question, I have my modem setup in my room but wifi is dead in living room. I did as he said but my question is, can i unplug this old router place in living room?
I was considering a mesh system because my WiFi was shaky in a few areas of my house and came across this video. Already had a LAN cable connecting my CCTV DVR setup in my home office to the router in my tv room. Used this trick and placed my old router in the office, now I have full WiFi signal in that part of the house as well. Thank you all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
I recently upgraded my old router to a new TP-Link WIFI-6 model and was going to move it to a central location in my home. But after viewing this tutorial, I'm going to use the old one as a repeater and place it at the other end of my house. That way everyone gets a great signal. Thanks for a straight to the point tutorial. It is appreciated.
Great help to me. I bought an inexpensive wireless range extender on Amazon, which was really just another wireless router. I was having lots of strange drops of signal having to reboot it a lot. After watching your video, it made sense to turn off DNS on the new range extender. That fixed my problem. Thanks.
Thank you for this. Very clear step by step without a ton of confusing jargon. So many so-called “tutorials” are made in such a way that only someone who already knows how to do it understands it. Yours is something I can understand.
This is just great! I just had my old routers around of good use. I used them to extend WIFI connection around my house where before it was only limited on my living room. Now, I got different access point in the second floor up to the backyard. Your step-by-step procedure are very detailed and easy to follow. Hope to see more useful tutorials! Thanks!
I’d thought my old router can be used as like a mesh network but if it’s hooked up to the new router, no much of a help here or am I missing something?
@@theupscriber65 I guess you might have internal wiring to the second floor or else we will not have lan cable so long to pull it to second floor.please confirm.
This was the tutorial was just video I was looking for. I've looked at quite a few covering this subject and none of the others were explained with such clarity. Very well done .
I had struggled for years to get good connection in my living room area, and came across this video! Instantly boosted my signal and speed. Thank you for putting this out there.
That explanation was so easy to understand, I recently watched a video on TH-cam from a so called tech expert and his explanation of the same thing was rubbish I was no better off after watching it, great job thank you from Australia.
Haven't tried configuring my old router yet but the way you explained everything in such a clear and concise manner gives me the confidence and assurance that I can finally boost my wi-fi signal so I can have a reliable internet access in any corner of our home. Thanks a lot for this. God bless!
I've been trying to figure out how to turn my old router into an access point for a long time and your video helped me out immensely! Your video was very clearly laid out and easy to understand. My router's UI was a bit different so it took me a little extra time to figure it out. I also had to manually enter the DNS but I figured it out with some quick googling. Thank you so much for sharing this, you've gained me as a new fan/subscriber of your channel.
For those using a dual-band router, it is important to disable the 5GHz band under 'Smart Connect' or 'Band Steering' to prevent auto shift between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
Most routers and especially devices in last year or so will choose the strongest signsl from Wi-Fi strength 2.4Ghz, ,5Ghz,, sub 6( WiFi) Let the devices choose, as it doesn't effect much unless you split the SSID S ✌️&💛
Never came across band steering (it sounds like a company cliché) our router will strrr you the the correct band frequency... Smart connect... Is it samsung any chance
This was excellent. I have a different router, but this is the kind of video that is so rare yet so useful. You should be near the top of the search results for this topic.
Excellent video Ginard. I was struggling with the settings in the router but your video made it very easy to follow. I figured out certain things following your logic and voila it works like a charm. Thank you again. You surely have earned a subscriber here :) Best!! Cheers!
Thanks for this. Saved me a lot of hassle. What’s not immediately clear is that the new wireless router needs its power to be off during setup. The one being configured has to obviously be on as described in the video
I was wondering about this. So, if the new router is off, why did he connect an ethernet cable from the new to the old router? When the old router is configured, then do the two routers need to stay connected via the ethernet cable? I assume yes, and that's why he connected them together.
Very good job at explaining the process Man! As it is said, you can't really say you understand something unless you can explain it so others understand it. Case in point! Please, keep up the good work!
You are good at teaching. Please complete the video. Show us the connections and lets see the video as it turns into access point, repeater and extender. I mean we should see your setups and configures working not just changing the settings. once again thanks for the teaching.
My spare router is a new model, i followed the instructions and it worked! While I cannot access my router unless i hard reset it, everything else works fine. I just setup the SSID and password before rebooting the device. Thanks!
After giving this multiple shots myself over the years with the help of "tutorials" online, this one finally got me through it! Thanks! I dont know if you mentioned it but I did have to reboot multiple devices to get a new IP address from the new router.
One issue I’m dealing with actually is that the second router does not seem to be outputting its own WiFi signal, As I walk away from the first router I’ll be closer to the second router but my signal strength drops as if it’s connected to the first router still. Can I give the second router its own name so that I don’t connect to the first and leave everything plugged in the way you showed us?
So what I ended up doing is just renaming the second router and only having people connect to the main router if I don’t want them on the second router
Worked flawlessly, one tip for people though, when the router cannot connect to the router webpage after resetting the router or changing the IP Adress in the settings, restart your laptop after doing so. Overall great video 👍
Excellent video, I admit to never having considered this before. Fantastic use of discarded slower routers to use with Smart TV's & such which do not require faster speeds. Will definitely use this as an true extender running a 100 foot cable into the attic & plugging in giving me 2.4 wifi out in the backyard & increasing speeds in the furtherest bedrooms. Other extenders are actually only a repeater where this would prove to be a real extender. Thanks
@@jackwilliams5474 Me. Previously used a repeater setup, download speed was significantly reduced on 2.4Mh. Have used a nest system also. Discovered the best, fastest method was running a 100 foot cable to a separate router which then greatly increased the wifi ability to the back patio & guest room. For those of us who own a large spread out designed home which is not box-like & encompasses square footage exceeding 8,000, using a router connected in such a fashion enables having a large screen Smart TV to be located in the "Outdoor Kitchen" & barbecue area. If the wife wanted, it should be powerful enough to use even further in the Gazebo which has a spa unit set just above deck level but currently has only a Bose radio.
Damn I didn't even have to set anything up. I just plugged everything in and my iPhone is immediately getting 20mbps more speed, before it was just frozen. YOU ROCK, THANK YOU! This was my christmas present lol.
Dear sir, I would like to thank you first. I followed the procedure suggested by you step by step and in the first attempt,, the router whose socket is not working, started working as a Repeater. Thank you so much.
Thanks very much for this easy to understand step by step tutorial to set up a repeater, I've been wanting to do this for ages with one of my many unused routers from changing internet providers and wasn't sure it could be done or could work properly after looking through so many other instructions/stories. Cheers!
After setting the old device up as an access point, does it have to be wired to the new router, or will it work completely wirelessly? Thanks for a great video.
The Old router has to be connected to the new router, any available output port on the Main Router to any available 'switch' port on the old router [NOT the WAN port]
@@xyzoblivion I tried what you said, just plug it in and it will work. It does not. I will not repeat my WIFI. It has its own login and that’s what I don’t want. Going to follow the instructions on the video. Thanks for wasting my time with your useless comment.
@Shabah Farook and @Mansoor Nasir ... Yes, it may work, but to ensure that it will consistently work, you need to follow the instructions in his video. There should only be one DHCP server active and each router needs to have its own static ip address. This video is excellent.
Thank you very much for this. Its been 5 days since i search for this type of video, and this is the best tutorial for beginner like me. Thank you and keep up the good work. Love from India
Fantastic! I recycled an old EE Fibre router (UK provider). Connected it to a powerline adaptor in my garage (which is on the same electrical circuit as the powerline attached to the main router). Was a really easy setup thanks to your video. Just a note: the IP Address of the router for the Access Point? On my EE router the IP Address is called " Gateway". I mention this in case other viewers find the same thing with theirs.
Best video on the subject I've seen yet! I setup 1 or 2 routers a year as Access points and always forget whether to Disable DHCP or not. Never knew about manually changing the IP address before today. AAA+++
@@azanfaiz622 I believe the relay is wireless if it has bluetooth, but I'm just guessing. I'd love to understand it fully but I'm almost 60 and the world is starting to pass me by with this stuff.
Yes! worked perfectly thank you. I would just say in my case that the Hub/router connection light is always permanently flashing red showing no connection but be assured the hub is still boosting/extending the WiFi.
Thanks so much for this tip! I had a TPlink Powerline adapter, but it only had ethernet, so I was using my old Asus router attached to that, but it was a hassle having two separate SSIDs and networks. I did this re-configuration and now my old router acts as a simple repeater of my main router, and it works great. No more switching connections anymore. Thanks!! EDIT: one interesting thing I noticed, since the new and old router are connected by an Ethernet over power connection, all devices connected to the old router via WiFi actually show up as Wired devices, even my phones!
once i have configured the router. Can I move it anywhere in the house and will it work wirelessly or does it have to be plugged into the internet router via LAN? when I try without the LAN it sees the router network and I can log in but it does not connect to the internet...not sure if my expectation is actually viable?
Nice one - done this myself a few times in the past with old routers to re-use as APs after a colleague told me about it. Bit hit and miss with some of them (BT Homehub 4 needs resetting periodically) but with the benefits of wider WiFi coverage for little cost bar electric, it makes sense. I usually set the broadcast channels as far apart as possible to avoid interference :)
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
Great video. Helped me in the past. Only problem I am having now is that once I move to the extender (second router) It says no internet access. The internet access returns after waiting for a few minutes. When I move from the second router to the main router, it works perfectly. It's as if the routers are joint as 1. But as soon as I walk from the main router to the second router it says No internet access. Please Help 😣
The video is a great tutorial using generic settings. I tried the instructions for my specific router and got nowhere. This tutorial got me in the ballpark and after a bit of trial and error, the setup was complete. PS - While you're inside your router's configuration app, disable uPnP since it's a security liability.
Do I need to keep the Lan Cable plugged in from main router to the extender router as u did in in the beginning to use it as extender or it just need power and nothing else after I Complete this Configuration shown in this video? please help i have never done this before
love the video. Had a problem with a Dlink router not being able to log in after changing the IP address saying not found. Figured out , if you change the IP address before disabling the DHCP server, it won't let you reboot till you have a proper IP address typed in. Hope this helps others.
Great. Clear. Concise. EZ to follow. Questions: 1. Can this be done plugging the old router into a house wired access point? Seems like it can as long as configured properly 2. Have you done a video on setting up an old router as an repeater vs a wired access point? I have several older routers and they all cannot be plugged into a main router from across the home. 3. How many of these older routers can be plugged into the back of main router? Thanks again for your efforts. Much appreciated.
This was an outstanding video. Very helpful, & educational as well. Knowing is half the battle - G.I. Joe. You sir have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.
@jkpope You CAN make them work like that BUT because it has to receive the signal wirelessly, then do the conversion process, then repeat and send out the signal, there will be some restriction or speed throttling to your overall speed. To get the very fastest throughput and to cause the least processing to the router, it works so much better to connect the two via a Ethernet cable. I am glad your extender purchase worked for you though... Hope all this makes sense, I just saw this and thought I might add my two cents, Buddy
Yes good video but I always really appreciate youtubers who go to the trouble of answering questions and interact with their followers - just think that it would be nice and respectful
Spot on although my my router setting are different it works like a charm and the wifi signal now the same all over my house thanks for the easy to follow guide.
Thanks for your help. I found an old ASUS router in the closet and noticed it had a repeater mode switch. Your video gave me the confidence to give this a try. Luckily I had the old cd also. Now I've got WIFI in some of the corners that had been cold. Nice!
On each of the router home page, go to Wireless -> Wireless Bridge, and the AP mode should be Access Point, the Bridge Restrict is Enabled. Fill in the MAC address of the secondary router/primary(the router that you want each routers connected to).
Thanks for the tutorial. It looks like you have a dual band router on your old one. I think you can also configure either one of them at 2.4 ghz to extend the range of your network for better coverage while the other one at 5 ghz closest to you for the least amount of interference.
@@coolissimo69 Yes you can. Set the other router's wireless setting to a 'wireless repeater bridge' function if it allows you. Also make sure that the frequency (2.4/5ghz) and the wifi standards (a/b/g/n/ac) it operates match with your primary router. However the downside of it would cut your bandwidth in half because the nature of wireless networks communicates one at a time like a walkie talkie compared to a wired network.
@@BatAskal how would you do it and if I did this to go from one end of the house to the other to put in the back gaming room for like a PlayStation or something to play online games would it be good for that
@@justyn6750 Hi. You have two options. The first would be to place your 2nd router halfway between your main router and the Playstation. Set your 2nd router to Repeater Bridge Mode. It will prompt you to set up another access point - you will have two wifi running (including your main router). Your 2nd router will act as a relay station between your main and your devices that are out of reach. The other option would be to set your 2nd router in Wireless Bridge mode. No need to set up a wifi access point but you have to configure your 2nd router to connect to your main's wifi connection. Place it halfway from your main router and run the ethernet cable from your Playstation to your 2nd router - it will act as wireless extension of your device. If it is possible, use the wireless bridge method because it is much faster due to the wired connection between your 2nd router to your device
After following this video can i use my old router as a repater or access point in a bedroom wirelessly without connecting it to the new router downstairs via a cable, so that i can add a POE IP Camera to it? Sorry, I'm new to all of this. I'm fed up of wifi IP cameras and want to switch to POE cameras instead, but the main new router is downstairs and it's not possible to run a Cat6 cable upstairs.
Thank you for these videos. I have a cable router that I used when I was working out of state, and recently upgraded to fiber at home. I wanted the signal to reach my shop in my back yard. The fiber optic installer located the new router closer to the shop but the signal still isn't very good. I thought that I could do what you are describing, but didn't know how. and everyone I talked to just said "Go buy a repeater/extender." I will try this method first, as my needs in shop aren't as rigorous as in the house. If the results aren't acceptable, I'll use your other method, and need to buy a fairly long ethernet cord, and snake it around the room to the second router location, which is at a window twelve feet from the shop.
I was looking to add an extender / repeater into my back yard in order to add security camera's. Wifi extenders are expensive and old routers are cheap ( I already paid for it). So your tutorial was very helpful and cost effective. Thank You very Much!!!
So on the extender router if I give the same SSID & wireless password as the main router. A person's device e.g phone will automatically connect the strongest wireless signal depending on where physically they are located in the building?
You shouldn’t. Name it differently. 2.4ghz Upstairs 5ghz upstairs. 2.4ghz basement and so on and so on. Yes you will have to enter the password for each one for the first time but this way it’s better because you get less interference
Thank you very much for posting this video. I used it as a guideline as I have a Huawei and a mweb router that uses a dsl line. Could not have done it without this video. Much appreciated. Kindest Regards from Craig- Cape Town, South Africa
Thank you for this video! your really informative, I have a Question: I have a Netgear Nighthawk router that I want to connect to a Fios Router as a Access Point, and in the Nighthawk router settings it has AP mode (Access Point mode) , Do I just turn it on enable the AP mode and that's it?? or do I need to do something else in the settings? Thank you.
Hey dude, might be 5 yrs ago but your video just saved me, my antivirus was going crazy with duplicate IP addresses on the network alerts. thanks for saving my ass. i turned off dhcp and changed ip to .254 and problem solved
Awesome tutorial, can I ask you , for instant I want to use as an extender or repeater. Do I always to be connecting using the ether net cable to connect to the main router?? Can I use the wireless, to connect to the main , and then use it as a repeater or extender?
This setup requires you to connect both routers via cable, how ever you can check my other video on connecting routers wirelessly. LINK:th-cam.com/video/yvUuV72YITM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing I'm glad I came across your video. I loved your method of teaching- clear step by step instructions and not confusing at all. You made me feel like a pro. So what's the name of the WIFI network I will be logging into once I'm done with everything? And does the router needs to remain connected with the primary router? Thank you.
Set up your new router to have internet connection. You'll be connecting the old router through one of it's switch ports and connecting it to your new router through one of its switch ports. the name of the WIFI network, the SSID (service set identifier), is whatever you decide to name it. Just make sure that both devices have the exact same name if you intend to use the old router as a wireless access point.
I followed all instructions in using older EA3500 for (hopefully) a wireless access point to strengthen signal in my garage area BUT in addition to those settings, should the EA3500 be set in "bridge mode" - or would "bridge Mode" just force the EA3500 to act as a switch instead of the wireless access point that I desire? IE, Router settings/Connectivity/Internet settings/Type of Internet Connection - currently set to "automati Configuration - DHCP (though I did turn "off" DHCP to prevent conflict with main router). This setting has options for Static IP, PPPoE, etc and Bridge Mode. Newbie here - thank you for your excellent video and if you can give me some guidance on this question, it would be most appreciated! Thank you.
@@wifilabxyz Thank you so much for your advice! So just to keep in clear in MY bald head, putting the EA3500 router that is configured in the video (DHCP "off", IP adddress different than "standard/usual" (192.168.1.1) and THEN putting in Bridge Mode will / should enhance the WIFI signal once the EA3500 router is wired (ports1-4) to main router (ports 1-4). I was truly hoping this was the answer BUT once I "think" I garner a little extra knowledge, I often become my own worse enemy. Thank you again for sharing your knowledge & best wishes for a healthy & prosperous 2021 - and well beyond!
Thank you for your excellent instructions. Through watching this I was able to run a line from my office to my garage where I put the 2nd router which I plugged a NanoBeam ac into and installed a NanoBeam on my barn across the property and hooked up a third router to so now I have full speed internet in my barn where I work on so many things. I can use youtube videos to help in repairing equipment. I can also get a phone signal out there using an ATT Microcell. Thanks again.
Thanks brother!!! It really works on my D-link router, even though you have a Cisco router, Your clean explanation makes it work on mine :) thanks a lot ♥️
Outstanding video my friend. I am an instructor and I can tell you that your explanations were great. Thanks again!
question, I have my modem setup in my room but wifi is dead in living room. I did as he said but my question is, can i unplug this old router place in living room?
and will it qork or is there an extra step in doing it?
Instructor of what? This is bad on so many levels. Is this what you teach? "Here is this microscope man! But you can still use it as hammer, man."
Julian Wilson Stop kissing ass
@@thepetyo what's wrong with this please? I've never tried this or heard of it. Thanks!
Finally! Someone that can break down this process without assuming everyone is an IT specialist! Thank you!!!
Maybe actually research instead of someone doing the work for you. Noob
I was considering a mesh system because my WiFi was shaky in a few areas of my house and came across this video. Already had a LAN cable connecting my CCTV DVR setup in my home office to the router in my tv room. Used this trick and placed my old router in the office, now I have full WiFi signal in that part of the house as well. Thank you all the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Yes’ if you have cables
, then this works great. A mesh system works best for folks without wires in their walls
so glad you went straight to the tutorial without too long an intro... really appreciate it
Love videos videos like that. Dive right in.
I recently upgraded my old router to a new TP-Link WIFI-6 model and was going to move it to a central location in my home. But after viewing this tutorial, I'm going to use the old one as a repeater and place it at the other end of my house. That way everyone gets a great signal. Thanks for a straight to the point tutorial. It is appreciated.
It is 4 years since the video is uploaded and I can find a lot lot helpful even today.
You were ahead of the time bro!!
Great help to me. I bought an inexpensive wireless range extender on Amazon, which was really just another wireless router. I was having lots of strange drops of signal having to reboot it a lot. After watching your video, it made sense to turn off DNS on the new range extender. That fixed my problem. Thanks.
Thank you for this. Very clear step by step without a ton of confusing jargon. So many so-called “tutorials” are made in such a way that only someone who already knows how to do it understands it. Yours is something I can understand.
This is just great! I just had my old routers around of good use. I used them to extend WIFI connection around my house where before it was only limited on my living room. Now, I got different access point in the second floor up to the backyard. Your step-by-step procedure are very detailed and easy to follow. Hope to see more useful tutorials! Thanks!
I’d thought my old router can be used as like a mesh network but if it’s hooked up to the new router, no much of a help here or am I missing something?
@@susanng7298 did you figure it out
How did you have it connected to other router on the 2nd floor?
I just plugged the ethernet cable from my main modem into the input of the old one and it worked fine.
@@theupscriber65 I guess you might have internal wiring to the second floor or else we will not have lan cable so long to pull it to second floor.please confirm.
This was the tutorial was just video I was looking for. I've looked at quite a few covering this subject and none of the others were explained with such clarity. Very well done .
I had struggled for years to get good connection in my living room area, and came across this video! Instantly boosted my signal and speed. Thank you for putting this out there.
I still do these things.
That explanation was so easy to understand, I recently watched a video on TH-cam from a so called tech expert and his explanation of the same thing was rubbish I was no better off after watching it, great job thank you from Australia.
I'd tried and was going to give up and throw the old router away - really glad I stumbled on this. because it worked first time. Great job
1 basic question. Where you will keep the 2 routers? in the same place or in different rooms? If in different rooms you need to wire those 2 routers?
Yes, U need to wire them
did we need long ethernet cable for extender or we just can plug anywhere?
@@rsaccount2395 can you use powerline adapters instead of using really long LAN cables?
@@TheRastaaaaaaa yup u can use powerline adapters.
Haven't tried configuring my old router yet but the way you explained everything in such a clear and concise manner gives me the confidence and assurance that I can finally boost my wi-fi signal so I can have a reliable internet access in any corner of our home. Thanks a lot for this. God bless!
Excellent teaching. I am a real ignoranus about computer stuff. I like this video because I really needed to see which plug went where. Thankyou.
THANK YOU! You are a HERO to many school children who are quarantined and needed internet!!!
Still very relevant up until today, thank you Torogi Pro!
This is how how-to videos should be made. Crystal clear. Thanks
I was really frustrated on how to fix this one but your video really did help me!! Thank you so much sir!
Is it working eyy
Ang gaLing…MABUHAY Sir ! I only discovered this video now. Thanks for sharing your talent very informative
I've been trying to figure out how to turn my old router into an access point for a long time and your video helped me out immensely! Your video was very clearly laid out and easy to understand. My router's UI was a bit different so it took me a little extra time to figure it out. I also had to manually enter the DNS but I figured it out with some quick googling. Thank you so much for sharing this, you've gained me as a new fan/subscriber of your channel.
For those using a dual-band router, it is important to disable the 5GHz band under 'Smart Connect' or 'Band Steering' to prevent auto shift between the 2.4GHz and 5GHz.
How to do this
@@memeanshithere's an option for "band steering" or something like that
Why disable 5GHz tho ?
Most routers and especially devices in last year or so will choose the strongest signsl from Wi-Fi strength 2.4Ghz, ,5Ghz,, sub 6( WiFi)
Let the devices choose, as it doesn't effect much unless you split the SSID S ✌️&💛
Never came across band steering (it sounds like a company cliché) our router will strrr you the the correct band frequency...
Smart connect... Is it samsung any chance
This was excellent. I have a different router, but this is the kind of video that is so rare yet so useful. You should be near the top of the search results for this topic.
Excellent video Ginard. I was struggling with the settings in the router but your video made it very easy to follow. I figured out certain things following your logic and voila it works like a charm. Thank you again. You surely have earned a subscriber here :) Best!! Cheers!
What a guy!
Been looking all over the net for this nice, simple, easy to setup video.
Thanks bro.
Thanks for this. Saved me a lot of hassle. What’s not immediately clear is that the new wireless router needs its power to be off during setup. The one being configured has to obviously be on as described in the video
I was wondering about this. So, if the new router is off, why did he connect an ethernet cable from the new to the old router? When the old router is configured, then do the two routers need to stay connected via the ethernet cable? I assume yes, and that's why he connected them together.
I disconnected the Ethernet cable from the new to the old before I set it up.. it worked.
Very good job at explaining the process Man!
As it is said, you can't really say you understand something unless you can explain it so others understand it. Case in point!
Please, keep up the good work!
You are good at teaching. Please complete the video. Show us the connections and lets see the video as it turns into access point, repeater and extender. I mean we should see your setups and configures working not just changing the settings. once again thanks for the teaching.
My spare router is a new model, i followed the instructions and it worked! While I cannot access my router unless i hard reset it, everything else works fine. I just setup the SSID and password before rebooting the device. Thanks!
Extremely clear instructions! Now to implement them using 2 old routers. Wish me luck as I wave you goodbye!
After giving this multiple shots myself over the years with the help of "tutorials" online, this one finally got me through it! Thanks! I dont know if you mentioned it but I did have to reboot multiple devices to get a new IP address from the new router.
One issue I’m dealing with actually is that the second router does not seem to be outputting its own WiFi signal, As I walk away from the first router I’ll be closer to the second router but my signal strength drops as if it’s connected to the first router still. Can I give the second router its own name so that I don’t connect to the first and leave everything plugged in the way you showed us?
So what I ended up doing is just renaming the second router and only having people connect to the main router if I don’t want them on the second router
Super helpful. I liked the way you used a step-by-step approach (showing the cables and both routers on screen). Very practical! Thanks!
Thank you for the tutorial. Your instruction is better than the internet provider.
I agree :)
Spent 3 hours trying to setup my old router as a repeater. Couldn't work it. Your video solved my problem.
Worked flawlessly, one tip for people though, when the router cannot connect to the router webpage after resetting the router or changing the IP Adress in the settings, restart your laptop after doing so. Overall great video 👍
Still did not work for me
Excellent video, I admit to never having considered this before. Fantastic use of discarded slower routers to use with Smart TV's & such which do not require faster speeds.
Will definitely use this as an true extender running a 100 foot cable into the attic & plugging in giving me 2.4 wifi out in the backyard & increasing speeds in the furtherest bedrooms. Other extenders are actually only a repeater where this would prove to be a real extender.
Thanks
Who the hell wants to run a 100 feet cable LOL? The idea should be to repeat the signal wirelessly.
@@jackwilliams5474 Me. Previously used a repeater setup, download speed was significantly reduced on 2.4Mh. Have used a nest system also. Discovered the best, fastest method was running a 100 foot cable to a separate router which then greatly increased the wifi ability to the back patio & guest room. For those of us who own a large spread out designed home which is not box-like & encompasses square footage exceeding 8,000, using a router connected in such a fashion enables having a large screen Smart TV to be located in the "Outdoor Kitchen" & barbecue area. If the wife wanted, it should be powerful enough to use even further in the Gazebo which has a spa unit set just above deck level but currently has only a Bose radio.
@@jackwilliams5474 Wireless repeating will not give the same signal strength as cable connection will give.
Thanks, your step by step instructions are great and easy to follow!
Damn I didn't even have to set anything up. I just plugged everything in and my iPhone is immediately getting 20mbps more speed, before it was just frozen. YOU ROCK, THANK YOU! This was my christmas present lol.
1 year later, this is my christmass present
@@CalebSocial haha! Merry Christmas my man, glad you got yours working too. @Torogi Pro Rocks.
Dear sir, I would like to thank you first. I followed the procedure suggested by you step by step and in the first attempt,, the router whose socket is not working, started working as a Repeater.
Thank you so much.
Thank you brother It worked. I have stuggled to make it work as reapeater for years but now thanks to you it works
Wow, had been searching for a best tutorial and finally got it. Thanks Bro.
Still Relevant
Yep!! Works on my Cisco WAG120N
Thanks Joseph
@@DialecticalMaterialismRocks Anything for you Comrade
Is it???
@@ashleygrant3131 I dunno Ashley &/or Grant, it was working 1 year ago so
So you MUST run another ethernet cable? Is it possible for the older router to pick up and pass along the signal from the new router wirelessly?
Yes.. u need to find out if ur router has the feature "wireless repeater"
If not. U need to buy a proper Wifi Extender
Wifi repeater is trash
The most clear explanation in a fine slow speed for me as a 75+. !!!! Thanks!
Tank you very much. After seeing a lot of videos, this was the best of all. Very good and clear step by step instructions. Well done sir!
Thanks very much for this easy to understand step by step tutorial to set up a repeater, I've been wanting to do this for ages with one of my many unused routers from changing internet providers and wasn't sure it could be done or could work properly after looking through so many other instructions/stories. Cheers!
Impressive sir, you should feel good, there are a lot of IT pros that never took the time to learn this. Good video!
Always change that default password when done with configuration!
After setting the old device up as an access point, does it have to be wired to the new router, or will it work completely wirelessly? Thanks for a great video.
The Old router has to be connected to the new router, any available output port on the Main Router to any available 'switch' port on the old router [NOT the WAN port]
@@dennisroberts796 then there is absolutely no need to configure the old one just plug it in and it will work. Useless
@@xyzoblivion I tried what you said, just plug it in and it will work. It does not. I will not repeat my WIFI. It has its own login and that’s what I don’t want. Going to follow the instructions on the video. Thanks for wasting my time with your useless comment.
@Shabah Farook and @Mansoor Nasir ... Yes, it may work, but to ensure that it will consistently work, you need to follow the instructions in his video. There should only be one DHCP server active and each router needs to have its own static ip address. This video is excellent.
Thank you very much for this. Its been 5 days since i search for this type of video, and this is the best tutorial for beginner like me. Thank you and keep up the good work. Love from India
Fantastic! I recycled an old EE Fibre router (UK provider). Connected it to a powerline adaptor in my garage (which is on the same electrical circuit as the powerline attached to the main router). Was a really easy setup thanks to your video. Just a note: the IP Address of the router for the Access Point? On my EE router the IP Address is called " Gateway". I mention this in case other viewers find the same thing with theirs.
Did you have to run an ethernet cable to it as well or is it working as a true repeater?
@@DizzLexic did you find an answer for this?
@@fgamer1235 No I didn't, sorry.. I never ended up doing it as my router was a different firmware version..
Bloody hell. I actually understand what to do -- you are so very good at explaining things. Great work :-)
Best video on the subject I've seen yet! I setup 1 or 2 routers a year as Access points and always forget whether to Disable DHCP or not. Never knew about manually changing the IP address before today. AAA+++
How do you make manual ip address
RngGunah Gaming in the video
I'm an end-user of computers and I think it was so good even I could do it! Thank you...now, where did I put my old router? lol
did we need long ethernet cable for extender or we just can plug anywhere?
@@azanfaiz622 I believe the relay is wireless if it has bluetooth, but I'm just guessing. I'd love to understand it fully but I'm almost 60 and the world is starting to pass me by with this stuff.
@@azanfaiz622 the ethernet cable is only used to configure the second router - once configured - disconnect it.
@@Ozninjaguythe one used for connecting the old router to the PC?
Yes! worked perfectly thank you.
I would just say in my case that the Hub/router connection light is always permanently flashing red showing no connection but be assured the hub is still boosting/extending the WiFi.
Thanks so much for this tip! I had a TPlink Powerline adapter, but it only had ethernet, so I was using my old Asus router attached to that, but it was a hassle having two separate SSIDs and networks. I did this re-configuration and now my old router acts as a simple repeater of my main router, and it works great. No more switching connections anymore. Thanks!!
EDIT: one interesting thing I noticed, since the new and old router are connected by an Ethernet over power connection, all devices connected to the old router via WiFi actually show up as Wired devices, even my phones!
it would be nice if you showed how to a wired access point.good video though.
once i have configured the router. Can I move it anywhere in the house and will it work wirelessly or does it have to be plugged into the internet router via LAN? when I try without the LAN it sees the router network and I can log in but it does not connect to the internet...not sure if my expectation is actually viable?
Terence Boulton I have the same question. I don't see the point of this if they have to stay connected with a cable :/
Did you try it?
You need a cable between the two devices. A
It is possible to configure it wirelessly, but this isn’t it. You might want to buy a new mesh system
Nice one - done this myself a few times in the past with old routers to re-use as APs after a colleague told me about it. Bit hit and miss with some of them (BT Homehub 4 needs resetting periodically) but with the benefits of wider WiFi coverage for little cost bar electric, it makes sense. I usually set the broadcast channels as far apart as possible to avoid interference :)
Thanks a lot ! I've forgot how to setup my old router Cisco WAG320N as a switch and wifi access point, now It works again. Pinoy rules
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Thank you so much! I'd followed so many on-line helps without success but you solved my problem within 5 minutes! Well done!
are those 2 routers need to be connected via LAN or can the "repeater"(2nd old pldt router) be connected wirelessly after the initial setup?
they need to be connected via LAN.
some router can be connected wirelessly but it will decrease your network speed by 50%
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
Great video. Helped me in the past. Only problem I am having now is that once I move to the extender (second router) It says no internet access. The internet access returns after waiting for a few minutes.
When I move from the second router to the main router, it works perfectly. It's as if the routers are joint as 1. But as soon as I walk from the main router to the second router it says No internet access.
Please Help 😣
The video is a great tutorial using generic settings. I tried the instructions for my specific router and got nowhere. This tutorial got me in the ballpark and after a bit of trial and error, the setup was complete.
PS - While you're inside your router's configuration app, disable uPnP since it's a security liability.
You are a brilliant teacher! Well explained! Mabuhay ka!🇵🇭 God bless! Subbed!
You did a great job of explaining this, A+++
You did a great job of explaining this, *Network+++
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Do I need to keep the Lan Cable plugged in from main router to the extender router as u did in in the beginning to use it as extender or it just need power and nothing else after I Complete this Configuration shown in this video? please help i have never done this before
Yes you do. In order to get the broadband signal to it.
Hasan Vai hhhhhu is a good morning iwi is your time of day
Great video. Can i remove the RJ45s and place it somewhere to extend the range of the main router?
I'm wondering the same thing
Turns out, no. For that you need a mesh network.
love the video. Had a problem with a Dlink router not being able to log in after changing the IP address saying not found. Figured out , if you change the IP address before disabling the DHCP server, it won't let you reboot till you have a proper IP address typed in. Hope this helps others.
Great. Clear. Concise. EZ to follow. Questions:
1. Can this be done plugging the old router into a house wired access point? Seems like it can as long as configured properly
2. Have you done a video on setting up an old router as an repeater vs a wired access point? I have several older routers and they all cannot be plugged into a main router from across the home.
3. How many of these older routers can be plugged into the back of main router?
Thanks again for your efforts. Much appreciated.
This was an outstanding video. Very helpful, & educational as well. Knowing is half the battle - G.I. Joe. You sir have a new subscriber. Keep up the great work.
Excellent tutorial! Well explained and easy to follow. Much appreciated
if used as a wifi repeater does it still need the cable connection or will it pick up the wifi signal and extend it?
so do i
I ended up buying an extender on amazon for less then $20 and it works. I might try to mess around with this setup still
@jkpope You CAN make them work like that BUT because it has to receive the signal wirelessly, then do the conversion process, then repeat and send out the signal, there will be some restriction or speed throttling to your overall speed. To get the very fastest throughput and to cause the least processing to the router, it works so much better to connect the two via a Ethernet cable. I am glad your extender purchase worked for you though... Hope all this makes sense, I just saw this and thought I might add my two cents, Buddy
It needs wire. It is not in repeater mode.
you nee to wire it. You need a long wire to place it on the the place where signal is week, if you wanted to use it as an extender.
Yes good video but I always really appreciate youtubers who go to the trouble of answering questions and interact with their followers - just think that it would be nice and respectful
Spot on although my my router setting are different it works like a charm and the wifi signal now the same all over my house thanks for the easy to follow guide.
I'm not getting the page for log in details
Admin
Admin after typing 192 etc. Any advice appreciated
Thanks for your help. I found an old ASUS router in the closet and noticed it had a repeater mode switch. Your video gave me the confidence to give this a try. Luckily I had the old cd also. Now I've got WIFI in some of the corners that had been cold. Nice!
Hi man thanks for the help. Quick question: how do I connect it to my main wifi router wirelessly?
On each of the router home page, go to Wireless -> Wireless Bridge, and the AP mode should be Access Point, the Bridge Restrict is Enabled. Fill in the MAC address of the secondary router/primary(the router that you want each routers connected to).
Thanks for your help everyone!
flash your router to a ddwrt firmware.
Thanks for the tutorial. It looks like you have a dual band router on your old one. I think you can also configure either one of them at 2.4 ghz to extend the range of your network for better coverage while the other one at 5 ghz closest to you for the least amount of interference.
BatAskal
can we connect using the wifi instead the ethernet cable?
@@coolissimo69 Yes you can. Set the other router's wireless setting to a 'wireless repeater bridge' function if it allows you. Also make sure that the frequency (2.4/5ghz) and the wifi standards (a/b/g/n/ac) it operates match with your primary router. However the downside of it would cut your bandwidth in half because the nature of wireless networks communicates one at a time like a walkie talkie compared to a wired network.
@@BatAskal Thanks for the answer much appreciated
@@BatAskal how would you do it and if I did this to go from one end of the house to the other to put in the back gaming room for like a PlayStation or something to play online games would it be good for that
@@justyn6750 Hi. You have two options. The first would be to place your 2nd router halfway between your main router and the Playstation. Set your 2nd router to Repeater Bridge Mode. It will prompt you to set up another access point - you will have two wifi running (including your main router). Your 2nd router will act as a relay station between your main and your devices that are out of reach. The other option would be to set your 2nd router in Wireless Bridge mode. No need to set up a wifi access point but you have to configure your 2nd router to connect to your main's wifi connection. Place it halfway from your main router and run the ethernet cable from your Playstation to your 2nd router - it will act as wireless extension of your device. If it is possible, use the wireless bridge method because it is much faster due to the wired connection between your 2nd router to your device
After following this video can i use my old router as a repater or access point in a bedroom wirelessly without connecting it to the new router downstairs via a cable, so that i can add a POE IP Camera to it?
Sorry, I'm new to all of this. I'm fed up of wifi IP cameras and want to switch to POE cameras instead, but the main new router is downstairs and it's not possible to run a Cat6 cable upstairs.
Thank you for these videos. I have a cable router that I used when I was working out of state, and recently upgraded to fiber at home. I wanted the signal to reach my shop in my back yard. The fiber optic installer located the new router closer to the shop but the signal still isn't very good. I thought that I could do what you are describing, but didn't know how. and everyone I talked to just said "Go buy a repeater/extender." I will try this method first, as my needs in shop aren't as rigorous as in the house. If the results aren't acceptable, I'll use your other method, and need to buy a fairly long ethernet cord, and snake it around the room to the second router location, which is at a window twelve feet from the shop.
Great tutorial, I do everything according to the instructions and my router ZyXEL VMG5313 B30A now works as a WiFi repeater.
Thanks buddy!
That was a great tutorial. Do we need a long ethernet cable for the extender or we just have to plug it anywhere?
thank you very much it works great, finally a no BS kind of guy strait to the point
I was looking to add an extender / repeater into my back yard in order to add security camera's. Wifi extenders are expensive and old routers are cheap ( I already paid for it). So your tutorial was very helpful and cost effective. Thank You very Much!!!
I love your accent and way of explaining. Great video.
So on the extender router if I give the same SSID & wireless password as the main router. A person's device e.g phone will automatically connect the strongest wireless signal depending on where physically they are located in the building?
Yes!
You shouldn’t. Name it differently.
2.4ghz Upstairs 5ghz upstairs. 2.4ghz basement and so on and so on. Yes you will have to enter the password for each one for the first time but this way it’s better because you get less interference
Thank you very much for posting this video. I used it as a guideline as I have a Huawei and a mweb router that uses a dsl line. Could not have done it without this video. Much appreciated. Kindest Regards from Craig- Cape Town, South Africa
Thank you for this video! your really informative, I have a Question:
I have a Netgear Nighthawk router that I want to connect to a Fios Router as a Access Point,
and in the Nighthawk router settings it has AP mode (Access Point mode) ,
Do I just turn it on enable the AP mode and that's it?? or do I need to do something else in the settings? Thank you.
Setting it as AP mode will do it amigo.
Hey dude, might be 5 yrs ago but your video just saved me, my antivirus was going crazy with duplicate IP addresses on the network alerts. thanks for saving my ass. i turned off dhcp and changed ip to .254 and problem solved
Thank you so much for this video, friend. You saved me at least $40 and maybe $100+
You are great, explain very clear and easy to understand. Thank you
Awesome tutorial, can I ask you , for instant I want to use as an extender or repeater. Do I always to be connecting using the ether net cable to connect to the main router?? Can I use the wireless, to connect to the main , and then use it as a repeater or extender?
This setup requires you to connect both routers via cable, how ever you can check my other video on connecting routers wirelessly. LINK:th-cam.com/video/yvUuV72YITM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for sharing I'm glad I came across your video. I loved your method of teaching- clear step by step instructions and not confusing at all. You made me feel like a pro. So what's the name of the WIFI network I will be logging into once I'm done with everything? And does the router needs to remain connected with the primary router? Thank you.
you bet Maribelle, leave main router connected, without it all devices are useless, you have no connection to outside world....cheers!
Set up your new router to have internet connection. You'll be connecting the old router through one of it's switch ports and connecting it to your new router through one of its switch ports. the name of the WIFI network, the SSID (service set identifier), is whatever you decide to name it. Just make sure that both devices have the exact same name if you intend to use the old router as a wireless access point.
Way to go! After watching your video, now I am confident that I can upgrade my Wi-Fi signal. Thanks Bro.
I followed all instructions in using older EA3500 for (hopefully) a wireless access point to strengthen signal in my garage area BUT in addition to those settings, should the EA3500 be set in "bridge mode" - or would "bridge Mode" just force the EA3500 to act as a switch instead of the wireless access point that I desire? IE, Router settings/Connectivity/Internet settings/Type of Internet Connection - currently set to "automati Configuration - DHCP (though I did turn "off" DHCP to prevent conflict with main router). This setting has options for Static IP, PPPoE, etc and Bridge Mode. Newbie here - thank you for your excellent video and if you can give me some guidance on this question, it would be most appreciated! Thank you.
put it in BRIDGE MODE, in this case your WAN port becomes a part of the LAN switch.
@@wifilabxyz Thank you so much for your advice! So just to keep in clear in MY bald head, putting the EA3500 router that is configured in the video (DHCP "off", IP adddress different than "standard/usual" (192.168.1.1) and THEN putting in Bridge Mode will / should enhance the WIFI signal once the EA3500 router is wired (ports1-4) to main router (ports 1-4). I was truly hoping this was the answer BUT once I "think" I garner a little extra knowledge, I often become my own worse enemy.
Thank you again for sharing your knowledge & best wishes for a healthy & prosperous 2021 - and well beyond!
Simple and well explained. Good Job!
GREAT explanation of how to reuse extra routers just laying around.
Very informative and really helpful bro! Thanks a lot. Your video just saved me a lot of time money. 🙂 Keep it up!
Your welcome bro!
Thank you for your excellent instructions. Through watching this I was able to run a line from my office to my garage where I put the 2nd router which I plugged a NanoBeam ac into and installed a NanoBeam on my barn across the property and hooked up a third router to so now I have full speed internet in my barn where I work on so many things. I can use youtube videos to help in repairing equipment. I can also get a phone signal out there using an ATT Microcell. Thanks again.
Thanks brother!!! It really works on my D-link router, even though you have a Cisco router, Your clean explanation makes it work on mine :) thanks a lot ♥️