Great write-up on configuring a second router as an access point using Tomato by Shibby. Exactly what I was looking for as your sample network architecture is very similar to mine. I made one small change at the very after all other modifications, and thought you might like to know about it. One thing that troubled me was the loss of the wan port.
The topic ‘Using an old Sky router as an additional bridge/access point/whatever’ is closed to new replies. Latest Podcast. Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Android by Email RSS. Apr 05, 2019 · BLS-KB15-115. Introduction. It is possible to use a second router as a range extender to your existing network. It is also very possible to create only one network name between the two routers so your BluOS Players and other network devices will connect to which ever router has the stronger signal. Apr 10, 2014 · Yes, you can use a wireless access point of your choice for the other side of the house. It can be 802.11n or g, it does not have to match the 3600HGV. Since you're going to be using both access points, I recommend you set up the additional one as follows: - Same SSID (wireless network name) as the 3600 - Same encryption method and key as the 3600 Nov 11, 2014 · Hello.I'm adding an old Linksys WRT54G to my home network as an access point to get a stronger signal at the end of the house. I've read about 6 other posts on how to do this so still probs. When I change the second router ip address to 10.0.0.254 (the primary router is set up with a DHCP range
Apr 17, 2020 · Log into the admin screen of the second router and access the LAN IP settings screen where you can change the IP address of the router. Change the last field to a number outside of the range you assigned to the main router (ie, “.201″+). In our test, we gave the second router the IP address “192.168.1.201”.
Jul 21, 2017 · Hi guys. I was wanting to set up a second router as a wireless access point. So I reset the old router that I am going to use plugged it into my laptop with an ethernet cable ipconfigged the ip Great write-up on configuring a second router as an access point using Tomato by Shibby. Exactly what I was looking for as your sample network architecture is very similar to mine. I made one small change at the very after all other modifications, and thought you might like to know about it. One thing that troubled me was the loss of the wan port. Mar 24, 2012 · Second router: Connect one of the other ports (not Internet or WAN) to the same port on the back of the first router. If your ports on your routers are WAN, 1, 2, 3, 4, then connect the first and
Jun 19, 2007 · Here's how to set up your second router as an access point. We'll use the Linksys Wrt54G router for this example: First take a network cord and hook one end up to your PC (laptop or otherwise) and the other end up to a numbered port on your wrt54g (second) router.
Jul 05, 2016 · CNET Dong Ngo shows how you can turn that old Wi-Fi router into an external access point and make Wi-Fi sexy. How to Turn Your Old Router Into a second Access Point - Duration: 7:54. Smart Jul 27, 2013 · Second router as access point - WIFI problem by SeanG73 Jul 27, 2013 9:29AM PDT Last year I successfully added a second wifi router to my home network, with it setup to be an access point. probably want the R7000 configured as a wireless access point. (Connecting one of the R7000 LAN Ethernet ports to the main router may have been part of a lame attempt to do this.)