How To Set Second Router As Access Point?
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1. Connect the second router to the existing network using an Ethernet cable. One end of the Ethernet cable should be connected to a LAN port of the main router and the other end should be connected to the WAN/ Internet port of the second router.
2. Power on the second router.
3. Open a web browser, type the IP address of the second router and press enter. This IP address should be present on the backside or on the bottom of the router.
4. Enter the login credentials of the second router and access the settings page.
5. Configure the LAN settings of the second router. Give it a unique IP address, Subnet Mask and Default Gateway. The IP address should be in the same series as that of the main router but different from its IP address.
6. Go to the Wireless Settings page and change the SSID (Wi–Fi name). Make sure itís different from the SSID of the main router.
7. Disable DHCP Server for the second router. Now the second router will act as pure Access Point and wonít assign any IP address to any device connected to it.
8. Enable WPS (Wi–Fi Protected Setup). Save all the settings and reboot the router.
9. All your wireless devices connected to the main router can now connect to the Access Point router as well.