the same thing. It might be an easier and perhaps a better solution. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I have a video on how to connect two routers together here: ua-cam.com/video/J5QJb3O19zI/v-deo.html but they will be part of the same network but if you put your IOT devices on the guest network on your Netgear AC1750 it should isolate them nicely. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, really great video, very comprehensive. Quick question, I understand that Private Networks 1 and 2 would be able to see IP in the Common Network, but not each other. My question is if from the common network, can you see the IP on each of the Private Networks below?
Thank you Richard. I learned so much from your video. I was wondering if I can get the same results by using a main router and one other router and have two separate networks? Using two routers instead of three? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
In order to achieve two private networks you will need three routers. It's really not feasible with two routers. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Fantastic video! I'm surprised a manufacturer hasn't seen this market and created a router with two networks (excluding the 2.5, 5 GHz). I'm about to venture down this path and I'm curious - what router manufacturer is easiest (best, simple UI?) for the inexperienced network creator?
Richard...EXCELLENT Video... I have an "in-Law" unit on my property and had just put an Access Point in the unit (connected via cable and about 150 feet away). I thought I had my own network pretty much isolated but quickly found out that those in the in-law unit could still access my printer and probably other information on my personal machines...not desired. Setting these up as two isolated networks will fix that!! Question 1: you stated to prevent 2.4 GHz interference, you should use only Channel 1, 6, or 11, but later in your video you actually improved your wireless speed by changing to Channel 8. Did that mean you had interference on 1, 6, or 11 from one of your "neighbors"? Question 2... With your three router configuration, do you still need to have the wireless radios enabled on the Main Router #1 Common Network if your two Private Network Routers are HARDWIRE connected and you can access those wirelessly ? Thank You for your excellent, easy to follow videos…. John
Hi Richard, Absolutely love your presentations. Be great if you could do a presentation on how to configure a wireless secondary and tertiary WITHOUT connecting them to the PC via cable to configure them.
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Awesome video ! just what I needed FYI -For NETGEAR router gotta setup static ips on primary, then used the Static Routes under Advanced/Advanced Setup/ on 2nd and 3rd Thank you !
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The only thing I can say is that if you configure any three routers exactly as I describe in the video you will end up with the result in the video. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi and thanks for the great video. Can the private network routers connect to the main router or access point wirelessly? Any short answer to how? Many thanks.
I do have videos on how to connect routers wirelessly but I do not think they would work in this configuration. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, I loved this detailed video and helped me to set up the home network at my place. I have a question - if I conn, I.e., To which modem is attached, then can I access drives connected to private network one or private network 2? or private network 2 ?
If you wish to, you certainly can shut if off. It will not affect the wired network function of any of the routers. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I understand the security risks, but could you show how do a static route or how to share a media server on router B and router A can access it via Router A wifi, really like you videos and subscribed. Thanks
Hi Richard, your video is great. I wonder if it is necessary to disable the NAT for the two secondary routers because there is no need to transform the IP from the secondary routers to the primary routers as they both use the private IP address. Thanks.
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Great video sir. Have one question. I only hooked one router to the primary like u explained. Now will that be just one private network? I want to put all my iot devices on it for security. Will appreciate your reply. Will private network share info with main router? 🙏
Hi Richard , can i connect 2 access points to each other Via an ethernet Cable . the first access point connect to the ISP Modem/router and both APs will share internet wirlessly with Lan devices . DHCP only is configured on the main router .
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Hi Richard,i am a subscriber and great fan of you,great content as always One sugestion,wouldn"t be better to just setup one second router with various wifi ssid(main wifi,guest1 wifi,guest2 wifi etc)separate them on router firewall and assign those for diferent purposes like: kids,iot,bussiness,coffee shop etc?
Richard, Thank you for your time putting these videos together. Ive watched a couple now and have now Subscribed. I am considering using the setup in this video however I have a question. If I setup one network for my Home Office and the other for my General Home stuff (doing games, Netflix etc) will this curb any problems I might have if I was in a Video Conference and say someone fired up a game or Netflix on the other network?
Thanks for the technical but somewhat easy to understand video series. I’m wondering if you have already made a video showing how to connect a second router to the isp supplied modem/router combo with VOIP gateway. If you haven’t, perhaps you can explain how to create 2 private WiFi networks utilizing above equipment. Finally, do you have any content showing configuration setup using a Mac?
Hi Richard, Thanks for sharing this video. Very logical and methodical. Was wondering if you have thoughts on how to configure the WAN if you cannot get to it, say on a wireless portable router on the secondary. Is that even possible?
Hi Richard. Thanks for putting this video out. It's nice to get my two private networks set up properly. I have my home and home office setup as one network, and a router for my kids set up for the other. As you described in the video, you will be showing us how to share a printer between the two private networks. With COVID19 and my kids being home from school, they need to print now. In the meantime, until you get that video up on UA-cam, can you please share a link with a how-to write up? I need to set up a shared printer as soon as possible.
Your welcome. Thanks for bringing this back to mind for me. I'm working on making this video currently and I will post it soon. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
A lot of thanks for this video Richard. I have a question though. Can I use the TP Link TD-W8961N as the modem and main router while also providing wifi? How will this affect the performance of the network. I hope you could enlighten me with my situation. Thank you very much again.
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Richard, I followed your detailed directions and it worked like a charm (I have a main router and a connected second router). I do have a big question though. let's say I want to access the admin page of the second router from the main network. I realize that I could simply connect to it via it's wifi, but would like to be able to do it the wired route. I can access any devices' admin page that is part of the second router's network via port forwarding; however, I don't know how to do the same for the second router's admin page. both my routers are netgear. is there some port used by the routers that are used for admin page related items?
Since you would be accessing the secondary routers through the WAN port you would have to tell the secondary routers to allow access to the admin page from the Internet (a feature that for obvious reasons is usually blocked but usually can be allowed by changing a setting in the config page) once that block is allowed you should be able to connect to the admin page on those routers from a (remote IP address) which would be the IP address you assigned to the wan port. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for your help - I was able to set up two routers on separate networks. I couldn't adjust the DHCP range on the primary router (ARRIS) so I just assigned the high IP address to the second router and all seems to work.
Just a question on the DCHP, leaving just the main router to provide IP's to both networks. With just the DCHP active on the main network, it will provide IP's for the 2 side networks, even though they are on separate networks? Also, just wondering about the IP range for each network, being different networks, each can provide the full 256-2 IP's from 1 to 255, or should each be segmented for 1/3 of the IP's each??
Great question. The DHCP being active on the main network is really not that important unless you are connecting clients to it. In the video when you reset the secondary and tertiary routers (client routers to the main) you will be enabling DHCP on them by default and when you set the internal LAN IP address on each router that will configure the LAN DHCP on the client router to handle IP address requests on that private network. The DHCP server on the primary main router can only and will only hand out IP addresses on the (in my case) 192.168.0.XXX network. The WAN ports on the other two routers will be manually configured (hard coded) with a permanent IP address that will not change. So you shouldn't have to worry about DHCP on any of the routers. Make sure to reset all the routers to factory defaults and then follow my video exactly it will work for you. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard thanks so much for this video. It was very informative and was exactly what I was looking for. I used this video to set up my 2 networks and Nas. Once again thanks so much for sharing.
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You can connect two routers to one modem and have two networks (Primary router being one network and the Secondary router being the second network). But with only two routers you will not have a private network on the primary router as the secondary router network will be able to see anything hosted in the primary network. With three routers you will get TWO private networks that can share anything that's hosted on the primary router network. You could set the configuration I show in this video and with just two routers and get one private network with one shared network. You can also connect two routers together as part of the same network and I show that in this video: ua-cam.com/video/J5QJb3O19zI/v-deo.html I have a playlist of connecting routers together videos here: ua-cam.com/play/PLnxXRLSlmSVNiENiN9wTejP6dtIqqmTya.html Thank you for watching, commenting, the very kind words and your generous contribution. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi, this is great. can you have three private networks by using four routers and just follow the same process with the 4th router that you used for routers 2 and 3? thank you.
Yes, absolutely. Just keep adding routers, follow the process and make sure that you keep the IP addresses for each new router unique (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.3.1, 192.168.4.1. etc.) I stopped at two private networks because I ran out of hardware I may do an update video and do three private networks. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
You're most welcome. If you're talking about the the DHCP lease time that would be configured inside each routers configuration web page. Check your manufacturers web page for details on where to find the DHCP lease time setting. I'm glad and happy to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Very good tutorial. However, I am confused about network 1. Both network 2, and 3 can access Network 1. So networks can jump to another network. Can you clarify that aspect. eg. printer on network 2 can be accessed from network 1? etc.
The routers both have a network address on the common network via the outside WAN port therefore they have access (can route) to that network. The private networks can not route to the other private network because they do not have a route to each other just to the common network. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard I’m not sure you still monitor this but I’ll ask… with your 3 routers and modem you are connecting 2 routers to the Linksys router, why not connect all 3 routers to your modem? Reason I ask is that I have Centurylink modem/ router and if I connected 2 routers to them would be the same if connected properly, correct? I’m almost 70 and this doesn’t come easy but I’m learning with your help thanks
Your Modem/Router combo is actually two devices in one package. So yes, by connecting two more routers to that Modem/Router you should be able to achieve the same result as show in the video. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
I already have this setup, kinda. I have an upstairs (me) and a downstairs (wife) setup. Now, she needs access to large files I have on my machine. How would you do that? We are running out of cloud space. Could a NAS connect to both networks? Thanks!
You're most welcome. Yes, a NAS attached to the primary router would provide both of you with access to the NAS. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, thanks for this wonderful video. I do not have access to my landlord's router so I have a wifi extender, My laptop does not have an ethernet cable, so I connected to my own router (Dlink) using wifi. I am however unable to browse to the rip address of the 2nd (Dlink) router to do the configurations as I get an error page. What else can I do?
Old video but hoping you still see this. What if you only have two routers? Can you make it so the main one is not accessible from the second? For example using the main one for home use and second one as work use without it being able to access the main one?
There is a way of accomplishing that goal using VLAN's and I may make a video explaining how to do that. Check your router documentation to see if it has the feature and how to configure it. The third party firmware DD-WRT has the capability if your router is compatible. Here is a router with VLAN capability built in from the factory Amazon(paid):amzn.to/3Tgzwd4 but I can not say if it will do what you wish with VLAN's. Do your own research on this I will too. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa thank you and thanks for the informative videos! Currently my plan was to have the Deco X60 mesh be my "main" router and have a smart switch hooked up to the LAN on that. From the smart switch I'll have the second router and also various wired connections (TVs, computers, etc). Smart switch does have VLAN support so I suppose the port going to the second router could be set up that way. I'll have to look more into it. Do all your other settings still apply to the second router in this set up?
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Hi Richard, Great video as others. Thank you indeed for putting them together. Could you please share your advice on the following setup. ISP provides a two in one modem-router(MR). Obviously MR router is not sufficient and it is often the case more powerful router needs connecting. When adding an extra router i.e NETGEAR R7000 how do you go about DHCP on MR please. Do you leave it enabled and just disable WiFi on MR or you would advise DHCP on MR is disabled please. If you had a video on this please link it in your reply. Best, Senad
DHCP on the main router is not a big issue you can leave it on and hard code assign IP's to the other two routers outside the DHCP range of the MR DHCP server (usually there is a range of IP's not used by the DHCP server). The WIFI should be disabled on the MR as you are not going to use it, as well it would just add noise to your WIFI environment (use up another channel and possibly cause interference with the other two routers) if you left it on. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for the great video, Richard! Can I ask you 2 questions? First, does this setup give you 3 networks in total (the common network + the 2 private networks? Second, if I substitute one of the additional private networks with a mesh network (e.g. Google Wifi), will it work?
In this configuration you will have three networks as you state. You should be able to use the Google WIFI mesh router as one of the private networks without any problem. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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Hi Richard,down under here,My primary Modem-Router is a Netgear D7000. I would like to use a 2nd Modem-Router (Netgear AC 750) in Granny Flat about 50 metres down the back yard. Running an Ethernet Cable would be inconvenient. Could I use WiFi between the 2 Routers instead of hard wire?
You may be able to do it with powerline adapters ua-cam.com/video/WcaH73tJLFQ/v-deo.html but the distance and the fact that it is a separate build from yours make it somewhat unlikely that this solution would work. Another option is this WIFI transmitter at Amazon: amzn.to/2LPRgez but it is $50 and you may need two of them. The only other option would be running outdoor network cable out to the building which you can bury with a flat spade (does not need to be very deep just as long as it is not exposed and susceptible to the lawn mower) I know it's a bit of work but it will give you the best result. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
As long as the electrical cable is on the same meter the powerline adapter will work. My setup is main modem/router in the main house, my office is in granny flat about 15 metres away from the main router. I use Tenda PH3 AV1000 powerline adapter. My second router TP Link Archer VR1600v in the granny flat, main router Sagemcom. I get 1Gbps over ethernet using Cat6 cable on my laptop and PC. I get 433Mbps max. over WiFi at 5Ghz. I can then further extend this using a 3in1 AC1200 Universal extender/repeater/access point. TendaPH3 can extend up to 200m coverage.
thank you sir! i have a question though, just to be clear, if the primary router had a tv on it, can i cast to it using a phone on the private networks? i reaaaly don't want that to happen, errrrm when i'm studying, it's embarrassing, that is my nightmare fuel, and from what i understood YOU STILL CAN cast... i'd be happy to be proven wrong
Anything connected to the primary router connected to the modem will be able to be seen and accessed by any client on either private network. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for the great videos! but i have a question... im using a Tplink AC1200 and it has 3 mode - Wireless Router, Access Point, Range Extender, none of these seem to work ass you describe. Is this model compatible ?
The router mode "should" work with this configuration. I do not have access to a AC1200 so I can't say with any certainty if it will work. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Yes it is possible to log into either secondary router from the primary. You would have to enable outside access to the router as if you would be granting internet access to it's configuration. Check the manufacturers website on how to grant access to your router from the internet or (WAN) port to the configuration page. Thank you for watching, commenting, subscribing and the very kind words. I really appreciate it greatly. All the best to you and your loved ones.👍😀
Please share a video how you can share a network printer between the two independent network. Would you connect the printer to the main router then share it? Appreciate any feedback.
In this video the primary router which has the Internet connection is common to both networks. Anything connected to the primary network can be shared and seen by either of the secondary private networks. So if you share a drive or a printer on the primary network either of the private networks will be able access it. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa oooh ok. I was thinking each network was restricted aside from internet sharing to devices within their own network. So if i put a router on the primary Att gateway (internet connected router) and then a NAS on that secondary router AND a 3rd router on the secondary router (so secondary router has both the NAS AND the 3rd router everything should be able to communicate without having to do routing tables or anything like that? Should jjat work? …devices on the 3rd router should still be able to see the NAS on the secondary router? Just to use my specific example for clarity?
Is this configuration having a primary and a second and third router what you recommend to set up a guest network. My primary router is an Actiontec C1000A router. Thanks for this excellent presentation. Carl Norgauer
Looking at the TP-Link Deco units they appear to be able to be used as stand alone units. · Wireless Router Mode - Creates an instant private wireless network · Access Point Mode - Creates Wi-Fi access for any existing wired network Try it and report back. I'm interested in this result. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the great question. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Hi Lloyd, I purchased a new Asus RT-AC66U and I am daisy changing it off of an Sagecom Fast5260CV. I was going to follow the configs in your video but the Asus is already using a different set of IP.s Its LAN IP is 192.168.50.1 and is assigning IP's in that range up to 192.168.50.254. The main router uses IP's in the range of 192.168.1.1 up to .254. Both routers are set to DHCP but I am assuming with the different addresses being used I will be OK. My Main router is from the cable company and they won't let me change much of anything but the basics.
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Hi Richard, I’ve added an AP through a powering extender upstairs.The first router is my ISP modem/router and it uses a 10.0.0.1. The second routers IP is a 192.168.0.1. I disabled the second routers DHCP and changed its 192.168.0.1 IP to 10.0.0.2. It works fine I have 2 diff SSIDs and the coverage is great,reliable. Am I using the correct IP as 10.0.0.2? I watch all your router videos and trial and error helps me understand them even more. Can you please let me know anything I’m doing wrong. I feel like I’m using the incorrect IP on the second router.
I'm conducting this set as well, but my issue is how do I resolve the double NAT issue while maintaining the same setup? I was thinking of doing port forwarding for each router and for my setup I'm doing a total of 4 routers. 1 primary and 3 private router
At 44:30 you changed the WAN Connection type from Dynamic to static IP. I have two Netgear NightHawks and I don't see any way to select the WAN IP addresses to static using the Netgear provided firmware. Any idea how to do this with the Netgear provided router firmware ? I've got them working with one of them in AP mode but would prefer the (I assume) additional security.
Hi Richard, can you advise PLS (or if you have a video about it already), how can I link two networks together, where both of them has separate ISP provider and they see each other wirelessly only? Can these two Networks extend their range, like a doorbell hanging on Network1 talks to SmartSwitch hanging on Network 2 (because wifi door bell is too far from network 2) They can be on same network - DHCP range can be set differently and clients enabled by MAC address filter - so everybody would use his same Internet, but our WiFi range would be extended....) Wifi load balancing comes not in picture here, as the two ISP connection is far from each other... Thanks
There are routers that can be connected to two separate Internet Service Providers and pipe both those feeds into one network. Here's and example at Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3U9difK They can be programmed to load balance between the two providers. The plus here is that both ISP's will be feeding data into one network. After you have that working you can set both routers to be on the same network and all should work (very simplified explanation here). I suspect that the problem you are trying to solve would not require you to do all of this. If all you need is your WIFI range extended this can be taken care of by a WIFI range extender like this one at Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3PS88SR or (Refurb): amzn.to/3U9jswK I will be doing a video on WIFI range extenders and how to deploy them in the future. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the great question. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Hello, is it possible to make the MAIN ROUTER #1 COMMON NETWORK private in this scenario? My goal is to make a guest network that can't access the main network, thanks.
Great vid BUT I doesn't work for me. I have a UK bt hub 2 connected to fibre set exactly like your primary router. My 2nd router as Asus 58u set again as your router #2. The wan light on the Asus is on , but I get no internet access. Any ideas why?
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I will consider this. I am also contemplating a Raspberry PI 4 Nas as well. Thank you for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best. 👍😀
So weird , I just asked him if my synology NAS server would work with DD-WRT VPN and have two networks , one will be the network configured for torrented with my Synology NAS server on it. So a Synology NAS configuration with two networks, DD-WRT and Synology NAS server set up with VPN configuration DD-WRT Synology NAS compatibility
Yes, DHCP is enabled on all three routers. It is required to be in each network as they are all separate networks. You could disable dhcp on the primary router but there really would be no great advantage. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Just a thought, instead of connecting router#3 to the main modem/router, can it be connected to the second router via ethernet and have the same setup? Or make the router#2 as access point, then hook up router#3 to router #2 and setup router #3 as separate network. The goal is to use the router #3 for the guests, as my access point (router#2) would not let me create guest network with internet access. Thanks. By the way I setup my second router as per your other video. Router #2 DHCP is disabled.
In answer to my question, I just setup my router#3, connect to lan port of router#2 to wan port of router#3. Setup and configuration as per this video. Router #3 IP address is 192.168.1.1 Main router#1 is 192.168.0.1 Router #2 is 192.168.0.12 I did not touch the DHCP of router #3, router#2 DHCP is disabled. This setup works. In this setup I have 1 different networks as router#2 is setup as access point or extension of router#1.
Yes, in this configuration you can use an alternate DNS for the secondary router. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Question. I have a xfinity modem that had the modem/router combined. Can the router in the combined package be used as the primary router when setting up private networks? or do I need the 3 routers like you show in the set up?
Yes it can be used as the primary router as it still is a router. It shouldn't be a problem. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
One more question. I was looking to get two routers for private networks. I was told this router below would do the same thing???? I’m not sure I trust them to know the correct answer. Could this replace the 2 separate routers and still have the results of 2 private up addresses? Linksys Max stream tri-band mesh wifi 5 router AC2200. Up to 2.2 gigabytes
Question. Why change each of the routers’ LAN IP’s (2nd and 3rd) do 192.168.1 and 192.168.2? Is this what makes them private? What would change if they were kept on the primary 192.168.0 network ip and just given their different device #’s either static or through dhcp reservation? Would they no longer be private or what exactly are the reasons for changing to the 1 and 2 vs keeping them all on the primary network?
The IP address difference is what makes each network private. There is a network address (ID) 192.168.X and the node addresses 192.168.2.X this is determined by the subnet 255.255.255.0 there are many networking tutorials on how all this works on the net. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I am happy to know you get value from my content. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
One more question. I was looking to get two routers for private networks. I was told this router below would do the same thing???? I’m not sure I trust them to know the correct answer. Could this replace the 2 separate routers and still have the results of 2 private up addresses? Linksys Max stream tri-band mesh wifi 5 router AC2200. Up to 2.2 gigabytes
I'm not sure what the person was referring to about that router? I own the exact model you mention, I think, it's a Linksys EA8300 but again not knowing what they are referring to I'm at a loss. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Unfortunately the modem (unless it's a modem/router combo) only connects one device to the Internet by giving it one IP address that's why you need a router with NAT to connect multiple devices to the modem. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I've searched the internet for hours and hours and hours trying to find this video. THANK YOU!
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HA! I followed your instructions and was able to add a second router way out in my shop (burried 100 feet of LAN cable). So the work-from-home network is now separate from the "public" shop network. These are both connected to my Comcast modem/router. To my amazement it worked the first time. Thank you for the no nonsense tutorial.
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I've been researching VLANs for a few days now, coming to the conclusion I needed to buy a switch and update my routers. In under 30 minutes I had this setup working with an old crappy dlink router. I'll still upgrade my "main router", but at least this gives me proof that I can get it working. Many thanks for this ridiculously thorough explanation. Watched it all.
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You're video just saved me! I had my secondary network on the same network as my main router. I'm surprised it worked at all. I got a power pack for my router and modem, in the winter the electricity trips on the outlets they're plugged in and this time around I could not get my 600VPN router to connect to the internet. Your brief review of 192.168.000.000 really tied it all together for me! Thank you for your great video!
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Thank you sir!! You did not have to spend your time educating us, but I'm glad you did. Very thorough, with no stone left unturned. I followed your direction and had success from the first attempt. Again, many thanks for sharing your experience and knowledge.
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Thank you very much.I watched your other videos first and this was what I was attempting to do.Glad I came across it. I followed the setup as shown and my networks are up and running with no issues. I learned a great deal also. You are a nuts and bolts kind of guy and didnt lose me in the technical bs as others have done. You are the man. Im subscribing and watching your other videos.
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Hello Richard , yours is one of the best video on youtube for networking .. thank a lot, you are a very good teacher. 👍👍🙏🙏🙏
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i was always confused with ip address stuff, came across this video and n i learnt easily...wow u r a great teacher......thanks a ton for the video....God bless you..!!
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Thank you so much for making this video and showing every step along the way. You helped me figure out my home internet and improving my networking situation where even the guides provided by the products weren't helpful. Awesome video.
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This is great! Thank you for doing this Richard. I've been wanting to learn how to set something like this up for a while. I followed the steps in your video and I have my networks set up and they are working. Thanks again!
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Thank you for this detailed description and guide!
My question is: is this a /24 network correct? Wouldn't the subnet mask change when you add the two new routers, creating networks within a network?
this is the first video from your channel, I'm new to the whole topic and I found it very easy to grasp, I am very eager to implement the concept in my home
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So i watched your video, i was looking for help connecting a tp link ER605 router (no wifi on this router) and one Orbi RBR10 for wifi using one ISP…the er605 and the orbi ip addresses are different so it was pretty much plug and play…thanks to the way you explained everything i was able to get my system up and running but i have a question: should i keep the Orbi the way it is now a second router or change it to AP mode or it doesn’t really matters? Thanks in advance 🙏🏾💯
There's an old saying,"If it's not broken don't fix it." But if you want to experiment there should be a way to save a configuration file (backup) for either of the routers so you can bring it back (restore) the router to the current working settings easily. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for this I've been trying to figure out how to separate my home network from my lab and this is absolutely perfect. The one thing I did have to do is delete the DHCP scope information on the server and re-add it. I also had to turn DHCP off on the secondary router. Really pleased with this thanks again
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Thanks a lot Richard, what a great, detailed and enjoyable guide ! Now I have separated my work and home networks with three cheap routers. I have two questions: From one of the subnetworks (home), how can I set up NAT to open specific ports ? I've found that nothing works even if I setup the NAT in the correspondent network's router. The other question is... Now that I have separated networks 192.168.2.x and 192.168.3.x, how can I share a folder from a computer in the first network, to be available from the second network ? (and also enable a way to view the computer with rdp from the other network)... Is there a way to create a route between networks to make that 'restricted' communication ? Thanks again
Richard. Great video. Would this set up cause double NAT issues for the two private networks? Could this be solved by removing the common router and having the two private networks run off a router/modem combo (set to modem mode) ?? Warm Regards
Hi Richard. Thanks for the 2 private network setup. With COVID19 I have my office setup as one network, work at home and a router for my kids setup for googleclass. When you will be able to showing us how to share a printer between the two private networks. Need to share the printer & NAS storage ASAP
Hello again Richard. I have one more question. I watched your video over 20 times and finally was able to make things work. However, I need to be able to see the other routers from my main router. Have your done the second video allowing access to the other routers from the main router?
The main router (connected to the modem) can see both the other routers and if the other routers are set up to allow remote management then you can manage those routers if you are logged into the main router. I'm uncertain from your question as to what exactly you're trying to achieve?
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i never understood this networking stuff on other videos but man thank you so much this video is complete guide
Great Video! I plan to move all of my smart devices to a seperate wifi network (on a 2nd router) leaving our home PCs on a seperate router.🙂
Have a look at this video: ua-cam.com/video/rLQYXBH8y9s/v-deo.html for an alternate way of doing the same thing. It might be an easier and perhaps a better solution. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I tried, but my google home will not go onto the guest network. Something about the AP?
I have a video on how to connect two routers together here: ua-cam.com/video/J5QJb3O19zI/v-deo.html but they will be part of the same network but if you put your IOT devices on the guest network on your Netgear AC1750 it should isolate them nicely. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, really great video, very comprehensive. Quick question, I understand that Private Networks 1 and 2 would be able to see IP in the Common Network, but not each other.
My question is if from the common network, can you see the IP on each of the Private Networks below?
I have this same question. Did you find out?
Este video fue muy educativo. Muy bien explicado. Desde Santiago de Chile, muchas gracias por compartir tu conocimiento.
Thank you Richard. I learned so much from your video. I was wondering if I can get the same results by using a main router and one other router and have two separate networks? Using two routers instead of three? Thanks again for sharing your knowledge.
In order to achieve two private networks you will need three routers. It's really not feasible with two routers. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Fantastic video! I'm surprised a manufacturer hasn't seen this market and created a router with two networks (excluding the 2.5, 5 GHz). I'm about to venture down this path and I'm curious - what router manufacturer is easiest (best, simple UI?) for the inexperienced network creator?
Richard...EXCELLENT Video... I have an "in-Law" unit on my property and had just put an Access Point in the unit (connected via cable and about 150 feet away). I thought I had my own network pretty much isolated but quickly found out that those in the in-law unit could still access my printer and probably other information on my personal machines...not desired. Setting these up as two isolated networks will fix that!! Question 1: you stated to prevent 2.4 GHz interference, you should use only Channel 1, 6, or 11, but later in your video you actually improved your wireless speed by changing to Channel 8. Did that mean you had interference on 1, 6, or 11 from one of your "neighbors"? Question 2... With your three router configuration, do you still need to have the wireless radios enabled on the Main Router #1 Common Network if your two Private Network Routers are HARDWIRE connected and you can access those wirelessly ? Thank You for your excellent, easy to follow videos…. John
Hi Richard, Absolutely love your presentations.
Be great if you could do a presentation on how to configure a wireless secondary and tertiary WITHOUT connecting them to the PC via cable to configure them.
Thanks Richard! I appreciate the detailed instructions. I was getting tripped up with the WAN settings. You saved me tons of time 🥳
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Awesome video ! just what I needed
FYI -For NETGEAR router gotta setup static ips on primary, then used the Static Routes under Advanced/Advanced Setup/ on 2nd and 3rd Thank you !
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I’m scratching my head with my two knight hawk routers. How do you set up the second IP on the primary?
And what IP do I use that falls within the DHCP?
The only thing I can say is that if you configure any three routers exactly as I describe in the video you will end up with the result in the video. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi and thanks for the great video. Can the private network routers connect to the main router or access point wirelessly? Any short answer to how?
Many thanks.
I do have videos on how to connect routers wirelessly but I do not think they would work in this configuration. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, I loved this detailed video and helped me to set up the home network at my place. I have a question - if I conn, I.e., To which modem is attached, then can I access drives connected to private network one or private network 2? or private network 2 ?
Awesome video. Question can I turn off the main routers wifi?
If you wish to, you certainly can shut if off. It will not affect the wired network function of any of the routers. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I understand the security risks, but could you show how do a static route or how to share a media server on router B and router A can access it via Router A wifi, really like you videos and subscribed. Thanks
Hi Richard, your video is great. I wonder if it is necessary to disable the NAT for the two secondary routers because there is no need to transform the IP from the secondary routers to the primary routers as they both use the private IP address. Thanks.
It's up to you. Try it and see if it works without issue. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
VERY comprehensive Richard . THANKS AGAIN!!!
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Thanks so much for this video Richard. I had been struggling for ages to get internet access on the secondary router. Well explained.
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Great video sir. Have one question. I only hooked one router to the primary like u explained. Now will that be just one private network? I want to put all my iot devices on it for security. Will appreciate your reply. Will private network share info with main router? 🙏
Hi Richard , can i connect 2 access points to each other Via an ethernet Cable . the first access point connect to the ISP Modem/router and both APs will share internet wirlessly with Lan devices . DHCP only is configured on the main router .
Excellent video!!!! The info was what I needed!!!! Thanks!!!
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Hi Richard,i am a subscriber and great fan of you,great content as always
One sugestion,wouldn"t be better to just setup one second router with various wifi ssid(main wifi,guest1 wifi,guest2 wifi etc)separate them on router firewall and assign those for diferent purposes like: kids,iot,bussiness,coffee shop etc?
Richard,
Thank you for your time putting these videos together.
Ive watched a couple now and have now Subscribed.
I am considering using the setup in this video however I have a question.
If I setup one network for my Home Office and the other for my General Home stuff (doing games, Netflix etc) will this curb any problems I might have if I was in a Video Conference and say someone fired up a game or Netflix on the other network?
What about DHCP on two other routers?
Thanks for the video. I just want to know about DHCP on both private network.
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@@richardlloydusa, You never responded to his DHCP question. What are the settings for DHCP, on both of the private networks?
Thanks for the technical but somewhat easy to understand video series. I’m wondering if you have already made a video showing how to connect a second router to the isp supplied modem/router combo with VOIP gateway. If you haven’t, perhaps you can explain how to create 2 private WiFi networks utilizing above equipment. Finally, do you have any content showing configuration setup using a Mac?
Hi Richard, Thanks for sharing this video. Very logical and methodical. Was wondering if you have thoughts on how to configure the WAN if you cannot get to it, say on a wireless portable router on the secondary. Is that even possible?
Hi Richard. Thanks for putting this video out. It's nice to get my two private networks set up properly. I have my home and home office setup as one network, and a router for my kids set up for the other. As you described in the video, you will be showing us how to share a printer between the two private networks. With COVID19 and my kids being home from school, they need to print now. In the meantime, until you get that video up on UA-cam, can you please share a link with a how-to write up? I need to set up a shared printer as soon as possible.
Your welcome. Thanks for bringing this back to mind for me. I'm working on making this video currently and I will post it soon. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hello Mr. Scott. I made a video based on your request. You can watch it here ua-cam.com/video/xoJXj-VoCPY/v-deo.html Thank you again. All the best. 👍😀
@@richardlloydusa thank you sir!
Is it possible to use the wifi facility to reduce cables?
A lot of thanks for this video Richard. I have a question though. Can I use the TP Link TD-W8961N as the modem and main router while also providing wifi? How will this affect the performance of the network. I hope you could enlighten me with my situation. Thank you very much again.
With work from home this is a must.
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Hi, this help me a lot. Been looking for this kind of video for a while. Thanks
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Richard, I followed your detailed directions and it worked like a charm (I have a main router and a connected second router). I do have a big question though. let's say I want to access the admin page of the second router from the main network. I realize that I could simply connect to it via it's wifi, but would like to be able to do it the wired route. I can access any devices' admin page that is part of the second router's network via port forwarding; however, I don't know how to do the same for the second router's admin page. both my routers are netgear. is there some port used by the routers that are used for admin page related items?
Since you would be accessing the secondary routers through the WAN port you would have to tell the secondary routers to allow access to the admin page from the Internet (a feature that for obvious reasons is usually blocked but usually can be allowed by changing a setting in the config page) once that block is allowed you should be able to connect to the admin page on those routers from a (remote IP address) which would be the IP address you assigned to the wan port. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for your help - I was able to set up two routers on separate networks. I couldn't adjust the DHCP range on the primary router (ARRIS) so I just assigned the high IP address to the second router and all seems to work.
Just a question on the DCHP, leaving just the main router to provide IP's to both networks. With just the DCHP active on the main network, it will provide IP's for the 2 side networks, even though they are on separate networks? Also, just wondering about the IP range for each network, being different networks, each can provide the full 256-2 IP's from 1 to 255, or should each be segmented for 1/3 of the IP's each??
Great question. The DHCP being active on the main network is really not that important unless you are connecting clients to it. In the video when you reset the secondary and tertiary routers (client routers to the main) you will be enabling DHCP on them by default and when you set the internal LAN IP address on each router that will configure the LAN DHCP on the client router to handle IP address requests on that private network. The DHCP server on the primary main router can only and will only hand out IP addresses on the (in my case) 192.168.0.XXX network. The WAN ports on the other two routers will be manually configured (hard coded) with a permanent IP address that will not change. So you shouldn't have to worry about DHCP on any of the routers. Make sure to reset all the routers to factory defaults and then follow my video exactly it will work for you. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard thanks so much for this video. It was very informative and was exactly what I was looking for. I used this video to set up my 2 networks and Nas. Once again thanks so much for sharing.
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Mr. Lloyd. Thank you very much for this video. Learned a lot. I'm a subscriber to your channel.
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I like the style but I wanted to do 2 networks with 1 router/modem and a secondary cascaded router. Can you point me in a good direction?
You can connect two routers to one modem and have two networks (Primary router being one network and the Secondary router being the second network). But with only two routers you will not have a private network on the primary router as the secondary router network will be able to see anything hosted in the primary network. With three routers you will get TWO private networks that can share anything that's hosted on the primary router network. You could set the configuration I show in this video and with just two routers and get one private network with one shared network. You can also connect two routers together as part of the same network and I show that in this video: ua-cam.com/video/J5QJb3O19zI/v-deo.html I have a playlist of connecting routers together videos here: ua-cam.com/play/PLnxXRLSlmSVNiENiN9wTejP6dtIqqmTya.html Thank you for watching, commenting, the very kind words and your generous contribution. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
You are Awesome.. i love you your teaching...Thank U teacher!!!
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Hi, this is great. can you have three private networks by using four routers and just follow the same process with the 4th router that you used for routers 2 and 3? thank you.
Yes, absolutely. Just keep adding routers, follow the process and make sure that you keep the IP addresses for each new router unique (192.168.0.1, 192.168.1.1, 192.168.3.1, 192.168.4.1. etc.) I stopped at two private networks because I ran out of hardware I may do an update video and do three private networks. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I'm glad you enjoyed it. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Awesome tutorial, I appreciate the detail. How would I configure the lease range on routers 1and 2?
You're most welcome. If you're talking about the the DHCP lease time that would be configured inside each routers configuration web page. Check your manufacturers web page for details on where to find the DHCP lease time setting. I'm glad and happy to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Very good tutorial. However, I am confused about network 1. Both network 2, and 3 can access Network 1. So networks can jump to another network. Can you clarify that aspect. eg. printer on network 2 can be accessed from network 1? etc.
The routers both have a network address on the common network via the outside WAN port therefore they have access (can route) to that network. The private networks can not route to the other private network because they do not have a route to each other just to the common network. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard I’m not sure you still monitor this but I’ll ask… with your 3 routers and modem you are connecting 2 routers to the Linksys router, why not connect all 3 routers to your modem?
Reason I ask is that I have Centurylink modem/ router and if I connected 2 routers to them would be the same if connected properly, correct? I’m almost 70 and this doesn’t come easy but I’m learning with your help thanks
Your Modem/Router combo is actually two devices in one package. So yes, by connecting two more routers to that Modem/Router you should be able to achieve the same result as show in the video. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
I already have this setup, kinda. I have an upstairs (me) and a downstairs (wife) setup. Now, she needs access to large files I have on my machine. How would you do that? We are running out of cloud space. Could a NAS connect to both networks? Thanks!
You're most welcome. Yes, a NAS attached to the primary router would provide both of you with access to the NAS. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard, thanks for this wonderful video. I do not have access to my landlord's router so I have a wifi extender, My laptop does not have an ethernet cable, so I connected to my own router (Dlink) using wifi. I am however unable to browse to the rip address of the 2nd (Dlink) router to do the configurations as I get an error page. What else can I do?
Old video but hoping you still see this. What if you only have two routers? Can you make it so the main one is not accessible from the second? For example using the main one for home use and second one as work use without it being able to access the main one?
There is a way of accomplishing that goal using VLAN's and I may make a video explaining how to do that. Check your router documentation to see if it has the feature and how to configure it. The third party firmware DD-WRT has the capability if your router is compatible. Here is a router with VLAN capability built in from the factory Amazon(paid):amzn.to/3Tgzwd4 but I can not say if it will do what you wish with VLAN's. Do your own research on this I will too. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa thank you and thanks for the informative videos! Currently my plan was to have the Deco X60 mesh be my "main" router and have a smart switch hooked up to the LAN on that. From the
smart switch I'll have the second router and also various wired connections (TVs, computers, etc). Smart switch does have VLAN support so I suppose the port going to the second router could be set up that way. I'll have to look more into it. Do all your other settings still apply to the second router in this set up?
Yes, the settings for the second router should be the same as I show in the video as it would still be it's own separate network. Good luck.
Excellent work - thank you taking the time to show us.
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Hi Richard, Great video as others. Thank you indeed for putting them together.
Could you please share your advice on the following setup. ISP provides a two in one modem-router(MR). Obviously MR router is not sufficient and it is often the case more powerful router needs connecting. When adding an extra router i.e NETGEAR R7000 how do you go about DHCP on MR please. Do you leave it enabled and just disable WiFi on MR or you would advise DHCP on MR is disabled please. If you had a video on this please link it in your reply. Best, Senad
DHCP on the main router is not a big issue you can leave it on and hard code assign IP's to the other two routers outside the DHCP range of the MR DHCP server (usually there is a range of IP's not used by the DHCP server). The WIFI should be disabled on the MR as you are not going to use it, as well it would just add noise to your WIFI environment (use up another channel and possibly cause interference with the other two routers) if you left it on. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for the great video, Richard! Can I ask you 2 questions? First, does this setup give you 3 networks in total (the common network + the 2 private networks? Second, if I substitute one of the additional private networks with a mesh network (e.g. Google Wifi), will it work?
In this configuration you will have three networks as you state. You should be able to use the Google WIFI mesh router as one of the private networks without any problem. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa Thanks for the answers, Richard! Much success to you!
Thanks to you, I can now understand the event. Thanks.
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HI there Richard, good stuff on your videos. Do you have some recommendations for setting up a router for IPTV receiver?
Hi Richard,down under here,My primary Modem-Router is a Netgear D7000. I would like to use a 2nd Modem-Router (Netgear AC 750) in Granny Flat about 50 metres down the back yard. Running an Ethernet Cable would be inconvenient. Could I use WiFi between the 2 Routers instead of hard wire?
You may be able to do it with powerline adapters ua-cam.com/video/WcaH73tJLFQ/v-deo.html but the distance and the fact that it is a separate build from yours make it somewhat unlikely that this solution would work.
Another option is this WIFI transmitter at Amazon: amzn.to/2LPRgez but it is $50 and you may need two of them.
The only other option would be running outdoor network cable out to the building which you can bury with a flat spade (does not need to be very deep just as long as it is not exposed and susceptible to the lawn mower) I know it's a bit of work but it will give you the best result. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
As long as the electrical cable is on the same meter the powerline adapter will work. My setup is main modem/router in the main house, my office is in granny flat about 15 metres away from the main router.
I use Tenda PH3 AV1000 powerline adapter.
My second router TP Link Archer VR1600v in the granny flat, main router Sagemcom.
I get 1Gbps over ethernet using Cat6 cable on my laptop and PC.
I get 433Mbps max. over WiFi at 5Ghz.
I can then further extend this using a 3in1 AC1200 Universal extender/repeater/access point.
TendaPH3 can extend up to 200m coverage.
thank you sir!
i have a question though, just to be clear, if the primary router had a tv on it, can i cast to it using a phone on the private networks? i reaaaly don't want that to happen, errrrm when i'm studying, it's embarrassing, that is my nightmare fuel, and from what i understood YOU STILL CAN cast... i'd be happy to be proven wrong
Anything connected to the primary router connected to the modem will be able to be seen and accessed by any client on either private network. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Excellent video. Great details! Thank you.
Thanks for the great videos! but i have a question... im using a Tplink AC1200 and it has 3 mode - Wireless Router, Access Point, Range Extender, none of these seem to work ass you describe. Is this model compatible ?
The router mode "should" work with this configuration. I do not have access to a AC1200 so I can't say with any certainty if it will work. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi, Richard !! Seasons Greetings to you. I have a question for you, is it possible to login into private network router from common network ?
Yes it is possible to log into either secondary router from the primary. You would have to enable outside access to the router as if you would be granting internet access to it's configuration. Check the manufacturers website on how to grant access to your router from the internet or (WAN) port to the configuration page. Thank you for watching, commenting, subscribing and the very kind words. I really appreciate it greatly. All the best to you and your loved ones.👍😀
Please share a video how you can share a network printer between the two independent network. Would you connect the printer to the main router then share it? Appreciate any feedback.
Hi I need the video explaining how to share between the networks. That’s exactly what I’m working with now and trying to figure out
In this video the primary router which has the Internet connection is common to both networks. Anything connected to the primary network can be shared and seen by either of the secondary private networks. So if you share a drive or a printer on the primary network either of the private networks will be able access it. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa oooh ok. I was thinking each network was restricted aside from internet sharing to devices within their own network. So if i put a router on the primary Att gateway (internet connected router) and then a NAS on that secondary router AND a 3rd router on the secondary router (so secondary router has both the NAS AND the 3rd router everything should be able to communicate without having to do routing tables or anything like that? Should jjat work? …devices on the 3rd router should still be able to see the NAS on the secondary router? Just to use my specific example for clarity?
@@richardlloydusa and I wanted to say thanks for replying btw. Super appreciated!!
Good luck. Remember that only the things connected to the primary router using my configuration are shareable to both routers.
@@richardlloydusa ok great thanks again for ur help!
Is this configuration having a primary and a second and third router what you recommend to set up a guest network. My primary router is an Actiontec C1000A router. Thanks for this excellent presentation. Carl Norgauer
Hi Richard. Can I use a network switch between the main router to the secondary router(s)?
Hi Richard. How can we do this with a Mesh router units? if you have three units mesh net connected? They all three have different IP addresses now
Looking at the TP-Link Deco units they appear to be able to be used as stand alone units.
· Wireless Router Mode - Creates an instant private wireless network
· Access Point Mode - Creates Wi-Fi access for any existing wired network
Try it and report back. I'm interested in this result.
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Hi Lloyd, I purchased a new Asus RT-AC66U and I am daisy changing it off of an Sagecom Fast5260CV. I was going to follow the configs in your video but the Asus is already using a different set of IP.s Its LAN IP is 192.168.50.1 and is assigning IP's in that range up to 192.168.50.254. The main router uses IP's in the range of 192.168.1.1 up to .254. Both routers are set to DHCP but I am assuming with the different addresses being used I will be OK. My Main router is from the cable company and they won't let me change much of anything but the basics.
Great video, helped me out massively thank you!!! 🙏👍
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Hi Richard, I’ve added an AP through a powering extender upstairs.The first router is my ISP modem/router and it uses a 10.0.0.1. The second routers IP is a 192.168.0.1. I disabled the second routers DHCP and changed its 192.168.0.1 IP to 10.0.0.2.
It works fine I have 2 diff SSIDs and the coverage is great,reliable. Am I using the correct IP as 10.0.0.2?
I watch all your router videos and trial and error helps me understand them even more. Can you please let me know anything I’m doing wrong. I feel like I’m using the incorrect IP on the second router.
Hi Richard, thanks for the video. how about three routers?
I'm conducting this set as well, but my issue is how do I resolve the double NAT issue while maintaining the same setup?
I was thinking of doing port forwarding for each router and for my setup I'm doing a total of 4 routers. 1 primary and 3 private router
At 44:30 you changed the WAN Connection type from Dynamic to static IP. I have two Netgear NightHawks and I don't see any way to select the WAN IP addresses to static using the Netgear provided firmware. Any idea how to do this with the Netgear provided router firmware ? I've got them working with one of them in AP mode but would prefer the (I assume) additional security.
Hi Richard, can you advise PLS (or if you have a video about it already), how can I link two networks together, where both of them has separate ISP provider and they see each other wirelessly only? Can these two Networks extend their range, like a doorbell hanging on Network1 talks to SmartSwitch hanging on Network 2 (because wifi door bell is too far from network 2) They can be on same network - DHCP range can be set differently and clients enabled by MAC address filter - so everybody would use his same Internet, but our WiFi range would be extended....) Wifi load balancing comes not in picture here, as the two ISP connection is far from each other... Thanks
There are routers that can be connected to two separate Internet Service Providers and pipe both those feeds into one network. Here's and example at Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3U9difK They can be programmed to load balance between the two providers. The plus here is that both ISP's will be feeding data into one network. After you have that working you can set both routers to be on the same network and all should work (very simplified explanation here).
I suspect that the problem you are trying to solve would not require you to do all of this. If all you need is your WIFI range extended this can be taken care of by a WIFI range extender like this one at Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3PS88SR or (Refurb): amzn.to/3U9jswK
I will be doing a video on WIFI range extenders and how to deploy them in the future.
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Hello, is it possible to make the MAIN ROUTER #1 COMMON NETWORK private in this scenario? My goal is to make a guest network that can't access the main network, thanks.
Great vid BUT I doesn't work for me. I have a UK bt hub 2 connected to fibre set exactly like your primary router. My 2nd router as Asus 58u set again as your router #2. The wan light on the Asus is on , but I get no internet access. Any ideas why?
This configuration requires three routers. I have a video on how to do this with just two routers here: ua-cam.com/video/J5QJb3O19zI/v-deo.html
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Or one network for your home and one network for your next door neighbors home.
Yes that would work too. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Very helpful! Thanks.
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I am using two routers as in your older video.
"How To Connect Two Routers On One Home Network Using A Lan Cable Stock Router Netgear/TP-Link"
Precious information !!!
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VERY helpful. Thanks so much.
You should do a video on setting up a Synology NAS with SSD drives
I will consider this. I am also contemplating a Raspberry PI 4 Nas as well. Thank you for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best. 👍😀
So weird , I just asked him if my synology NAS server would work with DD-WRT VPN and have two networks , one will be the network configured for torrented with my Synology NAS server on it. So a Synology NAS configuration with two networks, DD-WRT and Synology NAS server set up with VPN configuration DD-WRT Synology NAS compatibility
nice video. very helpful to the other tech. thumbs up
Did you enable DHCP on all 3 routers? Can I setup 2 private network by using 2 wired routers behind my Frontier fois incoming router? Thanks!
Yes, DHCP is enabled on all three routers. It is required to be in each network as they are all separate networks. You could disable dhcp on the primary router but there really would be no great advantage. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Just a thought, instead of connecting router#3 to the main modem/router, can it be connected to the second router via ethernet and have the same setup?
Or make the router#2 as access point, then hook up router#3 to router #2 and setup router #3 as separate network. The goal is to use the router #3 for the guests, as my access point (router#2) would not let me create guest network with internet access. Thanks.
By the way I setup my second router as per your other video. Router #2 DHCP is disabled.
In answer to my question, I just setup my router#3, connect to lan port of router#2 to wan port of router#3. Setup and configuration as per this video. Router #3 IP address is 192.168.1.1
Main router#1 is 192.168.0.1
Router #2 is 192.168.0.12
I did not touch the DHCP of router #3, router#2 DHCP is disabled.
This setup works. In this setup I have 1 different networks as router#2 is setup as access point or extension of router#1.
is it possible to use a different DNS on the secondary router?
Yes, in this configuration you can use an alternate DNS for the secondary router. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Question. I have a xfinity modem that had the modem/router combined. Can the router in the combined package be used as the primary router when setting up private networks? or do I need the 3 routers like you show in the set up?
Yes it can be used as the primary router as it still is a router. It shouldn't be a problem. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
One more question.
I was looking to get two routers for private networks. I was told this router below would do the same thing???? I’m not sure I trust them to know the correct answer.
Could this replace the 2 separate routers and still have the results of 2 private up addresses?
Linksys Max stream tri-band mesh wifi 5 router AC2200. Up to 2.2 gigabytes
Thank you in advance.
Question. Why change each of the routers’ LAN IP’s (2nd and 3rd) do 192.168.1 and 192.168.2? Is this what makes them private? What would change if they were kept on the primary 192.168.0 network ip and just given their different device #’s either static or through dhcp reservation? Would they no longer be private or what exactly are the reasons for changing to the 1 and 2 vs keeping them all on the primary network?
The IP address difference is what makes each network private. There is a network address (ID) 192.168.X and the node addresses 192.168.2.X this is determined by the subnet 255.255.255.0 there are many networking tutorials on how all this works on the net. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I am happy to know you get value from my content. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
One more question.
I was looking to get two routers for private networks. I was told this router below would do the same thing???? I’m not sure I trust them to know the correct answer.
Could this replace the 2 separate routers and still have the results of 2 private up addresses?
Linksys Max stream tri-band mesh wifi 5 router AC2200. Up to 2.2 gigabytes
I'm not sure what the person was referring to about that router? I own the exact model you mention, I think, it's a Linksys EA8300 but again not knowing what they are referring to I'm at a loss. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Could you use a Switch off of the modem to separate the two networks?
Unfortunately the modem (unless it's a modem/router combo) only connects one device to the Internet by giving it one IP address that's why you need a router with NAT to connect multiple devices to the modem. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀