Now if you connect Router B (which is no longer a router) to Router A using a network cable (from LAN port to LAN port), it will function as an Access Point giving you better Wi-Fi range for your devices. Just make sure you haven't and will not manually use this IP for any other device.Īnd you're done. For example, you can make it 192.168.1.2. Manually set Router B's IP address to an unused IP within Router A's IP range.
For example, if Router A's IP adress is 192.168.1.1 then we can safely assume its IP pool ranges from 192.168.1.2 to 192.168.1.254.ģ. Find out what router A's range of IP addresses is. You'll want to avoid using the port as doing so would prevent you from converting the router into an AP.Ģ. Cover Router B's WAN (Internet) port with a piece of tape. When you're done, follow the "Detailed steps" below.ġ. If you're new to networking, I'd recommend first reading this post about setting up a home router first. If you're comfortable with configuring routers and networking in general, what follows is the general direction you'll want to take. General direction (for networking experts) This guide is only necessary for Wi-Fi routers that do not have this feature (or if you don't know how to turn the feature on) and is only appropriate for routers that have a web interface, which luckily is the case for most routers on the market. If that's the case for your Router B, you can just turn this mode on and it will start working as an AP. Note: Some Wi-Fi routers feature an Access Point mode (you'll see that in its features list if it does). Many routers in the last few years can work in Access Point mode which can be turned on using the interface. The objective here is to make Router B function as an external AP for Router A. The old and busted one you'll be converting into an AP is Router B. can connect to.įor the purposes of this guide, let's refer to the new router that hosts your home network as Router A. APs broadcast Wi-Fi signals that wireless clients like smartphones, tablets, etc. Your home Wi-Fi router has an embedded AP (or even two or three embedded APs in the case of a dual-band or tri-band router) in addition to its function as a basic router. And this guide will show you exactly how to do it. Placing this DYI AP at the far end of your home and connecting it to the new router (via a long network cable) is the best way to blanket your home with Wi-Fi. That said, when you replace your old Wi-Fi router with a better faster one, you can spend time trying to convince someone to take a five-year old router off your hands, or you can turn it into an external Access Point (AP). A network needs only one router to function.
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