How to Expand Your Wireless Range Using an Old Router
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Check out this video to learn how to configure an old router to expand the wireless in your home, garage, pole barn, or greenhouse. I have used this process for many years both professionally and in my own home. This is a great use for that older router that you may have replaced with a new one or picked up from a garage sale or resale shop. Routers have become almost disposable after a few years so they come cheap. The newer routers will offer a better wireless extension and also better security so if you can find one that is at least 2007 or newer that is preferred.
Using an old router to expand your network is a cheap and easy way to at least double the wireless range in your home. It is also a great way to get wireless to outbuildings or other areas that are outside of your home's wireless signal. This method does require that you have an Ethernet cable run from your main wireless router in your home to the location where you would like to setup the second router (access point). In our home I have one wireless access point configured on each floor and staggered from one end of the home to the other. This means that no matter where I ma in the house I can always connect to a nearby access point and have full signal strength. No buffering, no lag, and in most cases speeds as fast as a wired Ethernet connection.
Here are the basic steps to follow but I would recommend watching the accompanying video to fully understand the process.
1. Reset router to factory default settings
2. Take note of your current network configuration (192.168.1.X
3. Create a new ip address for the access point 192.168.1.220 (example)
4. plug a computer into the newly reset router
5. log into the router using the default ip - normally 192.168.1.1
6. Configure the wireless network name and security
7. Turn off DHCP (take away the router's ability to assign ip addresses)
8. Configure the router to the previously picked ip address - 192.168.1.220 (example)
9. Connect the router to an Ethernet cable coming from your main router.
Tip - Do not use the "WAN" port at all on this new access point.
Now I know that someone is going to say it so I will answer this question up front. Yes, you can just plug the router into your existing setup using the WAN port on the second router without changing any settings on the router. This will work in most cases however you are setting yourself up for problems down the road as this is not the correct way to configure a second wireless router on an existing network. This is what is called double NAT or network address translation and is like having a double firewall. This will not allow any computers connected to the secondary router to communicate with wireless printers, other computers, will block many gaming sites, vpn's and other connections. Although it is easier and may work for basic internet browsing it will be slower and will cause other issues down the road.
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You are groovy sir. Your simplicity of instruction and delivery make you the perfect instructor teacher advisor etc. Thank you and I have subscribed. God bless.
I'm glad I found your KZread. I have been bumping around trying to get another extension for my weak wireless signal in the other end of the house. Your instructions and video, actually the video, made it super easy.
After hours and hours of trying and watching videos, this one actually help me to successfully setup my router. Thanks!!!
I've been researching how to do this, and all other videos seemed so complicated. I told my wife, Just like Michael Scott from the office, I need someone to talk to me like I'm 5 years old. LOL. And then I stumbled onto your channel. And you indeed talked to me like I was 5. Thank you so much for your patience. And the scripture at the end......... PERFECT. Thanks brother.
Glad I found this video, I spent 3 hours reading/trying different tutorials on how to do this last night with no luck. Went in for round two this morning, found your video and was done in 15 minutes. It probably helped that I was also using an old Netgear router with the exact same interface you were using, so I just mirrored your steps exactly and it worked like a charm. Thanks for taking the time to post this up, very helpful for us only marginally tech savvy folks!
Some people just don't know how to explain.Your explanation is simple and clear.Very well done my friend.
I'm only 2 mins into your video and i can already tell this is going to be good, you have a nice presentation style, easy to understand, and right to the point with useful information. keep up the good work :)
Thank you so much for creating and sharing this video! Very easy to follow and do. We created two access points using old routers that were just gathering dust. Works like a charm. The signal is strong and speedy fast now in the areas that needed beefing up. You rock SSLFamilyDad !!
@gergemall
7 ай бұрын
Excellent
Thank You so much for posting this video! I installed this system in my barn with the products that you recommended and it works great!
Family Dad, you are an absolute star, God bless you for posting this extremely helpful video. Thanks again, Skullsbreath.
I wanted to set up a wireless bridge to our barn 300 feet from the house. I got the KuWfi bridge set up but was having a devil of a time getting my remote router converted to an access point. I watched several videos before yours and got more confused with each one. You boiled it down to the essentials and stepped me through it. Thanks for eliminating a LOT of frustration!
Thanks, man. I saw your video just 5 years later & it's still felt very simple and easy to setup. appreciate it
Thanks for the tutorial! I've been wondering how to do this for years!
A big thank you for your tutorial. All last year I read computer magazines, manuals and watched youtube geeks, none of whom could explain in simple terms what to do when faced with router control panels, and acronyms that I did not understand. I would spend hours trying to follow instructions, and then either get lost in the detail or too cautious to change settings I neither understood nor knew what the outcomes would be. A month or two would go by, and I would gird my loins and give it another attempt before meeting failure again. Your presentation was put in layman's terms, slowly took us on a journey, explained in simple terms what the next step was going to achieve, gave the direction required, double checked the understanding, and encouraged progress towards the next step. So I approached it with cynicism, and intrepeditation, and slowly followed your instructions fully expecting to hit a brick wall. Imagine my sense of achievement, when I got to the end of the video, hooked into an ethernet cable, and wow I now have wif fi signal in a building 85 metres from my house. So on 2 points, you are an oracle, first in your tutorial style, and secondly in the way you empower people to achieve. I hope you feel as good at this feedback as I do now at achieving a long-awaited ambition now fulfilled. So I now know I don't have a router, I have an access point, and the difference is now as clear as daylight. So the geeks concentrated on displaying their prowess, you concentrated on giving knowledge and empowerment, what a difference! Thank you once again.
Thank you for posting this video. I have been trying to do this exact task for several years at my in-laws house without success. You made it seem so simple. Thank you for the clear explanation and for sharing the information. 🙏🏼.
6 years old video with great advice that saved me money right now when I'm in a really tight spot. Thank You Sir.
KZread video posted 6 years ago, worked well when I used it as my reference to extend wifi for the rooms at the back house last year. And just now, I see it again to extend wifi for the rooms at the front part of the house. Thanks for the video, bro. Really appreciate it. Good job.
Very Good. Finally someone that made it clear and easy to understand. Thank You!
A great professional presentation that was totally complete and accurate. Thanks!
Many thanks for taking the time to make this video. After an age of failing to get a good Wi-fi signal in the other side of this thick-walled house, I have been able to use an old net gear router just as you describe. All seems well and my wife can enjoy Alexa!!
I can't thank you enough for this information. I've tried many other channels in my attempts to get two access points in my home but none have talked me through it in a way to actually make it work. The talking direct to the router business is where I was falling down. This has gone on for over a year now. I'd try for a few hours, give up and swear to get an expert in. I've done it now and it's excellent. Thank you.
SSLFamilyDad, I am so very excited this morning. Although I'm 53, I feel like a little kid at Christmas. I don't think it would be an exaggeration to say that I have attempted to configure my old router to work as a range extender at least 10 times over the years. I have never made it work. Fortunately, I'm stubborn, determined, a refuse to be "beaten" by the system. So there my router sat in a basket in the living room for years...just waiting for another try. This morning I came across your tutorial on KZread. It seemed so simple, and the explanation was as clear as day. So, I gave it another try, and to my complete delight, it worked! I now have wi-fi blanketing my entire house, from front to back, and indoor to outdoor. Thank you so very much!
@MarkSKristensen
7 жыл бұрын
Awesome :) It's rare to see older people actually give an effort when it comes to technology, and not just throw the stuff away after the first try. My dad threw an iphone in the garbage can once because he couldn't get the replacement part installed correctly *facepalm*.
@j.d.5417
7 жыл бұрын
lol,souunds like my dad... I had to buy him a Almost 6' Android cause he didnt like the Iphone 6s. Then he didnt like the android due to the icons. SO I switched the UI, tO 1 CALLED cleanui, which LOOKS basically like a IPHONE UI,LOL... Whatever helps him though, hes 61 but u cant tell him tht! hes like a KID! Spends money like theres no tomorrow, Ordering stuff online all the time.. He loves AMAZON.. Which he does leave reviews and it got me into the VINE PROGRAM! so I have got a good bit of free stuff sent from amazon,or 3rd party seller to review. Best yet, Freaking LAPTOP!, N The new firestick back when it came out. I was suppose to be sent the Iphone 7, but I think the seller got banned? Not sure.. Its def cool being aprt of the VINE program though. Last item sent was a V ERY NICE gaming chair,speakers built in,subwoofer, and was kinda setup like a LazyBoy. 150bucks normally.. Very comfortable.. The few Amazon codes I just pass to my dad since he loves buying crap.. tHERE is a room filled with stuff not even open.. Shit I could honestly open a ebay shop..lol
@leroycharles6864
6 жыл бұрын
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@snekky4456
6 жыл бұрын
Zebco Kid Good for yah!
@marinnifirinni8876
4 жыл бұрын
e-web.top/best-sellers-in-computer-routers After a couple years of frustration, my husband and I agreed to go with a beefier router. At that point, we didn’t care if we paid through the nose for one. Initially we went with a top pick from Wirecutter (which is a tech review site that is almost always right about everything). And, not to disparage Wirecutter here, but the router we ended up with was EVEN MORE MISERABLE. Maybe we just had too much stuff connected to it? We tweaked the router’s settings, upgraded its firmware, downgraded it again, and ultimately returned it after maybe a week-and we rarely return anything, okay. Desperate, I took to the Internet for advice. About a jillion of my friends (all of whom work in tech) endorsed the Netgear Nighthawk without reservation. It was almost unanimous. A lot of folks were really passionate about this! So I overnighted one. Twenty-five devices connected simultaneously? No problem. In the month+ that we’ve had a Nighthawk, it hasn’t needed to be restarted once. It lives in a closet. I never look at it. I don’t even know it’s here. I’m sure the UI is terrible but I’ve rarely needed to use it, since it worked out-of-the-box. We live in a city, halfway up a high-rise building, and we can still get a signal from downstairs on the street. Beat that.
Awesome tutorial! Very well explained and worked great on my detached garage that is approximately 100' from my house. Thank you!
AT&T was charging me $50 for tech help and wanted access to my pc! You're video easily explained step by step and it works! Where would we be without thoughtful people and KZread. Thank you!
This was an extremely easy tutorial to follow. You certainly explained each step succinctly and it did give me exactly what I needed to connectan access point, which I have been desiring to do, but did not, because I did not know how to proceed. Also, it was in plain English! Thanks once again, a very good job!. Also thank you for doing this, we all know how precious time is. Neville Maier
@rickcarp5453
5 жыл бұрын
if u dont want to jump to the next ssid and get kicked off have free roaming - threw the next ap point then u should name them the same unless you have like 20 smart bulbs then change it different but if your on your cell walking in your yard talking then naming the routers the same is best as your calls wont drop out
@irishhandyman2009
Жыл бұрын
@@rickcarp5453 Great info. Where I live WiFi calling is a must. Thanks for bringing that up.👍
Thanks to you my dad can finally listen to rock in his garage :D
@chandry6372
5 жыл бұрын
nice
FINALLY!...there is someone who knows what he is talking about AND knows how to effectively communicate! Very easy to understand and follow the steps. Nice job Sir!
Yours is the best simple explanation on this subject Some routers let you choose access point mode ratherthan DHCP mode ,there you connect to WAN on 2nd router than LAN port Thanks.keep up good work
I MUST thank you for this easy to follow video. You explained things step by step and upon competing them, all my range problems were solved. Wonderful! Thank you again.
@sudhirchaudhary6809
2 жыл бұрын
So, you used a looooong Ethernet cable?
@augustwest1579
2 жыл бұрын
Yup. From the basement, where my router is, up two flights through were the plumbing is, and into the far bedtoom.
Finally someone explained this Barney style to me, I'm pretty good with electronics hardware but the coding part always got me, this was simple to follow and with the screen recording shot for shot, this was perfect, thanks!
@gunnslr
Жыл бұрын
trust the awesomeness
I dig ur style....u r an excellent teacher! Clear,concise and zero extraneous nonsense. From one educator to another tyvm! Keep up ur gr8ness. Tyvm 4 schoolin' us.
5 years later and it works!!! Thank you so much for keeping these videos up!!
Took me 2 tries but I got it to work. Now I can stream TV to my phone & tablet in the garage, and the farthest corner of my basement. Thanks Man
Your video was the calmest, sit down in my living room and I will explain, down to earth without the endless words that nobody understands ever. Thank you for setting it out for anyone to understand not just do.
Dear Family Dad, I too am one of your success stories having just yesterday followed your clear step by step instructions to Expand my WIFI signal in my home. I have an AT&T router in the basement with weak signals upstairs. I bought a used Netgear 1750 R6350 that needed to be reconfigured. I sent your KZread to a friend in Texas while I was here in Wisconsin on my screen. He is a systems guy for a health care system so his help was good for me to have as we walked through your process. I am a Home Schooler and I am sure that my 5 kids (now all grown & out on their own) would be proud of their GEEZER Dad getting this done. My friend had never done this but understood what you were showing us. Thank you for a great result> Bill In Wisconsin
Thanks for this video. I had a weak signal in the back of the house from the main router. I had an old Netgear router I wasn't using, so set it up per your instructions in this video. Works like a charm!
Good job! Thanks for the video, and thanks for staying on point and no music.
@richardmunson1828
3 жыл бұрын
I agree good video and helpful
Thanks SSL Family Dad! I have just connected my old router and it I'm watching your video again on it! This really worked!
This is the best tutorial on this subject I have come across...LOL running cabling is 95% of the job...I had an old Netgear N750 which actually had a setting under the advanced tab to switch the router to AP mode and it worked perfect in conjunction with my new Linksys AC-1750...I was in need of better wifi signal to my garage door opener, they can be quite finicky...mounted the old netgear next to opener and the ceiling receptacle. Was really easy thanks to your encouraging help! I did get a warning after checking the box to change the router to AP that I would no longer have browser access to the router, I would need to do a factory reset before making any changes...
Awesome! Easy to follow and set up. Speed increase was dramatic. I even noticed the picture on my TV became sharper. Extremely pleased with outcome & thank you!
Can not thank you more.. you made this so easy.
Excellent tutorial, clear, concise, understandable and slow enough to follow and execute the settings. Thank you very much.
@josevelasco1648
Жыл бұрын
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Legend! Spent hours trying to sort this and your video explained exactly how to do it! Thank you!
Thank you very much. I recently upgraded from cable internet to fiber. That in itself was great. 100 times faster. I have a 140 yo brick home, 2 story. Needed more coverage. Prior to upgrading I purchased a Netgear Nighthawk dual band hoping to improve the old ISP. Thanks to you I have coverage from top to bottom. Even in the basement. The interface has changed in the netgear, but playing and pausing your video I found the correct settings to change. Hooked up, worked first time no problems. I watched other videos, yours was the most straight forward, explained in detail without dragging me into the weeds. Very happy person. In fact sending this via my new connection point.
Hello I was having problems with my Wi-Fi in the garden I tried this and it worked absolutely fabulous thank you so much for putting it on KZread
I just wanted to let you know that your video got me through this. I was ready to throw in the towel, I had watched multiple videos on how to do this but couldn't seem to figure it out until I watched yours. Got it done first try. Thank you very much !! Rick.
Thank You --a specially for being clear, organized with you presentation and complete old guys learning new tricks need all the help they can get.
You did a great job in explaining this process! Way to go. Thanks
Perfect, I watched several videos and this is the only one that explained every step clearly. Thank you :)
Outstanding presentation. I am over 70 and have been trying to extend my network into a small workshop for about 10 years. If there were a KZread hall of fame, you have my vote times 1000. Ain't victory sweet! Regards, Ken L
@RongDMemer
11 ай бұрын
That's amazing, sir. I hope you have more years in your life to enjoy the fast internet. and the world too i guess.
@kllimbrick
10 ай бұрын
Biggest threat to my life is the number of people that find the cool aid sweeter than wine. Good luck to you....@@RongDMemer
Thanks for this great video. I bought some wifi LED bulbs recently and placed them around my house. I even put them in the front porch lights for Xmas and have them cycling colors. My problem was that my wifi router wasn't quite getting to a couple of the outdoor LED lights. The wifi has always been weak at the far end of my house too. I was recently about to run to a store and pay $100 for a repeater or extender and then I came across this video. This saved me money because, like most people, I had my old D-Link wifi router just sitting on a shelf in my basement. I dragged that puppy out and set it up, like in this video, and placed it upstairs at the far end of my house. Now all the wifi LED lights, phones, tablets, etc. work great everywhere.
I bow to you, oh network god!🙏 Worked like a champ! I messed with this trying to use the Internet port on my Netgear WNDR3700 (“old router”) as the uplink port to the AT&T router and kept getting assigned addresses from the public subnet. You fixed all that. You ARE “The Man”!👍 PS: Someday if you get the chance and you’re so inclined, I’d love for you to explain to me exactly how this works. TIA!
Simple straightforward explanation. Thanks a lot. One suggestion: I'm always missing the "why?" I always like to know why I need to do something, e.g. disable DHCP or whatever. Makes more sense (at least to me) when I can understand the reasons for doing something.
Thank you so much! I had a wifi range extender that hit the floor and broke the other day so I wasn't able to use wifi in my bedroom. I had a couple of old routers and i wondered if I could use that as a range extender somehow and sure enough, when I did a youtube search, this video popped up. Love the way you simplified it and broke it down so easily. I have full wifi bars in every room. You just got a new subscriber because if I can learn this, maybe I can learn some other helpful tips and uses for old computers parts.
@kreynolds1123
7 жыл бұрын
That is wonderful that you were able to make your other routers into wireless access points and make use of them. But technically range extenders pick up a wireless signal and repeat it, all communication is wireless. The procedure outlined in the video is to turn a router into just an access point. What makes this different than a repeater is that communication between the router and the access point is over a wired cable, providing much faster communication than with a wireless repeater.
Only a week ago a search I've made showed me your video... and what a savior it was! I had an old Asus WL520GU router lying around, I went search for it, clean it up a little bit and, with your video as guide, I could find it's settings and change it to an extender of my home wifi. I had so many troubles with my wifi, having only quality wireless on 2 divisions of my house :-( Now I can have it more extensively through my house and with all this confinement covid19 crisis, video meetings, wife and kid teaching and learning at home, this couldn't arrive at a better (for sad reasons) moment. Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and please, forgive any error on my typing, since English it's not my native language :-)
By following your clear, concise instructions, which were flawlessly presented - it worked first time. I think that must be a first for me! Thank you!
SSLFamilyDad, thank you! This was the perfect solution for my WiFi issues in my home. Your video was so easy to follow and now my WiFi is so fast everywhere throughout the house. Much appreciated!
Thanks so much from India!! I did exactly as you said and now both my wi-fi setups are working very well...one at home and the other 50-meters away in Car-garage(which I have turned into my Art-studio).
Thanks for making this video many years ago, it's been saved in my favorites for a long time and once again I'm watching it to get the garage router back up again :)
@eugenienyirashyirambere4058
2 жыл бұрын
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Thank you!!!! This was one of the easiest to follow videos I've found. I believe I'm set up with an extender now!!! Happy dance!
Probably the BEST detailed explanation around, thanks 👍
Hey! Thank you so much!!! The video really helped me! Had issues connecting to the extended routers as I had the connections/settings wrong. Thank you again. Can access internet across all the routers now. Peace!
Excellent description of how to set this up - thanks ! Followed the steps in your video and it worked first time.
Thank you!! Single mum with no knowledge of networks and internet, found it very easy to follow.
Excellent instructions, and it worked perfectly for me. Have one room in my house that is a dead zone with poor WiFi access. This solved the problem and I have access to two networks. Thanks for this video!!!
Thanks for your teaching on this, I just need to find an old router and I'll be up and running 👍🏾👍🏾
Very much appreciated! Your use of language, clear thinking, and concise directions are done very well. Great tutorial! You should be a teacher - heck, you are a teacher! Thanks!
Excellent video! Been battling all day to try get this extender to work. Thanks again, cheers.
SSLFamilyDad, Thank you for the simple step by step setup of my old router. Simply easier then most other video on youtube. Thank you for your video.
@zenithonline1
4 жыл бұрын
Please can I use TP Link for IP camera?
I agree that this is an excellent, very clear, step-by-step explanation of the process of using an old router as an extender. Suggested improvements would be i) explain/confirm that the access point device can have the same SSID as the main router or a different SSID (pros/cons?) and ii) show the new access point being used to access the internet.
@twinklewild8844
2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Ray you just answered my question
Absolutely a savior, used your instructional video, success, out building now WiFi enabled, great simple step by step explanation, even I could follow....Thanks from the UK
Excellent teaching style FamilyDad. Most don't have it, but you certainly do. Outstanding!
Thanks, worked a treat! I now have a use for that Cat6 cable I installed 6 years ago to the shed.
This actually helped me out heaps, I was about to go and buy a new extender, but this saved me :)
@bill392
3 жыл бұрын
Me too, this video saved me between $50 to $140. I spent all day looking online at repeaters, extenders, prices, reviews, and comments. I was all set to run out and spend money and then I saw this video. I dug my old router out of my closet and put it to work. Wish I saw this video 5 years ago!
Your video is the best I’ve seen! You voice is clear in explaining how to make an access point. Thank you!👍🏻
I took one and set it up following your instructions a few years back and it worked well. I moved about 15 months ago and although I'm still with the same provider my internet has a different name. I pulled it out a month or 2 ago and factory reset it and went through your instructions to set it up again. When I completed the setup before I ran an Ethernet cable I decided for some reason to check it with an app on my phone. Without the ethernet jump to it, it was showing that it was putting out a signal. I put it in my guest room and here it is about 2 months later still putting out a signal without ever hooking up an Ethernet cable running from the modem.
Want to let you know I have been trying for two days don't remember how many attempts I've made to make my old Netgear router a access point. All have been a waste of time as they have had me looking for some setting that was not available to me. On the first attempt with your help I have completed to setup and can move on to making access within my house better. I have dealing with 5 Ghz wifi signal dropping out. Thanks
@marcusonisor4551
4 жыл бұрын
this is also a 5 year video
@thegamingkids_234
3 жыл бұрын
Whoever's reading this remember God loves you so very much!
@dmo848
3 жыл бұрын
Change SSID to anything but the same. Sounds like your stuff is conflicting with the same ssid
Hey thanks for the step by step instructions! Just one note, my linksys router has a login of no user name (blank) and admin for a password... weird but it worked! Anyway I got it set up as an access point to extend my wireless range. Much thanks!
Thank you for making this video, I have been struggling to set this up for ages thinking my router settings does not allow me to use it as an access point however, using your simple steps it worked perfecly.
Very thorough tutorial. I am very glad that I stumbled upon your video first time. I am going to try and get back to you. Keep up!
Great job, answered my questions, Thanks
Hey mate, I read tons of articles and watched tons of videos on having multiple APs on a single network and none were as easy to follow as yours. I have finally managed to set up my two routers to run on the same SSID all thanks to you! Keep up the good work! Do you have a tutorial that touches on having multiple APs on a single network but this time the APs are wirelessly connected instead of being connected via an ethernet cable like in the above tutorial? Have a great day!
Thank you so much you have saved me hours and hours of frustration. I watched the video numerous times, took notes, and went and bought a new $40 Netgear router, took a deep breath and got to work. I kept the video up as I configured the new router hooked it up and it works fantastically. We have a room above our garage and the Wifi signal was horrible, the new Wifi connection works great, agin thank you so much, I scoured KZread for a simple setup video and yours is it!!
Thank you so much for posting this video! Have now Wi-Fi throughout the house with old BT Hubs Was confused with how to configure until I saw this a big thank you.
thank you need updated info for 2019 nice job
Thank you! I've been looking for a way of doing this and yours is the only video that's helped me!
I watched 3 other videos before I found yours. This is the only one that worked, thanks
Thank you so much for your information. The simple form of explanation in the video deserves appreciation. It really helped me out
Just a tip, you don't have to make two different networks. If you enter the exact same SSID and password into the second router as is already in your main router, the second router will appear as the same wifi network and your devices won't know the difference.
@richardmunson1828
3 жыл бұрын
that is interesting, thanks
@shagunguitar
2 жыл бұрын
Yes Bill392! This is how I had setup. Your comment needs to be pinned (or added to description) to help everyone.
@kawaiisenshi2401
Жыл бұрын
The second one was recognized But the seconf router still doesn't have internet
@thomasshi9138
Жыл бұрын
The second one need a different SSID and Channel. Turn off DHCP as well. The same password is ok.
@MyHughes8
Жыл бұрын
How do I do this? I'm so confused
THANK YOU!! I've tried forever to figure this out (and I do consider myself to be rather technologically savvy) but you explained things SO well that I was quickly and easily able to create my AP with my old Netgear r6250 and connect it to my Nighthawk 8000... I now have a lightning fast network that covers my whole house and our many devices! God bless >
@SSLFamilyDad
4 жыл бұрын
Glad I could help!
@jokisabe
4 жыл бұрын
@@SSLFamilyDad Quarantine Day 5 and my kids were going crazy begging me to "fix the internet"... DONE! Stay healthy :)
@bellapoof8255
4 жыл бұрын
@@SSLFamilyDad Help me. Please!
Oh wow, I actually understood something about computers and internet😂! The explanations are clear, you speak at a normal pace and all the details are there. Thanks very much!
Clear and concise instructions. Works like a charm. Thank you!
Hi, Great very informative video. Here in UK I have an old sky router which I wanted to use as an access point, but when I try to look for its ipconfig details, only thing it comes up with is media disconnected? Can you help what the issue might be or if am doing something wrong? Thanks
To all who have the question: Can I plug in other devices to the new access point's Ethernet ports? The answer is yes, those ports are active and you can plug in wired devices in the available three ports.
@tej9691
9 жыл бұрын
SSLFamilyDad Yep!
@kreynolds1123
9 жыл бұрын
+SSLFamilyDad Further note: The ethernet ports on the AP wireless are all switched just like in a network switch. As such, you can connect several network switches or AP points in a daisy chain fashion, but if any AP or switch does not implement spanning tree protocol correctly, you will have problems if you create a loop.
@jamescook48
9 жыл бұрын
SSLFamilyDad I followed the procedure and the Wireless Access Point worked perfectly. Very easy and quick. However, the wired connections don't appear to work. I'll post a followup when I figure out what's wrong with the wired connection.
@jamescook48
9 жыл бұрын
James Cook Okay false alarm regarding the wired ports problem. I just reseated the cable and the connection came right up!
@braga118
9 жыл бұрын
+James Cook so the lan ports do work after this setup?
This procedure worked first time to change my DLink DSL 2750u router into an AP. Thanks from the Free State, South Africa.
Yours is the only one that worked for me. Thank you. You've set my home office free.
Great video. One question: shouldn't you also exclude the IP address of your access point from your router's DHCP pool to avoid the possibility of duplicate IP addresses? I think a good reason for picking static IP addresses with big (or small) numbers is so that you can at least define a range that doesn't include the IP addresses that you want to exclude. As we can see ( 13:16 ) some routers don't have an option for excluded addresses, only for a range.
After setting up my router as per your instructions, can I also plug in a desktop pc in one if the remaining ports?
Many thanx for putting this video up... succinct and clear instructions... l had been using a router as an extender but with the wrong settings and it kept buffering... changed the settings and voila... no more buffering...
Thank you by far the best video. I can't believe it was this easy. I appreciate your time and the care you took to explain this to me. I am continually trying to improve my computer/networking knowledge. Thank you again. A suggestion on the clothing.... I will buy one but If you can get a more stylish logo, it would go a long way for me and others ( I am sure ) to wear everywhere.