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re: Is there a way to run multiple routers in a home?
Posted on 10/31/16 at 7:21 am to efrad
Posted on 10/31/16 at 7:21 am to efrad
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If you have ethernet run through your house then all you need to do is keep one router as normal and then for the second router put it in bridge/AP mode and plug it in to an ethernet jack on the other side of the house.
Okay, cool. This will give me the larger wifi area correct? How i have it setup now is annoying. I get full bars when on one side of the house, but i only get 1-2 on the other side of the house.
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Posted on 10/31/16 at 8:17 am to GeauxTime9
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Okay, cool. This will give me the larger wifi area correct? How i have it setup now is annoying. I get full bars when on one side of the house, but i only get 1-2 on the other side of the house.
I had the same problem. I got the powerline adapter which runs gigabit speed through the electrical lines in your house. So, from my main router, there is a cord going to the powerline adapter next to it. On the other side of the house is the other powerline adapter with a cording going to my other router which serves as only an AP. This way your speed is not split in half as if you were using the WiFi bridge.
Posted on 10/31/16 at 9:57 am to GeauxTime9
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Okay, cool. This will give me the larger wifi area correct? How i have it setup now is annoying. I get full bars when on one side of the house, but i only get 1-2 on the other side of the house.
Correct. The first router will still do all the router functionality (network address translation, giving out IP addresses via DHCP, etc.), and the second device running as bridge/AP mode will just create a second WiFI hotspot for you to connect to your network on the other side of the house. So you will double the WiFi range basically.
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