Came here thinking I needed to add a second router only to find out that what I really need is an access point. Thanks Budget Nerd!

The most informative video with NO ADS nor advertisements. Very straightforward and quick but extremely detailed and simplified. Thank you so much @Budget Nerd! 💪💪

The TP-Link Archer C6 router also offers the feature of setting it up as an Access Point. Thanks for the video!

Thanks, appreciate answering my questions.

Great video!! Very informative. Topic Suggestion: Is a physical firewall a good investment, or just use a soft firewall like the one built into Windows.

After seeing this, I were going to do this to my homeserver, just because it's easy, and I now rent an apartment. But, strangely enough, my pretty fancy router router that is a couple of years (AC 1750), had only 100 Mbps lan and not 1Gbps. So it was actually faster to keep on using an really old extender (get 144Mbps with that)... Will try to route a cable through the wall, without the owner noticing it when I have to move in 2 years time.. Thanks for the idea though.

I see the Rock Space AC2100 router in your video, and I'm considering it, what do you think of this router especially in term of range coverage and performance notably of the 5Ghz band? Which is better between this router and the Tenda RX2 Pro AX1800? Thanks

First let me start off I really liked the video a lot even though I know a good amount about networking I have never had to set up a 2 router system. I just had one question I have been able to find a ton of tutorials about LAN - LAN connections but almost nothing about LAN - WAN connections and I really wanted to got that rout I just don't know what configuring if any is needed for the second router? Or would it be the same kind of configuring that the LAN - LAN uses with changing DHCP settings. Thanks again on the great video.

I’m trying to understand all this lol I usually do a ton of research but I was on a time limit so we hooked up a second router via Ethernet cable. When I setup the second router it created a separate network name and password. It took 2 minutes and it was done. Everything seems to be working fine. Is this going to cause issues? Slow one or both down? Create interference? I really didn’t expect it to be that easy and work right away with no issues lol

I have been running a multi router ecosystem at home. Seeing this video was awesome. If you could it would be amazing if you could explain more on the multi router setups in another video!! Thank you for posting this video!!!

I would like to have wireless access in my camper in the backyard. My home wireless router does not reach it. I have an ethernet cable going from the house to the camper. Would an access point accommodate multiple devices or would a wireless router be better? My wife works remotely in the camper and my child does online learning. Would an access point be able to handle that as well?

I have two of the same router and connecting to the same network. One router (main) is located in my house. The second router is located to another house. (40 feet away) Would I use the LAN to WAN to separate the two? Will this give me the option to create two SSID? and am I correct to assume that I will have control over both configuration of both router? I will provide the password to the tenant to connect. Is there any concerns of this hook up?

Hi, I was wondering if you had any ideas on this issue. I have a nighthawk 6600 AX wifi 6 router connected to my frontier cable modem. I purchased an MSI Radix 6600 AXE wifi 6E router and a Ubit wifi 6E 5400 mbps wifi card. I installed the wifi card into my system and disabled the onboard wifi. I plugged the 6E router into an Ethernet port of the 6 router. The 2.4 and 5 channels show up but the 6E does not. I tried to connect the 6E router directly to the cable modem and that didn’t change anything. Not sure if what to do. I downloaded the wifi card drivers from Intel and that didn’t do anything. System: Intel i9 10900k Asus 3090 strix Arctic Freezer II 420 aio Asus maximum XII Hero 64gb ddr4 3600 Asus Thor 1200 PSU 2 inland 2TB nvme drives 1 4tb HDD Fractal Meshify 2 XL

Can’t i use a extra router as a access point? I used the router off the isp’s router/Modem. I did this cause they don’t allow me access to their router unless i pay extra. So I setup a whole new one and just use their stuff for the on demand for the TVs

About Lan to Wan. Can router 2 setup as ppoe as router 1? Different ppoe same provider

I want to connect 2 routers carrying different VPN via SIM CARD to the NIC on an HP server and want then to work concurrently. Kindly advice

I'm not sure if this will work in what i need it for. So I have a router that comes with isp package and doesn't support OpenVPN, I'm think about getting a router that does support openvpn and set my vpn on that router, would that work?

Is there a difference between access point mode and bridge mode?

So my modem/router is located in the master bedroom, however I recently setup a gaming area in the living room but now have to run off my wifi. What can I do to setup my gaming area with direct ethernet cable other then having to move my modem?

I really would appreciate a video on LAN-WAN set up; I'm looking for a way to segregate my work network traffic (multiple different VPNs, ftp, etc.) from my home network traffic. Your port forwarding video was very easy to follow, but are there any considerations that need to be made for RDP or port forwarding into a WAN?

So I have a router in my kitchen for everyone to use for wifi, what if I wanted a router for only me in my bedroom about 10+ metres away? Would I still need to run an Ethernet all the way from the kitchen router to the router in my room? I’m in need because I want to play VR over Ethernet instead of wifi but I don’t want to run an Ethernet cable all the way across the house iykwim

So i started streaming and the router i have doesn't give enough signal my buddy gave me a really good router if i add my new router with the older one will that give me better signal?

I have an old Grace Digital radio that just won't dance with my new router. There hasn't been a firmware update ever -- 10+ years. Even with the old router Pandora stopped working. But it has nice crisp sound. Guess I'll try the WAN route.

Thanks for the vid but i would like you to make a vid on how to add unify access point(roof mounted) to your network step by step with all the configuration and also how to set it up to remotely access your unify Access point

I would like to have clear and concise instructions, how to add a second router to an existing network, and do it wirelessly. Adding the router via an ethernet cable requires a very long cable and a reasonably easy path from the first router to the second router. That is not the case where I live.can’t wait to hear your instructions on how to do that.

So I’m wanting to add a second router, now if I do Lan - Wan , I would be gaming off of the second router. Would I still get lag spikes if a lot of people were using the first router? Also my main question I can’t find anywhere, if my second router is a better router than my first router, would I get the full potential out of the second router? Or no since the first main router isn’t as good as the first? Any advice is appreciated, Thank you!

I have mash tplink and a linksys router. I have tplink plugged into linksys for vpn protection. Cause linksys has vpn built into it. Will the vpn work in mesh tplink be protected

the question is, how to change Name/password of my secondary router? I did the LAN to WAN method, please help thanks!

I am working from home and I need to have one router connected to my corporate pc. It can’t be connect to other other devices and wired only. Can someone help me out with this ? Am I doing the LAN TO WAN option ?

or you have an older modem/router and you want to update to a Wifi 6 router. Instead of buying too much equipment, set the modem/ router in bridge mode effectively make it a simple modem, and attach your shining new Wifi 6 router to this modem (your old modem/ router), that would work very nicely, wouldn't it? and you can make them talk to each other either through a cable or wirelessly

im looking to have a second router specifically to meet the ethernet required for some wireless vr stuff im wanting to do. would it be possible to have a second router wirelessly connected to my original router on the other side of the house to use ethernet from the second router to the pc? my house doesnt have any ethernet ports to the bedrooms and im renting so i cant exactly drill through the ceiling or walls

Thank you for your informative video. I am on a laptop that is 30 feet and two walls away from my AT&T modem router, and the WI FI works fine. However, I purchased a new Epson ET-4850 WI FI Ethernet printer that will not connect unless I use a USB cable to my laptop. I prefer the Ethernet connection if possible but running one 30 feet is impossible. I have a working Arris surfboard SBG 6580 router that I am not using. Can you advise me on which way to proceed? Thank you.

Thanks for the great video. I have a question. I'm going to run a Cat 6 cable from my house to my work shop. It's about 160 feet from the house. I want internet and wifi in my shop. would a switch work or do I need a router? Thanks for your help.

I'm so confused, I've had a two router setup before and the second one just extended the first, is that not possible? Am I just remembering wrong????

Maybe I missed something, but I just need to know if I can buy a wifi 6 router and connect it to my current wifi 5 router modem combo. I'm trying to upgrade my home network. Configuring is fine and understood, but my combo doesn't have a WAN port or maybe they're all WAN ports and the new router has a specific WAN port? I'm starting to notice my connected devices taking turns or randomly disconnect, which may just be my ISPs fault, but I hear wifi 6 is more stable for multiple connected devices, also I'm into wireless VR gaming and I aim to reduce latency as much as I can.

Can u connect a linksey and net gear router to 1 modem

Wait a Switch also has to be Hooked up to your Router I'm Confused I thought it's hooked Wireless you just have to Plug it into to other Devices to make it Faster

I note that this video was made of the back of your review of the rock space RSD0614 router. The thing is, it still doesn’t answer the question if this router will work as a wireless, WDS Wi-Fi extender. Wi-Fi extenders simply have that function and many are pretty useless at doing that, whereas a router has many functions and can be the favourite choice for someone who is not technically challenged but nonetheless is not a nerd. Thus many people want a router to act as a Wi-Fi extender but without having a cable trailing from the main router to the extender router. In your previous video you showed the Wi-Fi set up page for the RDS0614 but you didn’t say if the router supports WDS at all or in the same way as many older TP Link routers did by simply pressing the WDS option, surveying the available networks and so on. When looking for a router which can also act as a completely wireless extender there is surprisingly little information given by the vendors or the makers. I get why; they want to sell you their extender but as I said they have limited functions. So I’m sure many people would appreciate an answer to the above mentioned question for the rock space router and many others out there on the market. Best regards, David Shaw.

I have done the LAN to WAN method as it separates my shop network from our house network. I am having issues with a parts app on my pc that keeps dropping its connection. All streaming services and web based services seem fine. Any advice???? I am sure it is a setting but I am not that tech savy

i hope you check this from time to time but my question is, the wireless on my router died but the hardwire funtion works and I have 4 ports, can I add a 2nd router that has wifi to it and use its wifi? ive moved from one town to here but i kept a good router from my prior service and it has wifi. will this work? they want 200 dollars to replace it but they are not honoring the modem replacement so I would like to do this if possible. thanks for the answer and if you do not answer, thanks anyway that is a good video.

Can anyone recommend a video or explain me how do I connect a second router wirelessly cuz I need with range and Ethernet ports on a different room

We have a router in the hallway of our building. Someone hooked another router to the original one. Now I have problems connecting my Roku tv to the internet. What can I do.

I have a cable modem router. I also have a router that is more update/better. So if I do lan to lan basically means routers work together only one WiFi network (only 1wifi to sign into). And If I do lan to wan it’s like using two separate routers so when I connect to internet I pick which one I want to use?

In the LAN-LAN mode, it would have been very good video if disabling the DHCP on the second router was mentioned. Thank you for the video anyway.

I have 5 printers connected to my home network via WiFi. When they are working they slow down my internet connection to absolute zero. I'm thinking of adding another router to my setup so that the 2nd router would handle the print load while the 1st router is free to supply internet to all of my devices? I could add a USB hub but USB printing is way slower than wifi..and I don't want to mess up my computers network access by adding a switch just for printing as I'm also using a USB wifi adapter for the PC Any better alternatives? Suggestions? Thank u

Okay I have a question I need another router for my room bcuz the first router doesn’t reach my room what do I do?

Still confused. The Wi-Fi reception upstairs sucks because the router is on the first floor. Can't I just put a second router up there and connect all the upstairs devices to it? They all connect to the same coax cable going to the street. It shouldn't be any different than an upstairs and downstairs land line phone.

I want setup wifi where 1 person can sign in and can not share password and or wifi. Also adjustable time limit might be nice. I give free wifi to customers but they share with friends not close by.

The router/modem that came from the ISP, limits the number of wifi connected devices. How can I expand the number of devices connected to the wifi?

I have a router that is 5g only. I need 2.4g as well. Can i just plug the 2.4 into the back of the 5g? And it'll work? how will i know thepassword to the 2.4g? i dont have access to a pc...

2m55s: Yes, please make a video on how to actually do it. That WiKi page (LAN to WAN) doesn't seem to exist anymore.

My network wouldnt work without all 4 routers and all my switches.

Did this topic come up because of how the older routers from 10 years ago had a 2 in 1 system, and then the recent technology got better? Our old router from like 10 years ago had a router that connected to the city's network with the coaxial cable. Then it sent a line to a sort of sub-router modem. And without the sub-router modem box the whole thing couldn't work. But the second box wasn't built very well and has issues. A lot of the old 2 in 1 router systems couldn't work without both boxes. So if 1 of the boxes fails, will a 2nd router like you are suggesting work to replace & compensate 1 of the boxes in the 2 in1 system boxes failing to make the 2 in 1 setup still work? Plus, a few cities are doing scams now where they want you to RENT your routers instead of owning them. This is basically a scam and creates incentive for people to fix older routers rather than replace them. You wouldn't rent your fridge or your stove, or your microwave, or your own driveway space from the city. This is overreach by cities and should be punished.

Another video sir

Spectrum sucks ass and the router they gave us doesn’t broadcast a 2g WiFi signal so smart lights don’t work. Do they made 2g wireless access points?

You can do this a 3rd way

Is this a good option for privacy on a shared network?

Watched half the video before I realized there are no instructions

Did you consider building with lego's on you first router?

So much for a nerd. Just further confuse people. You only need ONE router. You can add extra switches or Access Points (WiFi), which is what most people mean. Now, you can connect a router to another router, but if you don’t know what you are doing, you will doble-NAT and certain applications may not work.

Quick question: Router and desktop is in my room,wifi doesn't reach living room where my pops is. But there is another fiber optic cable there which i use for his Amazon Fire Cube,could i use that fiber optic cable and plug it in the router and then a cable from the router out to to the Amazon Fire Cube? Just trying to figure this out so my pops can use his tablet,not a techy (not entirely clueless either hehe) so i am kinda lost with this. I have a 600mb/s so i am not worried about the speed,he will just use the tablet to browse the net and maybe stream some content.

Nice video but go Asus they are the best and easy to adjust for Anything like gaming or streaming yadda yadda, I have used them all, with Asus they are friendly to older Asus and almost automatically configure themselves they are the only ones that present minimal problems with 9 times out of ten a free VPN and all kinds of options.