Got it, after trying with an old router for years. The secret for me was to change the IP of the router first with DHCP on, then save it, go back in and disable the DHCP server. Trying to switch off the DHCP first in my router hid all the router ip settings. Sneaky ISP trying to lock down their gear. Hopefully this helps someone!

EXACTLY what I was looking for - with excellent animations and stuff. This is just tremendously good! Great job.

Thank you for a simple, yet thorough explanation. Great quality video.

Many thanks for this video. I followed your advice and now I too have a great signal all around my house. I truly appreciate you taking the time to do this video and assist me. All the best, Mike

Someone else (thank you Ryan!) earlier made this observation BUT IT IS CRITICALLY IMPORTANT. On some old routers, the FIRST STEP ought to be to change the IP address of the old router, THEN log in to this NEW IP address, THEN complete the setup including the deactivation of DHCP. My old Actiontec 1000a would not allow changing the IP address if DHCP was deactivated.

Your explanation is clearer than crystal

Video was a great help. After setting up my old router according to the guide, I realized it already came with a pre-setup AP mode anyway. LOL!

Better explained than other videos trying to explain the same thing. I will try this out. Thanks!

I have already do this and it works very well, if you have an old router with wifi this is very worth doing.

Thanks buddy this method worked for me... apart from all the other videos I had seen, this one was the easiest to follow yet efficient.

This was brilliant !!! I just used my old router for this and it works great !! The only inconvenience part is arranging a lan-cable long enough to reach the other room but it works !!

Best tutorial on KZfaq ever

this worked for me. Thank you so much.... earlier i was just connecting 2 routers with lan cable. internet was working but i think they were conflicting too much.... internet was fluctuating...i was not able to watch a full video with out loading... i was so frustrated this helped a lot. thank you.

Brilliant. Worked first time. Very glad I did not depose of that old router.

Thanks so much for this video! Helped me out heaps. I was going to by an expensive wifi extender for $70.00 then I found and old one on Facebook markets for $15 and this video helped me set it up. Thanks!

Helped me set up an access point in no time! Thanks! 🎉

I used a powerline starter kit, so setting up the second router in this way was nevertheless necessary and thanks for the useful video

This is so awesome. Thank you for this. you saved my life. My wife can't thank me enough.

THANK YOU SO MUCH, VERY BRIEF AND DIRECT,. HELPOS ME A LOT, THE FIRST VIDEO I WATCHED DOESNT SAY ANYTHING ABOUT DISABLING THE NAT SETTING, THATS WHY MY MODEMS GOT CONFLICTS AND SOMETIMES ONLY ONE MODEM HAS A CONNECTION,. THANKS

Well-paced guide with good visuals and explanations. Cheers

Excellent explanation. Thank you for getting straight to the point and explaining it so well

Very understandable and very helpful, thank you.

Best explanation among them all

Thank you for this video. Very very helpful

Thanks for the tip

DHCP !!! That's what I needed to change ! Man, I keep getting back to this video because it's just well made. My current setup is like this: 1st router that's connected to the landline or whatever and get access to the internet first. 2nd router connected with a long cable to my room. 3rd router that is in my sibling's room and is connected to 2nd router with a cable. I JUST set up the 3rd router for some specific reasons but it created some problems. Like, on my 2nd router, all 4 ethernet ports were occupied: 1. cable coming from 1st router 2. My PC 3. cable going to 3rd router 4. Xbox One For some reason, if I had all 3 of them connected, 1 of them would not have access to the internet even though it said they were connected and had no other problems. If I changed the order at when I plugged in each cable, a different device would lose access to the internet. I even changed that router to a different old 4th router but nothing. I knew I had missed a step so I came back here to find the solution and it was to disable the DHCP !!!

Thanks for your video...it was very helpful and I could setup 2nd router as extender

Nice advice, love it 👍🏽🙏🏽👊🏽

"I only have macs. . . not to boast" like having inferior tech is something to boast about

This was so helpful..thanks

worked 100%, thanks mate.

very helpful! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for this quick and very informative video just saved me from buying a WiFi extender

This is exactly what I want to do. Cheers.

Thanks.. really helpful

Thanks so much for this video! It saved us money by allowing us to make an old "EE Smart Hub" into a repeater. I can now get a great connection anywhere in the flat. The only downside that ive found is that when I change the IP address, I can no longer access the second router settings. My only workaround for this, was to make changing the IP the very LAST thing I did before saving my changes. Now it works, I just have to pray that I don't need to reconfigure anything soon. :D

Very clear 👌

awesome video! thank you!!!! life saver during this lockdown!

thanks it was very helpful

Last time I only get 10Mbps using other tutorials, now I'm getting full 100Mbps. I missed the manual IP assignment on the second router, got it from this tutorial.

Great video thank you. Have been looking for a solution and this looks like it will provide better speeds than MESH. Could I connect the 2 routers via home plugs to achieve the same result?

Amazing, thanks a lot m8

Awesome worked for me!

Really helpful video

Thanks the download speed and ping became WAY better

>Tech guy > Uses macs almost exclusively Jk lol

Excellent video

this is genius!

I would also like to know if this can be done without an Ethernet cable. Thanks

Litterly watching this 7th time. Every time when I need to set my router up

These are the same 2 routers im using! OMG

It works good. Thanks. But need wireless connection.

If I want to create a third router as an access point as well do I need to run ethernet from the original or can I simply run it from the secondary?

Thank you so much. Best video on the subject👍

So, after we setup the secondary router this way, I could access my network harddisk connected to Batcave, when I'm connected to Batcave2? I'm new at this . . .

2:14

Thats great...but only disadvantage is it requires cable connection with old one. And extenders avl in market can work without wire.

should I use the same channel for both routers?

Even though I evened up ruining my router doing these steps. I gave you a thumbs up

Sunday funday project, it's also Sunday here in Sydney.

Quick question, will it work with 2 diferent brand wifi router? My new main wifi router is cisco. My old one is TP link.

Thanks very helpful - it worked!! Also, my husband and I are arguing what your accent is (sounds like a mix?!) - can you pls settle the score and tell us :)

thanks buddy

Can you connect the second router to a lan cable in the wall or do you have to connect both routers to eachother

Thank you for this video! your really informative, I have a Question: I have a Netgear Nighthawk router that I want to connect to a Fios Router as a Access Point, and in the Nighthawk router settings it has AP mode (Access Point mode) , Do I just turn it on enable the AP mode and that's it?? or do I need to do something else in the settings? Thank you.

We want a wireless extender . No wires to trip over.

It defies the purpose to use a long ethernet cable, most people trying to extend their internet do not have the option to run a long cable hence the reason why they are looking for a this solution. If you can run a long cable between two floors might as well use a switch and hard wire everything.

Perfect explaination, but i still ran into a problem It works for a couple of seconds, on my old router. And then it stops working. I wasn’t able to do the NAT thing, but the rest i think i did fine. I hope you can help me :)

Boasting his mac cannot do something??

Did you use a straight through or crossover cables?

will it work if I have a cable switch in between? main router +switch+ second router.. please advice.

is there a way to config the old router to receive wifi signals from the new router (instead of an Ethernet cable) to extend your network?

4:42 This is the reason I came here. I also turned an old modem into like a wifi extension, but it's like they're 2 different access points and I was wondering if I should or even could turn them into one. Also curious if my phone is within range, will it use both at the same time, increasing the speed. I imagine no though.

Damn thanks

Is it the same process to connect things from the 2nd router via ethernet cable?

Can you give me the name of the Wi-Fi analyzer your using., ie name and developer. Do they have this apple program that can be used on an iPad?

Can this be made wireless connection, using wds bridging? If you do know how to do that for TP link NADSL +2 router as repeater please help out.

The old router I'm using temporarily for this set up has no NAT settings at all. Just UPnP can be found. I wonder if I should disable that? Or will it even make a difference?

I was thinking this vs buying a mesh router, but you need a long ethernet cable, sometimes that's not always practical sadly. Especially over walk/doorways.

Ok so iam using a wifi-extender which allows me to boost a Wifi network to the rest of my house. By turning a router into an AP, i will always have to use a network cable? I think in my case i should better use 2 wifi-extender's don't you think?

Can you use your old/ 2nd router without an ethernet cable?

Hi and thanks, one question though, instead of using a long cable to attach the second router, can I use powerline adapters that I already have? Thanks again.

u can use bridging feature so that u will not need to connect both router physically ...

Indian with British accent, charming. Will watch

Could you please explain why the ethernet cable should be connected in a Lan port of the second router and not in the Wan port? I think i get that it is because you want it as a repeater, but i just want to be sure.

Can you use ethernet ports on both routers for other things?

Or cloud you use the powerline ethernet cables to plug into your router to use it as WiFi

Is this allowed? Like if your using routers from different companies?

How do i connect to router configuration for the second router if it has no internet?

thank you very much for this vid.. it really help a lot. very informative and really works 😘😘😘

How do I connect the same model of secondary router wirelessly?? Is it possible or not?

How can I do this but without having to run lan cables

After configuration does the secondary router need to be plugged into Ethernet?

hi dude, very nice tutorial. i have trouble on dns stability out my wifi (no cable) lan extention: 1) i have connected router 1, primary, to isp modem by cable, 2) i have set it as repeater and not bridge nor acces point (following your tutorial i think the tourble lies here, is smoehow strugling with roouter 2 , 3) router 2 is connected by wifi to router 1 and i change everything as told by your video but i didnt deactovate nat , repeater funcion, then dns is jumping off every hour of connection. what should i do? thanks

After configuring 2nd route using the same SSID. other devices connect with the wifi having an issue recognized and show limited connection. Not sure what went wrong.

So do you still have to use the ethernet cable between the 2 routers?

can I use a usb to Ethernet adapter? and also will a cat 7 wire work?

Can I do this AND throw in an Extender/Repeater? I need a whole building covered...

Hi I followed the instructions (as best I could anyway) and it seemed to work Ok, but now my main PC wont connect directly to the Internet via the Ethernet port. When I unplug my old router (that I I want to use as extender), it works again...any tips/tricks to fix it?

will this effect my wired connection speed??