How To Make Old Router An Access Point?
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1. Connect the router to your existing network: Connect the LAN port of the old router to any LAN port on the main router using an Ethernet cable.
2. Access the old router‘s settings page: To do this, you‘ll need to know the IP address of the old router and log into it.
3. Change the LAN IP address of the old router: You need to change this so that it does not conflict with the main router‘s IP address.
4. Disable DHCP on the old router: This setting should be located in the Network section of the old router‘s settings page.
5. Configure the SSID and password on the old router: This will allow your devices to connect to the old router.
6. Save the settings and restart the old router: Your old router is now set up as an access point.