This is most recommended video for everyone…now a days Everyone one needs data as a meal 😂 Much appreciated you are helping to extend the meal for everyone in the home.thank you Richard
Excellent Video I new I could be done. Just needs a lesson on the practical side. Much appreciated from old school technician. My last theory training was in the 1970s. So rely on these types of videos to keep up. (Real easy way to learn)
@Richard, this is exactly what I've done in my home! Am using the Secondary Router as a Repeater, to cover the dead zones in remote corners of my house. If you'd mentioned in the diagram shown at the beginning of your vid that the DHCP must be disabled on the Secondary Router, it would save a lot of bother to many viewers who want to try this out for themselves.
At the 29:49 point in the video, after showing everything else that is required for this to work, I show and state that DHCP MUST be disabled on the secondary router. I did this intentionally at this point as I did not want the person doing the configuration to lose his DHCP lease prior to the configuration being completed and loosing his access to the secondary router. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa, valid rationale! It's better for the unfamiliar viewers to disable DHCP later during the configuration. Most forget to do that after entering the gateway to the Primary Router, and then they wonder why it won't connect, or why the Secondary Router fails to obtain an IP address.
My goal is always for to give clear detailed instructions so that anyone who follows it, as I show, will have the best chance of success. Thank you for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best. 👍😀
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Thank you SO MUCH, I've spent the last half a day trying to do this, following different tutorials, but they always left some key information out (what ip address to give to your router, etc.) and they never explained things, resulting in me just not knowing what i'm doing and messing something up (forgetting to allow wps/allowing it on the wrong router, or giving a wrong ip address manually) I loved that you also explained a little and included sanity checks, such as checking the status of the router through the adapter settings. Keep up the great work! (I also had to do factory reset with your video on this old router before since it was bricked and the new system apparently didn't gave ap functionality... My student dorm mates will be impressed, all have failed before, but now we have wifi in the kitchen!:)) I subscribed!
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Just Bravo on all your videos. I have a specific case study and you may already have a video out there for this specific scenario. Apologies in advance. My case: my old is wndr3700 flashed dd-wrt. Got isp modem and router (major player in cable and internet provider…don’t need names here). Want to wireless connect (not necessarily expand wifi coverage) FROM dd-wrt (primary goal: set as private second AND separate network, broadcasting wifi) TO isp router. Risk of being seen as clueless newbie..don’t worry me…just needed to present my issue
These video may help you achieve your goal: ua-cam.com/video/21tRWUvsQ34/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/21tRWUvsQ34/v-deo.html Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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😬 this comment was meant for another you tuber I was watching. That said I do have a question for you in regards to my attempt to get a 2nd router on my network. My issue is my isp modem is connected to the providers Wi-Fi router, which is connected the coaxial cable out to a mocca type device to a 5 port switch that then connects to my TV via an Ethernet cable. I configured the 2nd router as you laid out in your video, and connected it to one of the available ports in that switch upstairs by the TV. It shows up and broadcasts fine on my phone but it causes my tv to constantly drop and pick up wired connection. Like there is some sort of conflict
If the phone works you know that problem is with the TV. Try updating the firmware on the TV and the router. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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Hi Richard. Thank you for such a well presented video and for your thinking outside the box......In the example above, can the SSID and Password be the same for BOTH routers?
You can do it if you wish. I have a video on just this question here: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html But feel free to experiment with it to see what works best for you. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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Hey Richard love the video I’ve watched it a few times and having issues trying to set up a second router in router mode for the dead spots in my house I have netgear equipment
Great video, thank you so much for doing this. I have a Tri-Band Router setup with 3 SSID: one for guests, one for family devices, and one for business. I want to use my old router to extend the range of the family SSID throughout the house. Is there a way I can setup the old router to do that, without having to create to new SSID for everyone to connect to?
The short answer is yes. I have a video on the pluses and minuses here: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html Here is a video playlist with many different ways to do it: ua-cam.com/play/PLnxXRLSlmSVNiENiN9wTejP6dtIqqmTya.html If you can't find the solution you need, feel free to comment me back. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I can't see why not the Asus rt-acrh17 has WDS. Give it shot and see what happens. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
It's easier if you have the routers close to each other so you that you rule out distance between the routers as a problem if they don't connect. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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Hi Richard thanks so much for your video. I'm using a TP- link archer c20 750 router . My main router is a Mikrotik. My problem is that after i disable DHCP it does not give me a reboot option. I configured both bands. Please any advice will be much appreciated.
The c20 has the same process for doing what I show in the video as the router I used. So if you follow my video exactly I see no reason why this would not work. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard I follow this video which is great but unable to make a wireless connection between the routers The primary is a TP link device and the secondary is also Tp link Archer v1. But I notice the Wps option is only in the 5ghz wireless settings, and when I scan it does find the primary router, ( which may not have a 5ghz function). Is this fundamental problem? Thanks
Please advise if we want to give both routers same ssid how it will work. When it connects wifi to the 2nd router how will i recognize that it is connected to the 2nd router and not the 1st . i like to maintain same ssid and password through out the house so that one dont need to switch network
I have a video with the pros and cons of using the SSID's here: Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
You can do that but watch this video I made first: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for posting the video; as I'm try to "improve" wi-fi signal strength/reception in the furthest parts of my home. I am confused about the terms: router, access point, repeater, extender, and mesh wi-fi. Technically, isn't the secondary router in your network a repeater or extender since one can't connect to secondary router via ethernet cable? Would you mind elaborating on pros/cons of an access point vs. repeater vs. extender vs. mesh wif-fi? Thanks a bunch
This video deals with creating an Access Point which you can connect to using a lan cable if you wish. That would be a computer using an Ethernet cable or a similar device. The differences between all the devices you ask about are many but you can do your own research on each one and the differences there in. To be brief they are all devices that connect network clients to networks and or the Internet. I may do a video explaining the differences between them all (It would be a very long video. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Yes you can. Check out this video I made on how to do it: ua-cam.com/video/zCwJlC_dZgw/v-deo.html Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard great video but i have a problem, done exactly what you have said and i have run in the WDS status but the second router do's not have internet axcess? i cannot axcess the original router as i have no password, and cannot change anything, any suggestions, thanks
You could do a factory reset on the primary router and reconfigure it. You must be able to complete every step I show in order to have this work. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Sure, I can't see why not. Give it a shot. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
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@@richardlloydusa sir, can you please ,if possible , how to monitor all the devices connected with my router and which device is opening which url ..make a video on it ... I will be more helpful to me ... Using open wrt or else
Here are some options available to you : www.comparitech.com/net-admin/how-to-monitor-router-traffic/#Why_do_I_need_to_monitor_router_traffic Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
hi goodday i got a netgear DGN2200MV2 how do i config it to use as a wifi dongle in to the pc with a lan cable using it to pic up my main router tu for video
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Hi there -- i decided to use my old router as wifi extender -- i came to see your video -- i followed the steps but i can not find some settings on my secondary router (ARRIS - Surf Board SBG6700-AC) my primary router is HUAWEI EchoLife EG8145V5 -- i can make both of them work only when i connect a cable from primary router to seconday -- when i disconnect the cable, there is no connection on the secndary -- can you please help me -- thanks in advance
Your secondary router must support WDS in order to connect to the primary. 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.👍😀
And your knowledge is at the highest level however, the delivery adds some confusion to me. I would suggest call each router by its actual name so that when you say “router“ we know that you were talking about the primary router or the new set up secondary router. When you just say router, I have no idea which one you’re referring to. I appreciate your efforts.
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I’ve tried to do this so many times with my archer C9 as the main router and a Netgear R 6200 as the access point or repeater. Still can’t get it right. One issue I have is that my Netgear manual says that if I am using the wireless repeating function, I need to select either WEP or none as a security option in the wireless security screen. The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode up to 54 Mbps in the wireless setting screen. Does this mean that I am disabling security and lowering my speeds? Then it says I need to set up both units with the same wireless settings. The wireless security option has to be set to none or WEP. Any help would be appreciated.
Not having a password and having a WEP password is just about the same thing. WEP has been compromised for a long time now and pretty easily hacked. Check to see if there is a new firmware file from netgear for your router and upgrade it if there is. That will probably give you some new options. Tell me how it goes. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard; write out your presentation, but let it sit for a little while and then read through it again and make some changes that might make it easier to understand. When you say the router there’s no way to know which one you’re talking about the other thing is, I know that you thought Nacho was fun, but it adds to the confusion of the entire process You could’ve easily named them something very very simple and made the whole process more simple. You’re smart and obviously you’ve done these kinds of things before, but most of us haven’t ever even approached connecting to routers together and knowing what a DNS is and a WTS and all those abbreviations do. At one point in the video you said that “this was the hard way to do it” and now I’m gonna show you the “easy way“ to do it. That would’ve been much better in Reverse. Show us the easy way first and the hard way second most of us are probably going to use the easy way if it’s available. I have probably listened to this video three times and I still have no idea what to do and I’m reasonably computer savvy. I feel for those who aren’t.
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Which password should I use on the second try (14:10)? The password from the primary or the secondary router? Also, I tried both passwords and both times my website is just showing loading for eternity and nothing is happening. Do I need to have my internet on? I'm so confused, help is appreciated.
At the 14:10 point you are dealing with the secondary router which should have been reset at that point. If it's a TP-Link router the default username and password should be admin and admin. Check your manufacturer website for the default username & password. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Give it a shot. If you can configure it as I show, it should work. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I'm not sure what the 254.254 number pertains to? Do you have access to the main router? Does your main router allow more than one client(users)? Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Great video Richard! I have used this to add a 3rd router to my home My primary router connects to my secondary router using a CAT6 cable. My 3rd router connects to the secondary router using wifi in the way you have shown. My only issue is that my newly connected 3rd router isn’t giving my the same connection speed as my other two routers. It runs at approximately half the speed.. any idea why this may be happening? Peter 👍🏻👍🏻
WIFI is a half-duplex technology meaning it can only send or receive it can't do both at the same time (think of a push to talk radio) Ethernet is a full duplex technology therefore i can send and receive simultaneously. So half the time WIFI is sending and half the time WIFI is receiving were Ethernet is sending and receiving data all the time and that happens on both sides of the connection. That's the difference (very simplified) as there are other factors in WIFI such as interference, fragmentation and collisions which do not happen on Ethernet connections at all. Hard wired is always the better technology (currently) subject to change in the future. Thank you so much for commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa Hi Richard. Many thanks for your reply! That makes a lot of sense, I wanted to ask incase I had a setting wrong or something like that. But hey I’m super impressed with what I’ve been able to achieve by watching your videos. It’s transformed my network into a beast! And I no longer have constant complaints from my family about poor WIFi! They think I’m a hero hahaha! All thanks to you buddy! 🤫
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This only works if your old router has a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) option. My old Netgear router does not. So check this first before investing time into this approach.
One of the clients inside your network gets compromised (hacked, infected etc.) Then they are inside your network at that point it's straight into your router, at which point they can do whatever they want. Like open up every port they want, compromise your router with malware and worst of all destroy your router with corrupt firmware. By the way if you have people other than you using your network they also can do these things (intentionally or not).. Most likely though a hacker would not damage your router once they own it. They would rather back door it or one of your clients so they could keep using it. Also IOT devices are susceptible to internet worms and viruses too and they become part bot nets capable of using the default passwords on routers to invite more nasty things. I will be doing more videos on network security as there's a serious need to educate people on this. Thanks 😁👍
Welcome! Thanks for asking as your question gave me an idea for a new video to explain this same question. Router and network security are really not well understood and even a basic understanding would go a long way in protecting your network.
Try a reboot first and see if the WIFI shows up. If it does not do a factory reset on the router. Follow my video EXACTLY step by step and try it again. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@j.d.3269 And that’s not a joke, is it? The first time I watched this I was confused. So I watched it again and was only slightly less confused. So I got the routers I wanted to use and started a third time, being even more attentive. That was a couple of years ago. I had my main router with 3 wifi channels, a secondary router downstairs with yet 2 more wifi channels with different names, and my Firestick running off a cable from the second router. Then Asus recently screwed up routers on a worldwide basis and I’m back here bc I forgot how to do part of the process. Stick with it.
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I believe you are looking for a Mesh WIFI system. Here's one on Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3VN4YAQ Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I believe you are looking for a Mesh WIFI system. Here's one on Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3VN4YAQ Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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This is most recommended video for everyone…now a days Everyone one needs data as a meal 😂 Much appreciated you are helping to extend the meal for everyone in the home.thank you Richard
It's a very needed meal too! 😂 😂 Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Excellent Video I new I could be done. Just needs a lesson on the practical side. Much appreciated from old school technician. My last theory training was in the 1970s. So rely on these types of videos to keep up. (Real easy way to learn)
@Richard, this is exactly what I've done in my home!
Am using the Secondary Router as a Repeater, to cover the dead zones in remote corners of my house.
If you'd mentioned in the diagram shown at the beginning of your vid that the DHCP must be disabled on the Secondary Router, it would save a lot of bother to many viewers who want to try this out for themselves.
At the 29:49 point in the video, after showing everything else that is required for this to work, I show and state that DHCP MUST be disabled on the secondary router. I did this intentionally at this point as I did not want the person doing the configuration to lose his DHCP lease prior to the configuration being completed and loosing his access to the secondary router. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa, valid rationale!
It's better for the unfamiliar viewers to disable DHCP later during the configuration. Most forget to do that after entering the gateway to the Primary Router, and then they wonder why it won't connect, or why the Secondary Router fails to obtain an IP address.
My goal is always for to give clear detailed instructions so that anyone who follows it, as I show, will have the best chance of success. Thank you for watching, commenting and the valuable feedback. I appreciate it greatly. All the best. 👍😀
I follow your direction & its done ! I made it! Thank you.👍
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Thank you SO MUCH, I've spent the last half a day trying to do this, following different tutorials, but they always left some key information out (what ip address to give to your router, etc.) and they never explained things, resulting in me just not knowing what i'm doing and messing something up (forgetting to allow wps/allowing it on the wrong router, or giving a wrong ip address manually)
I loved that you also explained a little and included sanity checks, such as checking the status of the router through the adapter settings.
Keep up the great work!
(I also had to do factory reset with your video on this old router before since it was bricked and the new system apparently didn't gave ap functionality... My student dorm mates will be impressed, all have failed before, but now we have wifi in the kitchen!:))
I subscribed!
Best explanation of this I have seen
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Just Bravo on all your videos. I have a specific case study and you may already have a video out there for this specific scenario. Apologies in advance. My case: my old is wndr3700 flashed dd-wrt. Got isp modem and router (major player in cable and internet provider…don’t need names here). Want to wireless connect (not necessarily expand wifi coverage) FROM dd-wrt (primary goal: set as private second AND separate network, broadcasting wifi) TO isp router. Risk of being seen as clueless newbie..don’t worry me…just needed to present my issue
These video may help you achieve your goal: ua-cam.com/video/21tRWUvsQ34/v-deo.html and ua-cam.com/video/21tRWUvsQ34/v-deo.html Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Half way thru and i realize mine doesnt support Bridging.. however.. Thanks for the in depth instructions. You are taking things step by step.
Very important topic, that you just teach me ,,, Thank you very much......
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You are already referred to as an astronaut. The Every Day Astronaut. After your moon trip you will definitely have earned that title
😬 this comment was meant for another you tuber I was watching. That said I do have a question for you in regards to my attempt to get a 2nd router on my network. My issue is my isp modem is connected to the providers Wi-Fi router, which is connected the coaxial cable out to a mocca type device to a 5 port switch that then connects to my TV via an Ethernet cable. I configured the 2nd router as you laid out in your video, and connected it to one of the available ports in that switch upstairs by the TV. It shows up and broadcasts fine on my phone but it causes my tv to constantly drop and pick up wired connection. Like there is some sort of conflict
If the phone works you know that problem is with the TV. Try updating the firmware on the TV and the router. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for the great tutorial, love you man!
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Mercusys was some different but I made it, thanks!
Hi Richard. Thank you for such a well presented video and for your thinking outside the box......In the example above, can the SSID and Password be the same for BOTH routers?
You can do it if you wish. I have a video on just this question here: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html But feel free to experiment with it to see what works best for you. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Very informative! Subscribed!
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Thank you sir.. nice sharing of knowledge applicable to us.. God Bless..
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I'll try it tomorrow necessary.
Sounds good will try that some time! Thanks👍
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Thanks for this tutorial 😉
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Hey Richard love the video I’ve watched it a few times and having issues trying to set up a second router in router mode for the dead spots in my house I have netgear equipment
Great video, thank you so much for doing this.
I have a Tri-Band Router setup with 3 SSID: one for guests, one for family devices, and one for business.
I want to use my old router to extend the range of the family SSID throughout the house. Is there a way I can setup the old router to do that, without having to create to new SSID for everyone to connect to?
The short answer is yes. I have a video on the pluses and minuses here: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html Here is a video playlist with many different ways to do it: ua-cam.com/play/PLnxXRLSlmSVNiENiN9wTejP6dtIqqmTya.html
If you can't find the solution you need, feel free to comment me back. Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
very useful information...thank u so much
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Will this work with a primary xfinity gateway router that has an IP address of 10.0.01 and using an asus rt-acrh17 as the secondary/AP?
I can't see why not the Asus rt-acrh17 has WDS. Give it shot and see what happens. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
hi! when i configure the router as reapeter must be close the main router or it doesn t matter?tnx for helping!😄
It's easier if you have the routers close to each other so you that you rule out distance between the routers as a problem if they don't connect. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Great work
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how about for routers not supported with WDS?
so if i am not mistaken, the features/settings like parental control or access control on the 2nd router is now disabled?
Hi Richard thanks so much for your video. I'm using a TP- link archer c20 750 router . My main router is a Mikrotik. My problem is that after i disable DHCP it does not give me a reboot option. I configured both bands. Please any advice will be much appreciated.
The c20 has the same process for doing what I show in the video as the router I used. So if you follow my video exactly I see no reason why this would not work. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi Richard
I follow this video which is great but unable to make a wireless connection between the routers
The primary is a TP link device and the secondary is also Tp link Archer v1. But I notice the Wps option is only in the 5ghz wireless settings, and when I scan it does find the primary router, ( which may not have a 5ghz function). Is this fundamental problem?
Thanks
Just to clarify. can one person be on the primary router upstairs while another person is on the secondary router in the basement?
Yes, that should be possible with this configuration. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Please advise if we want to give both routers same ssid how it will work. When it connects wifi to the 2nd router how will i recognize that it is connected to the 2nd router and not the 1st . i like to maintain same ssid and password through out the house so that one dont need to switch network
I have a video with the pros and cons of using the SSID's here: Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
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can have ssid for primary and secondary router the same
You can do that but watch this video I made first: ua-cam.com/video/kf1mPd_ofhU/v-deo.html Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Thanks for posting the video; as I'm try to "improve" wi-fi signal strength/reception in the furthest parts of my home. I am confused about the terms: router, access point, repeater, extender, and mesh wi-fi. Technically, isn't the secondary router in your network a repeater or extender since one can't connect to secondary router via ethernet cable? Would you mind elaborating on pros/cons of an access point vs. repeater vs. extender vs. mesh wif-fi? Thanks a bunch
This video deals with creating an Access Point which you can connect to using a lan cable if you wish. That would be a computer using an Ethernet cable or a similar device. The differences between all the devices you ask about are many but you can do your own research on each one and the differences there in. To be brief they are all devices that connect network clients to networks and or the Internet. I may do a video explaining the differences between them all (It would be a very long video. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Can I use a 3rd router and make it extend the range of 2nd router here?
Yes you can. Check out this video I made on how to do it: ua-cam.com/video/zCwJlC_dZgw/v-deo.html
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Hi Richard great video but i have a problem, done exactly what you have said and i have run in the WDS status but the second router do's not have internet axcess? i cannot axcess the original router as i have no password, and cannot change anything, any suggestions, thanks
You could do a factory reset on the primary router and reconfigure it. You must be able to complete every step I show in order to have this work. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Can you add more than one access point I have 2 routers I would like to use
Sure, I can't see why not. Give it a shot. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
thanks it was useful.
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@@richardlloydusa sir, can you please ,if possible , how to monitor all the devices connected with my router and which device is opening which url ..make a video on it ... I will be more helpful to me ... Using open wrt or else
Here are some options available to you : www.comparitech.com/net-admin/how-to-monitor-router-traffic/#Why_do_I_need_to_monitor_router_traffic Thank you so much for commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa thank you sir...
hi goodday i got a netgear DGN2200MV2 how do i config it to use as a wifi dongle in to the pc with a lan cable using it to pic up my main router tu for video
You're most welcome. Have you tried what I show in the video? Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Hi there -- i decided to use my old router as wifi extender -- i came to see your video -- i followed the steps but i can not find some settings on my secondary router (ARRIS - Surf Board SBG6700-AC) my primary router is HUAWEI EchoLife EG8145V5 -- i can make both of them work only when i connect a cable from primary router to seconday -- when i disconnect the cable, there is no connection on the secndary -- can you please help me -- thanks in advance
Your secondary router must support WDS in order to connect to the primary. 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.👍😀
And your knowledge is at the highest level however, the delivery adds some confusion to me. I would suggest call each router by its actual name so that when you say “router“ we know that you were talking about the primary router or the new set up secondary router. When you just say router, I have no idea which one you’re referring to. I appreciate your efforts.
Thanks for the feedback. I will do better in the future. Thank you so much for commenting, watching and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I have wps but I don't think I have wds in my router can I connect them using wps?
I’ve tried to do this so many times with my archer C9 as the main router and a Netgear R 6200 as the access point or repeater. Still can’t get it right. One issue I have is that my Netgear manual says that if I am using the wireless repeating function, I need to select either WEP or none as a security option in the wireless security screen. The WEP option displays only if you select the wireless mode up to 54 Mbps in the wireless setting screen.
Does this mean that I am disabling security and lowering my speeds?
Then it says I need to set up both units with the same wireless settings. The wireless security option has to be set to none or WEP.
Any help would be appreciated.
Not having a password and having a WEP password is just about the same thing. WEP has been compromised for a long time now and pretty easily hacked. Check to see if there is a new firmware file from netgear for your router and upgrade it if there is. That will probably give you some new options. Tell me how it goes. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Richard; write out your presentation, but let it sit for a little while and then read through it again and make some changes that might make it easier to understand. When you say the router there’s no way to know which one you’re talking about the other thing is, I know that you thought Nacho was fun, but it adds to the confusion of the entire process You could’ve easily named them something very very simple and made the whole process more simple. You’re smart and obviously you’ve done these kinds of things before, but most of us haven’t ever even approached connecting to routers together and knowing what a DNS is and a WTS and all those abbreviations do. At one point in the video you said that “this was the hard way to do it” and now I’m gonna show you the “easy way“ to do it. That would’ve been much better in Reverse. Show us the easy way first and the hard way second most of us are probably going to use the easy way if it’s available. I have probably listened to this video three times and I still have no idea what to do and I’m reasonably computer savvy. I feel for those who aren’t.
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Which password should I use on the second try (14:10)? The password from the primary or the secondary router? Also, I tried both passwords and both times my website is just showing loading for eternity and nothing is happening. Do I need to have my internet on? I'm so confused, help is appreciated.
At the 14:10 point you are dealing with the secondary router which should have been reset at that point. If it's a TP-Link router the default username and password should be admin and admin. Check your manufacturer website for the default username & password. Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. Subscribe, Click The Bell and stay tuned! All the best.👍😀
Yes, don't make exhausted sir
how could it be possible you are able to access the admin even you don't have internet? just asking . I hope it will be answered
I have a mifi Verizon unlimited internet, work great can I add a a old modem like this as a extender etc like this
Give it a shot. If you can configure it as I show, it should work. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
What if they set up the main router as as... 254.254? Can't go to the next number. Guess they did that to prevent someone from making an extender.
I'm not sure what the 254.254 number pertains to? Do you have access to the main router? Does your main router allow more than one client(users)? Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Great video Richard! I have used this to add a 3rd router to my home
My primary router connects to my secondary router using a CAT6 cable. My 3rd router connects to the secondary router using wifi in the way you have shown. My only issue is that my newly connected 3rd router isn’t giving my the same connection speed as my other two routers. It runs at approximately half the speed.. any idea why this may be happening? Peter 👍🏻👍🏻
WIFI is a half-duplex technology meaning it can only send or receive it can't do both at the same time (think of a push to talk radio) Ethernet is a full duplex technology therefore i can send and receive simultaneously. So half the time WIFI is sending and half the time WIFI is receiving were Ethernet is sending and receiving data all the time and that happens on both sides of the connection. That's the difference (very simplified) as there are other factors in WIFI such as interference, fragmentation and collisions which do not happen on Ethernet connections at all. Hard wired is always the better technology (currently) subject to change in the future. Thank you so much for commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
@@richardlloydusa Hi Richard.
Many thanks for your reply! That makes a lot of sense, I wanted to ask incase I had a setting wrong or something like that. But hey I’m super impressed with what I’ve been able to achieve by watching your videos. It’s transformed my network into a beast! And I no longer have constant complaints from my family about poor WIFi! They think I’m a hero hahaha! All thanks to you buddy! 🤫
You're most welcome. Comments like this make my DAY! 😁️ I'm glad to know I could help you and that you got value from my work here. I'm planning on making a WIFI optimization video but it's a complex process as there are so many variables (including, believe it or not, your neighbors and how they have their WIFI configured) LOL. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
This only works if your old router has a Wireless Distribution System (WDS) option. My old Netgear router does not. So check this first before investing time into this approach.
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Yeh.. but it has an option called Wireless Repeater where we can change IP address and enter MAC address of primary router
Hi, if I kept my router default password etc how can someone access it if they aren't on my network to start? Always confuses me this one, thanks
One of the clients inside your network gets compromised (hacked, infected etc.) Then they are inside your network at that point it's straight into your router, at which point they can do whatever they want. Like open up every port they want, compromise your router with malware and worst of all destroy your router with corrupt firmware. By the way if you have people other than you using your network they also can do these things (intentionally or not).. Most likely though a hacker would not damage your router once they own it. They would rather back door it or one of your clients so they could keep using it. Also IOT devices are susceptible to internet worms and viruses too and they become part bot nets capable of using the default passwords on routers to invite more nasty things. I will be doing more videos on network security as there's a serious need to educate people on this. Thanks 😁👍
@@richardlloydusa thanks for the info
Welcome! Thanks for asking as your question gave me an idea for a new video to explain this same question. Router and network security are really not well understood and even a basic understanding would go a long way in protecting your network.
Hmmm, my repeater works, kinda. When I connect via cable, the second router works. I cant find the wifi when I search via wifi.
Try a reboot first and see if the WIFI shows up. If it does not do a factory reset on the router. Follow my video EXACTLY step by step and try it again.
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1:50 WDS
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This was so confusing!
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If you are confused, watch it one more time, until you are not confused.
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And that’s not a joke, is it?
The first time I watched this I was confused. So I watched it again and was only slightly less confused. So I got the routers I wanted to use and started a third time, being even more attentive. That was a couple of years ago. I had my main router with 3 wifi channels, a secondary router downstairs with yet 2 more wifi channels with different names, and my Firestick running off a cable from the second router. Then Asus recently screwed up routers on a worldwide basis and I’m back here bc I forgot how to do part of the process.
Stick with it.
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Im looking for a router that can access the wifi around the house with wide range antena into my house, so i can access the wifi at home
Actually it same as for my laptop, i can access the wifi around the house with wide range antena and also using a hotspot from the laptop,
I believe you are looking for a Mesh WIFI system. Here's one on Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3VN4YAQ Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
I believe you are looking for a Mesh WIFI system. Here's one on Amazon(paid): amzn.to/3VN4YAQ Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀
Y u made this seem so difficult
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Old man explaining it to old people. Too much talk.
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