This video teaches you how to add a linksys router to your home or small business network
In addition to increasing your network capacity, a second router can also be placed in Wi-Fi “blackout” areas where the wireless signal is weak or nonexistent
Setting Up The First Router
For the purpose of this video, we will refer to the TP-LINK router as “Router 1"
Connect Router 1 to a computer. Use an Ethernet cable to connect from one of Router 1’s LAN ports to a computer’s Ethernet port.
You can also connect to the router wirelessly using the wi-fi name and passkey.
Open command prompt and type ipconfig to find the IP address for Router 1
ip address is 192.168.0.1
Open a web browser, enter 192.168.0.1
This opens Router 1's admin user interface. Check the user's manual, or the manufacturer's website to find the default username and password for the Router 1.
TP-Link router use "admin" as the username and password.
Click DHCP on left page
Enable
You can usually find these settings under “Network settings,” or “LAN settings.” The admin user interface layout is different from one router make and model to another.
In most cases, the DHCP server is turned on by default.
find the default IP address for Router 1
Network
LAN
IP addresses is 192.168 0.1
Disconnect Router 1 from the computer . Remove the Ethernet cable between Router 1 and the computer
Setting Up The Second Router
For the purpose of this video, we will refer to the Linksys router as “Router 2"
Connect Linksys router to a computer. Use an Ethernet cable to connect from one of Linksys LAN ports to a computer’s Ethernet port.
Open command prompt and type ipconfig to find the default IP address for Linksys router.
Open a web browser, enter 192.168.1.1. This opens the admin login screen for Linksys router.
Continue with an open and unsecured network
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Linksys router use "admin" as the username and password
Internet Setup : Automatic Configuration - DHCP
Network Setup
Assign a new IP address to Router 2
To prevent IP conflicts, Linksys router needs to have a different IP address than Router 1
in this example, that ip address is 192.168.10.1
in this example, do not use the IP address 192.168.0.1
Then Click Save Settings to Save configure
Configure Linksys router Wi-Fi name and passkey
Wireless Settings
manual
set up wireless network name
then click save settings to save configure