Read the instructions that come with the router. Go ahead and connect to the wireless router on your PC or Mac. Once it is up and running, you should have an unsecured, but working wireless network in addition to our current wireless network.Īt this point, we need to connect to the router and visit the configuration page in the web browser. The first thing you’ll want to do is unpack your router and plug it in. Now for the fun part! Remember that in order for this to work, you will need another Ethernet outlet somewhere in your house that you can physically connect your second your to. I’ve usually found that Netgear seems to work much better than LinkSys and D-Link routers, but it really doesn’t matter. In my case, I went ahead and purchased a Netgear N600 Wireless Dual Band router.
So if you have a server on Subnet A and you want to access files on that server using a computer on Subnet B, you will be able to do that. We can leave all the options to default using this dual-subnet method.Īlso, since we will be using a router, both networks will be able to talk to each other. If you want both routers to work on the same subnet, you also have to worry about disabling DHCP on one router, etc. Without worrying about setting up bridges and repeaters, the configuration is much easier and we can use any wireless routers we want. That’s also an option, but a lot of times you need two of the exact same routers or two routers from the same manufacturer, at least. The reason why this tutorial will use two separate subnets is because it’s easier to configure the second router and you can buy any wireless router rather than having to find a specific router that will act as a wireless bridge or as a wireless repeater. The first thing you’ll need is another wireless router. In a future post, I will also write up a tutorial on how to setup a second wireless router that is simply an extension of the main wireless router, meaning both would be using the same subnet and same range of IP addresses. In this post, I am going to show you how you can add a second wireless router to the network that will be on a different subnet then the first router, but will still connect to the Internet using the main router as a gateway. The closet is not in the center of the house and therefore the signal barely reaches the opposite side of the house and doesn’t work very well upstairs either.Įventually, I decided that I would have to get another wireless router and somehow set it up as a second wireless router to complement the main wireless network. Why would I want my wireless router stuffed into a wall in my closet? I can’t access it conveniently to reset it or check the lights, etc.Ģ.
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