Just want to ask. Can you connect 2 router with different ISP to 1 router (AP) for faster speed? Can you connect 2 router with same ISP to 1 router for faster speed? A like and a subscribe for answers. Thanks.
@@LironSegev did you skip a step? Is the 2nd router plugged into the first router via LAN cable? Or, is it just set up somewhere in your house boosting signal but not physically connected to the primary router?
by this way i raised my old router from the death couple month ago :) But you should've mention how to connect two router each other for people who don't have knowledge how to do it.
Yeah I wondered that! If you have a WiFi dead zone at the far end of your house, do you need to run a super long LAN cable all the way? Because not everyone can do that.
Question, after completing the steps. Do I have to connect my old router to my main router via cable for this to work? Or can I just place the old router where I want and still get internet. Thanks.😊
@@LironSegev to add to this, you can use power line adapters to connect the two if you don't want to use a long ethernet cable, eg if they are in different parts of the house
It depends on your router. For my Netgear Nighthawk, I can choose between "AP mode" and "Bridge mode." In AP mode, I need an ethernet connection between routers, and the second router just acts as an access point. In Bridge Mode, the routers connect via WiFi, and I can connect Ethernet devices to the bridged router, however, if I connect a WiFi device to the bridged router, now every packet is sent twice, once between the mobile device and the bridged router, then from the bridged router to the main router. Depending on what is going on with your WiFi network, this could cut throughput in half. Also, you should take into consideration that WIFi handles collisions much less gracefully than Ethernet does, so if you have a lot of devices, moving as many of them as possible to Ethernet will reduce collision problems.
Really good video, I already tested this a couple of years ago, but you gave me some new steps and some clarification I didn't know before. I'll have to try this again and adjust my notes ;)
I just tried this with my old Belkin 450 DB router and it did not work. Oh darn! I guess the old router has to be compatible with the new router? Was so excited to discover your website and seeing what I can do to improve my weak internet, since we have now two people working from home where we originally only needed AT&T’s 100 internet plan for watching movies & checking the internet. I also saw your GoggleFi video and am seriously considering switching from AT&T, especially since we just returned from a week’s cruise and AT&T charged $1300+ in roaming fees. So over AT&T!
I've spend the last 2 evenings trying to get my old Buffalo router to be a WiFi extender. This video is missing so much to make this work. Its not as easy has he says. I can set up the access point, but it doesn't connect to my main router....😖
What he didn't mention was connect the two routers as well with wired connection. From main router lan to WAN/lan of secondary router based on if you want to add second network or extended the network. Hope that helps
@@whendarknessfalls6969 you do understand that it isnt obvious to people who dont understand this stuff. You saying, "obviously" to this is like me taking you on an Airborne jump, slapping a static chute on you and when you ask me what to do saying, "isnt it obvious?"
How to convert an old router into a wifi repeater without using a LAN cable (no cable between old and new router), but still the old router has to boost the signal of new router so that wifi range is extended.
Should the two routers be connected with an ethernet cable? How will the "new" extended router receive signal, via WiFi or ethernet cable? And which is better?
This is a question that is critical to the success of this project, and it was NOT answered in the video, however it is answered elsewhere in the comments. The main router and the access point router need to be connected by an Ethernet cable.
The old router should be plugged to a power source - am I right? I've watched several videos such as this but no mention of plugging it in to a power source/outlet. Also, no wire or cable connection between old and new? Next, I now have a fiber internet router and the old one is DSL router - will it work just the same? Will the old router act something like a "relay" for wifi signal? Thanks.
thnx 4 sharing. if i want to connect my printer to the wi-fi, while wi-fi at my place is amplified with a signal adapter, so my printer is seen as offline except it's not. do you have any advice on that matter?? thank again
my old router is a Telstra Smart Modem, im hoping this method will work. would i have to remove the sim card inside it since my old router has 4G backup? my new router is a dual band router and i love it :D
I have a new Sky Max Hub , and was going to throw away the old one , could I use the old one that an extension ? Like in my corridor to extend the signal, great tips , I'm not a techie but you make the task simplied many thanks 👍
In the past one would have to configure the older router to work in bridge mode in order to turn it into an extender, but the past generations of routers (at least last 10 years) likely have lots of smartness built in; it likely would not be necessary any longer. But on the video the older router was configured to use a static ip address in the same class and range as the ones used in the new router, and that could cause a conflict in some situations because the new router does not know that the the extender is using a static ip address, and thus could lease the same ip address to some device in the network. One would have to exclude the ip address used by the extender from the range of available ip addresses that the dhcp server in the new router could lease to other devices in the network, otherwise there could be a conflict. Or maybe since the older router is operating in the gateway mode which control all the network layers structure, it may take care of that possible conflict. (depending on how new and smart your router is) Anyway, just a heads up in case someone is having some issues...
So a question. Once I have the extra wifi router set up this way (as a repeater, extender etc.) should I be able to connect to it and get the configuration screen by using the static IP that I had given it? If not how do I connect to it going forward? Do I actually have to unhook it and then just plug it straight to my laptop again? Things are working just fine and great video. I was just wondering about this 1 thing. Thanks.
What about attaching the second router/extender into a wired connection. Will that work? Is there any setting that is needed or do we just hook a cable into the second router/extender?
Incredibly my cheap router had a "configuration wizard" that made it extra easy, but I had NO IDEA that I could use my old router to extend my Wifi, and I still can't believe it worked, I have strong signal in the places I used to have almost none!
I still have a question. Do I have to connect to the second router via ethernet cable to get internet or will my computer connect to the second router via wifi?
I do this, also. When the WAN becomes obsolete, they are still capable of wireless APs and VLANs... until you want to go to the next WiFi version. I am about to retire my Cisco RV160W for a pfSesne+ build, and may need an AP. Just got a new iPhone that is WiFi-6 enabled, though.
I need to do this... I’ve got pretty decent internet but my PS4 is in a room which is pretty far from the modem,.I normally run a long network cable across the house because I get lag spikes (packet loss??)... but I can’t just leave this network cable laying around.. if I owned the house I’d send it through the celling but this might be an easier option! Cheers for the video!
Say I have a network switch running every ethernet port in my house. The modem is in my basement connectted directly to my switch. And My main router is on the main floor and my secondary router is on the upstairs floor. Would the setup be the same or does the secondary router have to be fed its connection from the primary router ?
I chain them. I go from the LAN of the main router, to the WAN of the second router. I set both to dynamic and let them set themselves up. It works for me.
Can I make this work on a c7000 combo (netgear)? It doesn't say "WAN" on any of the ports, so I'm not sure if it will even recognize an external modem.
hi, i have wanted to do this for ages and was psyched to see your amazing video. my new router is up and running, i know its ip address and gateway, but i can't replicate what you did with the old router. you can reset to factory settings with the power off? i THINK i reset it to factory but i'm losing you at the point "find the router in the new router's wifi list and simply connect to it". it's not in the list (i did an ip config and an arp -a). i hooked up a notebook to the old router to try and access an admin page but i can't see how i can do that without a gateway address. am i supposed to have my old router hooked up to one of the ports in my new router? (i didn't think so.) when you demonstrated changing the ip address and disabling dhcp in the network/lan settings, were you in ADMIN page of the old router? or the new router? i lost it after "a few moments later". thanks!
Is there an issue with changing the name/password of the 2nd router to match your main router? I don't want to separately connect depending on what room I'm in. If I match the name and password does this cause interference bouncing between the 2?
You don't need the routers username and password to connect to your network. I think if you go out of range from one and into the range of the other your computer would still be in the network with the same in address it was most recently assigned. The two routers must have different ip addresses, though, so if you want to connect for some administrative purpose you would have to connect them separately. That said only one will be serving out in addresses via dhcp, so changes to dhcp configuration can only be done on the actual dhcp server.
@@AlDunbar Technically it will work if there are 2 routers setup with 2 identical wifi name, user ID & password.The device will automatically connect to the wifi with the strongest signal.However, if the device is moved to another room where the wifi signal from the first router is weak but remain connected, the internet connection will be very poor, unless it is manually disconnected & reconnected to the wifi from the 2nd router.This is different from mesh system.Mesh system can do this automatically.
This is great stuff. Can I do this with an old Cenurylink/Qwest modem? When I get into the modem's configuration area, it doesn't look or act the same. Also, if I have to have the old modem hard wired to the new one, is this really that useful? Seems like without running a long ethernet cable under the house or something, I'm creating a second access point for wifi that is essentially sitting right near the main modem.
so if I have a garage this is on my back yard and it don't get wifi from the home I can run a cable out to it and use an old router to have wifi in the garage
Hi mate, have I modem and 2 routers running in my house, my question is if my device is connect to a wifi signal, and if I move to another room where there is no coverage, I have to switch over manually to the closest router. Is there a way to automatically connect to the closest router?
Sorry i'm bit late to the party hear but I have a couple of questions No1 can I use a different ISP's provided router as I've just switched to a new ISP. No2 do I keep the SSID the same or will this cause a conflict. Great video might give it a go tomorrow see how I get on thanks.
Hello I hae a netgear Nighthawk xr500 and its connected to a gatway via eithernet and I want to add a xr300 to the xr500 but I can't do it with out using a eithernet cable and i want to do it wirelessly do you have any ideas?
My main gateway router is with Xfinity and the extender that I have is with NetGear, can this function still be done? I don't have my cable plugged into the NetGear extender, should I? It's my room on the other side of the house that I'm experiencing the slow wifi
Hi, I get this error on my mac once I update the router settings: "...has a self-assigned IP address and will not be able to connect to the Internet." After this it no longer lets me access the router or it settings. How can I fix this? Thanks
Good idea if you need to use a device wirelessly in an area where the router extender will be. But if the device is a game console, for instance, a PS4, then you can just use a LAN cable from your main router directly as you have to use a LAN cable between the two routers anyway. By the way, love your get-to-the-point videos Liron. No time wasting watching you for information!👍👍👌
2 routers is like dividing your bandwidth speed, making the 2nd router outputs less as fast as the first. if you can just use a LAN cable, even if it is super long, you will have a better connection than if using 2 routers. if you use wifi off the original router, you might get 4 bars, off the 2nd you might have 2 bars of signal. (it depends on how fast your bandwidth speed is. not everyone has more than 20 mbps speed or more, a lot of people around the world still have less than 5 mbps. If you have less than 10 mbps having 2 routers or using extenders might not make a whole lot of sense especially if you connect more than 10 devices to internet (roku, phones, tablets, computers, ring door bell, etc). also, with a secondary router you can assign a specific amount of bandwidth to that location so that it won't take up too much of your speed
While still without a working new router and no wi-fi or internet, CenturyLink tech guy split my wi-fi between 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz so some devices can work on the one we choose. I am interested in a wi-fi extender simple like many, the cable from the fiber optic box can on reach an outside room. Using an old bedroom as an office made sense as everything was there. At 1,500 sq. ft. on the main level, the kitchen & back porch w/grill. So having a Wi-Fi extender on this far end can receive a signal. NOTE: 5.0GHz is faster but has a short range. Wall, mirrors, appliances all interfere with this setting 2.4GHz setting choice is best for long distance and works for TV, appliances and cell watching UA-cam. Gaming and items needing more horse power 5.0 will not cut it, just decrease the range.
you left some gaps in these instructions, 1) the older router .. how does it connect to new router? is it wifi or cat 5 cable ? if its wifi how do you tell it what you new router ( main ) WEP settings to log itself in ? etc etc
great video, wanting to extend and strengthen my WIFI signal to other parts of the house. My house has hard wired LAN ethernet to various rooms, am I able to connect the old router via a ethernet cable to ensure strong signal rather than boosting my signal?
I am facing the same problem. Were you able to solve it. How to convert an old router into a wifi repeater without using a LAN cable (no cable between old and new router)?
Liron how can I configure and use a old disconnected Netgear C3700 N600 router as a wifi extender for my T-Mobile hotspot data? Not internet. Can this be done for mobile data? I would appreciate a vid on this. We dropped wired cable & internet yrs ago. TY in advance for any advice.
Hey Liron I have my router upstairs with a 4 way switch downstairs hard wired... can I replace this with my old router and how do I connect the cat 5 from my old router to my new router
Hi thanks for the video. I read we should use the better router to be the primary router. What if my secondary router's location is at a better location (more central). Do I swap the routers?
Will I still be able to control things like mac filtering of the secondary AP from the primary router. This is important to me as I am using old router to share network to some of my neighbors. But not all. Password will already be public petty much.
I have problem of unstable internet ..my tvbox channels always buffering, there is not any problem in tvbox ..I used same tvbox to other place work well but my house internet not stable ...please advice me...my router single always high and low...is problem in my modem or router?
I've been looking at similar videos all day-long but none has answered the very basic question: How can I connect both routers to the wall socket of my ISP? There's only one cable there. Is there a splitter for this kind of cables perhaps?
from the cable in the wall it should go into your ISP modem (or if they supply you with a router/ modem combo, then into that). From there, you run the ethernet cable into your router.
@@LironSegev Thanks for the reply. I'm not getting an ethernet adapter result in my ipconfig. Changed cables too (just in case it was a cable issue). Is there a chance my previous router (10 years old - i got a notification that it's using an older security standard) is just to old to connect to the new one?
@@K1nGn0THin Cable should come into house from ISP and connect your modem (or modem/router combo). If it's just a modem then there should be an Ethernet cord going from your modem to your router. If there isn't an Ethernet jack, then yes you're using dinosaur technology and it's time to upgrade. Your ISP should provide these devices though, unless you don't want to rent/told them not to?
Hi Liron, let's say you want to connect an additional 2 routers to extend the range of your network, would they need to have WDS enabled? I guess not if you're able to connect to the main router using ethernet.
I have a dlink Dir 822 which I want to use as per you example but it does not give me the option to enter a manual IP and swith off the DMCP. Is it because its a dual band router?
Do you think you could increase the volume level of your voice to match the level of the swooshing noise that pops up now and again? That's the only criticism I have. Thank you.
Thanks great info, if I plug directly into my secondary router will it be a strong enough connection to do live video's? I know I have to upload or go live hardwired because my wifi connection was not strong enough. Is there a way to check signal strength?
In case this helps at all, both of my routers are zyxel c3000z models. My computer sees my Wi-Fi, in network connections, as Qualcomm atheros qca9377. But the other router which is identical, but hooked up to the laptop with an ethernet cable, it's under network connections it says that is a realtek pcie GBE family controller. that seems strange to me that it's recognizing two identical devices as to completely different devices.
am using my old wifi modem as a temp switch, my router is a 10/100 so just for my phone untill I upgrade. if there is a way to make an old moden a wifi router please hook me up with a vid.
Can you combine the ssid for the 2.4ghz channel together from both routers so that you use the same channel for your phone as you go from one side of the house to the other?
Hi, now i can only get wifi from the old router if my pc is on an connected via LAN? How can i always use old router as an extender without having the pc connected with it in the first place?
Ok so I have a router I'm renting from my ISP but I also have another router that I own. So instead of just paying monthly to rent that router how do I use my own router instead?
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Just want to ask.
Can you connect 2 router with different ISP to 1 router (AP) for faster speed?
Can you connect 2 router with same ISP to 1 router for faster speed?
A like and a subscribe for answers. Thanks.
are you sure wifi is safe and does not cause any ill effects?
@@LironSegev did you skip a step? Is the 2nd router plugged into the first router via LAN cable? Or, is it just set up somewhere in your house boosting signal but not physically connected to the primary router?
I watched so many videos and had no success. Very simply explained and easily applicable. Great job Liron!
I feel so dense, why have I never thought of this??? Dude, thank you so much.
Does the main router needs to connected via lan to the 2nd router?? Or it’ll automatically work wirelessly? Thanks!
Does the old router also need to be connected to the gateway with a LAN?
A lot of providers are locking their gateways/router to not allow this and then try to sell you their mesh systems
typical consumerism cancer
by this way i raised my old router from the death couple month ago :) But you should've mention how to connect two router each other for people who don't have knowledge how to do it.
Yeah I wondered that! If you have a WiFi dead zone at the far end of your house, do you need to run a super long LAN cable all the way? Because not everyone can do that.
@PhilHibbs I agree I live in a rental so I can't
Question, after completing the steps. Do I have to connect my old router to my main router via cable for this to work? Or can I just place the old router where I want and still get internet. Thanks.😊
I want to know this also #TheTechieGuy are the two routers connected via WiFi or ethernet?
Yes - the old router needs to be have a lan cable to the new router so it can be part of the network
Liron Segev ooooohhh Damn!!! Well that makes sense...
@@LironSegev to add to this, you can use power line adapters to connect the two if you don't want to use a long ethernet cable, eg if they are in different parts of the house
@@MrPablo616 yip. All the powerline adaptors I tried haven't been so good but can def be my house wiring
Does the old router need to be connected by cable?
To the main router ? It have to
It depends on your router.
For my Netgear Nighthawk, I can choose between "AP mode" and "Bridge mode." In AP mode, I need an ethernet connection between routers, and the second router just acts as an access point. In Bridge Mode, the routers connect via WiFi, and I can connect Ethernet devices to the bridged router, however, if I connect a WiFi device to the bridged router, now every packet is sent twice, once between the mobile device and the bridged router, then from the bridged router to the main router.
Depending on what is going on with your WiFi network, this could cut throughput in half. Also, you should take into consideration that WIFi handles collisions much less gracefully than Ethernet does, so if you have a lot of devices, moving as many of them as possible to Ethernet will reduce collision problems.
Do two of the routers need to be plug to each other or it can be wireless ?
And by the way excellent video thank you!
Really good video, I already tested this a couple of years ago, but you gave me some new steps and some clarification I didn't know before. I'll have to try this again and adjust my notes ;)
I just tried this with my old Belkin 450 DB router and it did not work. Oh darn! I guess the old router has to be compatible with the new router? Was so excited to discover your website and seeing what I can do to improve my weak internet, since we have now two people working from home where we originally only needed AT&T’s 100 internet plan for watching movies & checking the internet. I also saw your GoggleFi video and am seriously considering switching from AT&T, especially since we just returned from a week’s cruise and AT&T charged $1300+ in roaming fees. So over AT&T!
I've spend the last 2 evenings trying to get my old Buffalo router to be a WiFi extender. This video is missing so much to make this work. Its not as easy has he says. I can set up the access point, but it doesn't connect to my main router....😖
What he didn't mention was connect the two routers as well with wired connection. From main router lan to WAN/lan of secondary router based on if you want to add second network or extended the network. Hope that helps
I'm sorry can you clarify. So are we supposed to connect both routers via ethernet cable? So that 2nd router is connected right
@@ClaudBol Yeah. Connect the 2nd router to main router via ethernet cable.
Lol obviously
@@whendarknessfalls6969 you do understand that it isnt obvious to people who dont understand this stuff.
You saying, "obviously" to this is like me taking you on an Airborne jump, slapping a static chute on you and when you ask me what to do saying, "isnt it obvious?"
Are the two routers connected through an Ethernet cable or wirelessly? Thank you
You are a superstar, Liron. Simple explanations, clearly and succinctly explained. No BS, no guessing games. Keep up the fantastic work, my friend!
How to convert an old router into a wifi repeater without using a LAN cable (no cable between old and new router), but still the old router has to boost the signal of new router so that wifi range is extended.
Should the two routers be connected with an ethernet cable?
How will the "new" extended router receive signal, via WiFi or ethernet cable? And which is better?
This is a question that is critical to the success of this project, and it was NOT answered in the video, however it is answered elsewhere in the comments. The main router and the access point router need to be connected by an Ethernet cable.
Yes
The old router should be plugged to a power source - am I right? I've watched several videos such as this but no mention of plugging it in to a power source/outlet. Also, no wire or cable connection between old and new? Next, I now have a fiber internet router and the old one is DSL router - will it work just the same? Will the old router act something like a "relay" for wifi signal? Thanks.
you just need to tap into the phantom power, yeah, free energy
thnx 4 sharing. if i want to connect my printer to the wi-fi, while wi-fi at my place is amplified with a signal adapter, so my printer is seen as offline except it's not. do you have any advice on that matter?? thank again
Thanks for this tutorial! After watching many this is the first one I’ve been able to understand.
my old router is a Telstra Smart Modem, im hoping this method will work. would i have to remove the sim card inside it since my old router has 4G backup? my new router is a dual band router and i love it :D
I have a new Sky Max Hub , and was going to throw away the old one , could I use the old one that an extension ? Like in my corridor to extend the signal, great tips , I'm not a techie but you make the task simplied many thanks 👍
In the past one would have to configure the older router to work in bridge mode in order to turn it into an extender, but the past generations of routers (at least last 10 years) likely have lots of smartness built in; it likely would not be necessary any longer.
But on the video the older router was configured to use a static ip address in the same class and range as the ones used in the new router, and that could cause a conflict in some situations because the new router does not know that the the extender is using a static ip address, and thus could lease the same ip address to some device in the network. One would have to exclude the ip address used by the extender from the range of available ip addresses that the dhcp server in the new router could lease to other devices in the network, otherwise there could be a conflict. Or maybe since the older router is operating in the gateway mode which control all the network layers structure, it may take care of that possible conflict. (depending on how new and smart your router is) Anyway, just a heads up in case someone is having some issues...
Stop complicating things
brro all you need to do is just disable the dhcp from your router settings,its not that complicated
So do i need to connect an ethernet cable into the router that we are setting up as an access point?
Yes you will need to link them together using ethernet and LAN ports
IF WE DO THIS, we'll still have functional wifi and lan on the main router, or those functions will be transfered to the secondary router?
Yes you will. It’s extending the range of your main router- not replacing it
Can you please also show us where and how you have connected that old Router to main line?
You made this look so simple. I can't wait to try it. Thank you!
did you connect a cable form R1 to R2 or they are talking by wifi?
So a question. Once I have the extra wifi router set up this way (as a repeater, extender etc.) should I be able to connect to it and get the configuration screen by using the static IP that I had given it? If not how do I connect to it going forward? Do I actually have to unhook it and then just plug it straight to my laptop again? Things are working just fine and great video. I was just wondering about this 1 thing. Thanks.
So do you have a cat cable connecting the 2 routers?
can be wireless
What about attaching the second router/extender into a wired connection. Will that work? Is there any setting that is needed or do we just hook a cable into the second router/extender?
Incredibly my cheap router had a "configuration wizard" that made it extra easy, but I had NO IDEA that I could use my old router to extend my Wifi, and I still can't believe it worked, I have strong signal in the places I used to have almost none!
On secondary router where to put the cable WAN or LAN ?
Do I need to hardwire the old router to the existing router in order to have internet access and rebroadcast it?
I still have a question. Do I have to connect to the second router via ethernet cable to get internet or will my computer connect to the second router via wifi?
I do this, also. When the WAN becomes obsolete, they are still capable of wireless APs and VLANs... until you want to go to the next WiFi version. I am about to retire my Cisco RV160W for a pfSesne+ build, and may need an AP. Just got a new iPhone that is WiFi-6 enabled, though.
Will this work with a modem/router combo?
I need to do this... I’ve got pretty decent internet but my PS4 is in a room which is pretty far from the modem,.I normally run a long network cable across the house because I get lag spikes (packet loss??)... but I can’t just leave this network cable laying around.. if I owned the house I’d send it through the celling but this might be an easier option! Cheers for the video!
Oh I should have read the comments first... if you’ve made a video about this can you please direct me to it?
Say I have a network switch running every ethernet port in my house. The modem is in my basement connectted directly to my switch. And My main router is on the main floor and my secondary router is on the upstairs floor. Would the setup be the same or does the secondary router have to be fed its connection from the primary router ?
Will this work with a apple router as well as the extender?
My TV settings (with router connected) is asking for DNS server configuration numbers. Not seeing that at all. Where do I find those numbers?
I chain them. I go from the LAN of the main router, to the WAN of the second router. I set both to dynamic and let them set themselves up. It works for me.
How does the second router in the chain connect to the first? He doesn’t explain that. Surely all you have is a WiFi box that is connected to nothing.
@@PhilHibbs exactly
On the second router do you half set a password to secure it ,or dose your main router secure the connection
Can I make this work on a c7000 combo (netgear)? It doesn't say "WAN" on any of the ports, so I'm not sure if it will even recognize an external modem.
how about the speed? will it half the speed of the main router?
hi, i have wanted to do this for ages and was psyched to see your amazing video. my new router is up and running, i know its ip address and gateway, but i can't replicate what you did with the old router. you can reset to factory settings with the power off? i THINK i reset it to factory but i'm losing you at the point "find the router in the new router's wifi list and simply connect to it". it's not in the list (i did an ip config and an arp -a). i hooked up a notebook to the old router to try and access an admin page but i can't see how i can do that without a gateway address. am i supposed to have my old router hooked up to one of the ports in my new router? (i didn't think so.) when you demonstrated changing the ip address and disabling dhcp in the network/lan settings, were you in ADMIN page of the old router? or the new router? i lost it after "a few moments later". thanks!
Check the router's manual fir the factory reser procedure.
Are you connecting the routers via a LAN cable?
after seeing this video, i think, now you tell me. i appreciate you for helping me provide wifi for my family.(wifi repeater)
Great video.
Do I need to run a cable from new router to old for this to work !
Yes you do
So. Can I use router without Bridge support? I am still confused 🧐
Thank you so much! I should've known I'll find my answer on your channel! I was trying all day long to achieve this.. the best!
Is there an issue with changing the name/password of the 2nd router to match your main router? I don't want to separately connect depending on what room I'm in. If I match the name and password does this cause interference bouncing between the 2?
You don't need the routers username and password to connect to your network. I think if you go out of range from one and into the range of the other your computer would still be in the network with the same in address it was most recently assigned.
The two routers must have different ip addresses, though, so if you want to connect for some administrative purpose you would have to connect them separately. That said only one will be serving out in addresses via dhcp, so changes to dhcp configuration can only be done on the actual dhcp server.
@@AlDunbar Technically it will work if there are 2 routers setup with 2 identical wifi name, user ID & password.The device will automatically connect to the wifi with the strongest signal.However, if the device is moved to another room where the wifi signal from the first router is weak but remain connected, the internet connection will be very poor, unless it is manually disconnected & reconnected to the wifi from the 2nd router.This is different from mesh system.Mesh system can do this automatically.
@@aylwinng3468 thanks for the info.
This is great stuff. Can I do this with an old Cenurylink/Qwest modem? When I get into the modem's configuration area, it doesn't look or act the same. Also, if I have to have the old modem hard wired to the new one, is this really that useful? Seems like without running a long ethernet cable under the house or something, I'm creating a second access point for wifi that is essentially sitting right near the main modem.
so if I have a garage this is on my back yard and it don't get wifi from the home I can run a cable out to it and use an old router to have wifi in the garage
Can I turn my hd TV into a smart TV, with an old router? Or?,,, 🙏
Clear as mud! What was the point anyway?
Hi mate, have I modem and 2 routers running in my house, my question is if my device is connect to a wifi signal, and if I move to another room where there is no coverage, I have to switch over manually to the closest router. Is there a way to automatically connect to the closest router?
Sorry i'm bit late to the party hear but I have a couple of questions No1 can I use a different ISP's provided router as I've just switched to a new ISP. No2 do I keep the SSID the same or will this cause a conflict. Great video might give it a go tomorrow see how I get on thanks.
Can u hook up fiber optic to router?
Can you change the name of that router to the same name as the one from the main router?
Cool! I tried to do the same thing with my old TP Link ADSL modem router TD-W8961N and could not make it work. Did I miss something?
So do I have to connect to the old router to have it in a dead spot or is it the same name
Did u use the same ESSID for R2 as R1?
Liron I have a question my curser keeps flickering have tried different ways to rectify but with no luck so far
Hello I hae a netgear Nighthawk xr500 and its connected to a gatway via eithernet and I want to add a xr300 to the xr500 but I can't do it with out using a eithernet cable and i want to do it wirelessly do you have any ideas?
My main gateway router is with Xfinity and the extender that I have is with NetGear, can this function still be done? I don't have my cable plugged into the NetGear extender, should I? It's my room on the other side of the house that I'm experiencing the slow wifi
Hi, I get this error on my mac once I update the router settings: "...has a self-assigned IP address and will not be able to connect to the Internet."
After this it no longer lets me access the router or it settings. How can I fix this? Thanks
Good idea if you need to use a device wirelessly in an area where the router extender will be. But if the device is a game console, for instance, a PS4, then you can just use a LAN cable from your main router directly as you have to use a LAN cable between the two routers anyway. By the way, love your get-to-the-point videos Liron. No time wasting watching you for information!👍👍👌
2 routers is like dividing your bandwidth speed, making the 2nd router outputs less as fast as the first. if you can just use a LAN cable, even if it is super long, you will have a better connection than if using 2 routers. if you use wifi off the original router, you might get 4 bars, off the 2nd you might have 2 bars of signal. (it depends on how fast your bandwidth speed is. not everyone has more than 20 mbps speed or more, a lot of people around the world still have less than 5 mbps. If you have less than 10 mbps having 2 routers or using extenders might not make a whole lot of sense especially if you connect more than 10 devices to internet (roku, phones, tablets, computers, ring door bell, etc). also, with a secondary router you can assign a specific amount of bandwidth to that location so that it won't take up too much of your speed
While still without a working new router and no wi-fi or internet, CenturyLink tech guy split my wi-fi between 2.4GHz and 5.0GHz so some devices can work on the one we choose.
I am interested in a wi-fi extender simple like many, the cable from the fiber optic box can on reach an outside room. Using an old bedroom as an office made sense as everything was there. At 1,500 sq. ft. on the main level, the kitchen & back porch w/grill. So having a Wi-Fi extender on this far end can receive a signal. NOTE: 5.0GHz is faster but has a short range. Wall, mirrors, appliances all interfere with this setting 2.4GHz setting choice is best for long distance and works for TV, appliances and cell watching UA-cam. Gaming and items needing more horse power 5.0 will not cut it, just decrease the range.
you left some gaps in these instructions, 1) the older router .. how does it connect to new router? is it wifi or cat 5 cable ? if its wifi how do you tell it what you new router ( main ) WEP settings to log itself in ? etc etc
Thanks how to know if used router working or not .
great video, wanting to extend and strengthen my WIFI signal to other parts of the house. My house has hard wired LAN ethernet to various rooms, am I able to connect the old router via a ethernet cable to ensure strong signal rather than boosting my signal?
I am facing the same problem. Were you able to solve it. How to convert an old router into a wifi repeater without using a LAN cable (no cable between old and new router)?
@@vinoth.000 hi. In my situation I used hard wired LAN to connect my second router and it seams to be working well.
do we put the same SSID name and password on both routers?
Liron how can I configure and use a old disconnected Netgear C3700 N600 router as a wifi extender for my T-Mobile hotspot data? Not internet. Can this be done for mobile data? I would appreciate a vid on this. We dropped wired cable & internet yrs ago. TY in advance for any advice.
can I put between them a switch ?
Hey Liron I have my router upstairs with a 4 way switch downstairs hard wired... can I replace this with my old router and how do I connect the cat 5 from my old router to my new router
Hi thanks for the video. I read we should use the better router to be the primary router. What if my secondary router's location is at a better location (more central). Do I swap the routers?
Alfie - if you want a unique question answered, please jump on Liron's website. thetechieguy.com/helpme/
Will I still be able to control things like mac filtering of the secondary AP from the primary router.
This is important to me as I am using old router to share network to some of my neighbors. But not all. Password will already be public petty much.
I have problem of unstable internet ..my tvbox channels always buffering, there is not any problem in tvbox ..I used same tvbox to other place work well but my house internet not stable ...please advice me...my router single always high and low...is problem in my modem or router?
I've been looking at similar videos all day-long but none has answered the very basic question: How can I connect both routers to the wall socket of my ISP? There's only one cable there. Is there a splitter for this kind of cables perhaps?
from the cable in the wall it should go into your ISP modem (or if they supply you with a router/ modem combo, then into that). From there, you run the ethernet cable into your router.
@@LironSegev Thanks for the reply. I'm not getting an ethernet adapter result in my ipconfig. Changed cables too (just in case it was a cable issue). Is there a chance my previous router (10 years old - i got a notification that it's using an older security standard) is just to old to connect to the new one?
@@K1nGn0THin Cable should come into house from ISP and connect your modem (or modem/router combo). If it's just a modem then there should be an Ethernet cord going from your modem to your router. If there isn't an Ethernet jack, then yes you're using dinosaur technology and it's time to upgrade. Your ISP should provide these devices though, unless you don't want to rent/told them not to?
Hi Liron, let's say you want to connect an additional 2 routers to extend the range of your network, would they need to have WDS enabled? I guess not if you're able to connect to the main router using ethernet.
Can u do a vid on a tp link cpe 510 p2p system i need help with mine its giving me no wifi access
I have a dlink Dir 822 which I want to use as per you example but it does not give me the option to enter a manual IP and swith off the DMCP. Is it because its a dual band router?
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Do you think you could increase the volume level of your voice to match the level of the swooshing noise that pops up now and again? That's the only criticism I have. Thank you.
Thanks great info, if I plug directly into my secondary router will it be a strong enough connection to do live video's? I know I have to upload or go live hardwired because my wifi connection was not strong enough. Is there a way to check signal strength?
There are apps on the phone that can check WiFi signal strength
What if the old router was only swapped out if it was dying and having problems?
hello, i like the information, and would please send me the name of the song i want to download it
In case this helps at all, both of my routers are zyxel c3000z models. My computer sees my Wi-Fi, in network connections, as Qualcomm atheros qca9377. But the other router which is identical, but hooked up to the laptop with an ethernet cable, it's under network connections it says that is a realtek pcie GBE family controller. that seems strange to me that it's recognizing two identical devices as to completely different devices.
Also, my old router did show up, until I watched your video, and did the factory reset. After that, never showed up again.
Can i use my earth 1010 modem form genexis as a repeater ?
Hey there! I have an old Tenda W308R router, but it just doesn't connect to my main router. Can somebody hint me up how to get it done 🤔?
am using my old wifi modem as a temp switch, my router is a 10/100 so just for my phone untill I upgrade. if there is a way to make an old moden a wifi router please hook me up with a vid.
Can you combine the ssid for the 2.4ghz channel together from both routers so that you use the same channel for your phone as you go from one side of the house to the other?
Yes you can. If you make the SSID and security exactly the same it will be like one WiFi network
At Network the old router asks for ipv4 and ipv6 IPs when I try to edit. What do I do here?
Hi, now i can only get wifi from the old router if my pc is on an connected via LAN? How can i always use old router as an extender without having the pc connected with it in the first place?
Ok so I have a router I'm renting from my ISP but I also have another router that I own. So instead of just paying monthly to rent that router how do I use my own router instead?
Can I disable Wi-Fi? If I plug the old router into port 1 on my new router?
Also how much would it affect speed and ping by doing so?
If you connect by Ethernet cable the wifi on 2nd will help with coverage of your home
Can't do this with the newest BT home hub. In fact you can't do it with any BT routers
i have seen other simple change the second to last number instead of the last one, is there a difference? example 192.168.X.1 instead of 192.168.1.X
Yay, a new Liron video!
And one more thing, the second website near the end. Who and where is that one??? Thanks...😉😉😉
Would you still have to pay ur old wifi company?