Connecting Two WIFI Routers With WDS And Sharing The Internet And Network

[@SalmanKhanIT]

Sir, I am IT Professional and watching your valuables videos. I learn a lot. I must say that you are good teacher. Again thanks

[@meldeeter6190]

I found this video that described exactly what I needed to fix my home network issues. I ordered the TP-WR841N router only to find that the manufacturer has removed the WDS bridging option in hardware version 14. Now I am back to the hunt for a router that will support WDS.

[@richardlloydusa]

Have a look on eBay for a used older one. Just make sure you verify with the seller that the router is 100% functional and that it's the version you want. That way if it's not you can have eBay give you a refund through their guarantee. Make sure you take the shipping costs into account when purchasing as well. Glad to hear about your positive results. Comments like this make my DAY! 😁️ I'm glad to know I could help you and that you got value from my work here. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@The_Revealer_7]

You are actually extending the range of a wireless signal, when you connect 2 routers. Brilliant idea!

[@richardlloydusa]

Yes that is right Sir. Thank you very much.

[@tonywarren2267]

An utterly brilliant description of how to connect a wifi extender . Clear , detailed and easy to follow . Simply one of the very best to watch and educate . Thank you.

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. I am glad to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@ghoshchayan]

This is the most helpful video on wireless bridge network connection I have ever seen. Thanks a lot.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. Comments like this make my DAY! 😁️ I'm glad to know I could help you and that you got value from my work here. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@sedimalko]

4-5 years i set it up differently from your method. definitely your way is right. even though I had the internet, I had a lot of problems. i hope i no longer have to adjust it every time. thanks a lot! stay healthy.

[@johnkerttu]

I tried a few years ago to find out how to setup two routers but I was told by CHARTER Support and their office worker and their modem installer that it was not possible to have two routers on my cable connection. Thanks for your videos. I just bought the Netgear Nighthawk AX12 RAX120 router and I will attempt to connect both now that I seen your video.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome and thank you so much for commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@SyedNazimAbbasKazmi]

The most detailed, ellaborate and easiest tutorial to setup routers with WDS

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.

[@cowantom]

Honestly, I must have watched about 10 other vids and none worked. Not one other mentioned the crucial fact of the two routers needing to be on the same (don't know the correct name) 'third part' of the IP address eg. 192.168.x.1 (both needed to be have x as the same number). This was crucial yet none of the others made this clear. Well done mate, brilliantly clear tutorial.

[@abdallaarbab1147]

Hi Richard, I am sending you my respect and appreciation for what you are doing, this great Job . you videos are so informative and useful, praying for your blessing. I did follow the steps and every thing work perfectly, however when I disconnect the secondary router and connected again didn't work, very much appreciate your support.

[@adrianwilliamson5091]

Thank you I followed other tutorials but they didn't work but as soon as I watched yours it started to connect and work

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Glad I could help. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.

[@rendezvu175]

The TP-Link guide for WDS never mentioned anything about changing the DHCP server range for the primary router. That explains why I couldn't get my second router to work using 192.168.0.2. Thank you this complete guide.

[@bigalstech7191]

Great job Richard simple to follow straight to the point no bloody stupid music like a lot of other how to videos . Thanks so much worked exactly as you said .

[@albertlopez2611]

Thank you! Apparently I was doing something wrong the first THREE hours. Tried it again this afternoon with one exception, I didn't hardwire to computer and it worked perfectly!! WDS Status: RUN

[@richardlloydusa]

You are welcome. I am glad you sorted it out. Thank you for watching, commenting, the valuable feedback and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. I am happy to know I could help. All the best.👍😀

[@jithinsankar787]

@@richardlloydusa sir i need you help...mine is tp link td-w8961n adsl modem+ router....it have wds mode but its asking for a wds key,i dont know what that is also there is option to enter 4 different mac address...if possible could you remotely setup my router or help me to configure it..

[@The_Revealer_7]

Thank you so much for this information, Richard! It was very helpful. I had trouble in begining of my router setup. Yes, very important with no ip address conflict. Also important to set both options in wireless security PSK2 to automatic.

[@jimtrader0152]

I couldn't get this to work until I saw your comment about setting security to automatic. Why does setting the security to automatic make this work? Is this setting safe?

[@karmdeepmishra]

Thank you so much! You explained it very calmly and patiently. I followed you step by step, and got success in connecting my two routers wirelessly.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. I'm glad to know I could help you. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@fmom5319]

HANDS DOWN THE BEST TUTORIAL ON HOW TO DO THIS!!!! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK!!!!!!!

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@Dirtymax_Danimal]

Hands down, the BEST tutorial video!!! Huge thanks from me and my family for letting us be connected.

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. I am glad to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@mehulgandhi8]

Thank you for making this video. A little longer content ahead.... Although, I couldn't connect the 2 routers using the WDS bridge setting (may be my router's problem) but, I could connect them using the "Universal Repeater" option. Since, the basic method for extending the Wireless signals Range via the WDS bridging & the Universal Repeater; seems to be the same, hence your this video helped me alot. Moreover, I searched on KZbin using phrases "How to...." But KZbin surprised me with your video resulting "How & Why to do.... & How & Why not to do....". That really helped me here. Keep up the spirit, thanks again for taking out the time off your schedule & making such an explanatory video. I just had a small doubt, in an another video of yours, you suggested that 2 wireless devices shouldn't interfere. Hence we keep the channels different e.g. Channel 1, 6 or 11. Here comes the question... Won't these 2 wireless devices, if connected using WDS bridging, their signals be interefering? Don't we need to mention different channels for them, if those are mutually connected using WDS bridging? My same doubt applies on Universal repeater mode too, if you could share an answer, that'd really really wonderful. Another short question...(even may be silly one) In your another video, suggested only 3 channels (channel 1,6 & 11) for home network optimization (throughout connecting multiple routers together), what if we've an another 4th router in the picture, which channel would we be selecting?

[@BGgungame]

Thanks a lot for making this. Awesome video. I just did what you said with my 2 TP-LINK routers and it worked like a charm. I now finally have wireless in the whole house.

[@nabilaerum2557]

explained very brilliantly!! Thank you so much. You explained everything in-depth and made this difficult task so easy.

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it and your support greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@williamlau7179]

A very good instructor, concise explanation. I have 4 routers, living in a big space 3300ft2. Now having confidence in setting them up. Should work. Tqs👍 Please help: can I link main router to second router by ethernet cable, and wds for the other two routers wirelessly, with either one wired router or must be with first main router?? Thanks again.

[@susarlasubbulu4887]

That was a great tutorial for a senior citizen like me. I have 1 question. So now in whichever part of home I am in I will get the wifi signal and either router gets automatically connected to my device. Am I right?

[@falzoncharles1973]

Mr Lloyd, I would like the opportunity to thank you for this detailed and informative video, although I don't know the difference between a router and a WiFi after following your instructions on the video I've managed to connect my two routers wirelessly, again thanks very much and keep it up.

[@Yes_We_Can119]

Thank you Richard for this comprehensive and detailed video. I really 'am thankful for all the effort you did to educate people like me. God Bless You!💐

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. I am glad to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@shreerampandey4064]

Awesome....very well-elaborated...U are probably an IT teacher...thank you very much

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@edwardgiorgio2904]

A very informative tutorial. With your help i was able to connect a tp link router very easy.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. I'm glad and very happy to know that I could help you. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@jennifermartin1010]

YOU ARE A LIFESAVER !!!! i have been spending many long hours every weekend trying to do this - THANK YOU !!!

[@ukainausa]

Richard, I watched your informative video on connecting two WIFI routers.I currently have two each Centurylink routers one is ZYXEL C3000ZS and the main router is ZYXEL C2100T. Am I able to follow your instructions on this video to do the same to configure the ZYXEL C3000ZS?

[@KhusroMalik]

Dear Richard, always great videos; very clear instructions showing understandable steps. One of your videos helped me doing an access point. Now I am creating a repeater and found this video.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. Thank you so much for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I am happy to know you get value from my content. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@KhusroMalik]

Dear Richard, on my laptop I can connect to the repeater but my Android phone fails after notifying "obtaining IP address". I fail to understand.

[@richardlloydusa]

Check and see if there's a firmware update for your router. If there is follow the instructions and update it. See what happens. Also are both devices connecting though WIFI? Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@KhusroMalik]

@@richardlloydusa update on host router or repeater? Yes, both devices connect to WIFI. Not only you have such wonderful videos but also your support is commendable. Thank you.

[@KhusroMalik]

@@richardlloydusa I did check for updates. None. Sometime back I had created an AP based on your video. Can I create a repeater for AP (instead of host router) as it could be simpler for me. The host router is Nokia G-240W-F. My AP is created on TP Link 930N 450mbps. For repeater I am using TP LInk 940N 300mbps.

[@yu193a]

Thanks for very good and clear instruction to connect two router wirelessly. I'm not a tech savvy, so I still have a question, please help. The secondary router is WDS required, I understood - On other hand, main router's WDS is not required or disable, so it is possible for the clients on main router group connect to main router wirelessly if they're really far away and get no signal from secondary router !!!!!! My house is not big, but my wireless router won't reach to most rooms on second floor, also I get no signal from many locations on first floor. I am thinking about to upgrade network to get better signal in the whole house. Please help to clear it out so I won't have a headache later when I jump on it. Thank you.

[@richardlloydusa]

Have you followed the instructions in this video to see if it works for you yet? Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@DolcheGuevara]

Great one. The only thing I would change is that you can change SSID and password for Second router to whatever you want.

[@richardlloydusa]

Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.

[@FatBoys69187]

Thank u

[@vikassingh-xu9km]

Great video and very helpful Richard. My initial thought was, this is a long video. Thankfully i stuck around :)

[@mohammadiliyas2708]

Thank you for your lovely and help full video ,but i have a question that when my primary router is switched off and then switched on ,my second router automatically disconnected and i have to do same process ,which you teach us,means reconfiguration ,why?

[@illuminare3687]

Hi Richard, I successfully followed your previous video on how to connect 2 routers via a lan cable and am now thinking of following this video and connecting my second router wirelessly. Just wondered if you have any thoughts on whether it is worth doing this. My main router connected to the modem where the fibre broadband comes into the house, provided by my internet provider, is a Huawei F2000 and the router I connected to it is a tp-link AC1900 Wireless. Do you think I should replace the Huawei with a better router? I am not particuarly tech savvy but have found your videos engaging and extremely well presented, thanks and keep up the good work.

[@JohnKissamitakis51]

Great video dear Richard, as it answered all my questions, but I stil have a couple: If the secondary router does not have WDS technology and the fprimary one does, does it work the same? Also, if the secondary router has "mesh" tecnology instead, can we connect wirelessly?

[@richardlloydusa]

Please be sure to CHANGE the default user name and/or password to something other than the manufacturers default.

[@staffan144]

R u doing a covert horned handsign at 0:08 (on the right) or was it an inocent mistake?

[@reonwisemansr.9586]

Hello Mr. Lloyd, I'm one of your followers I'm trying to link my 2 routers 2gether like u did in the video can u please help me figure this connection so it will work

[@Turrski]

@@staffan144 donkey brain nutjob lmfao

[@terrydurich6434]

For which router? I followed your video and my second router would not connect to the internet

[@cpggizz8213]

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[@ZakirHussain-xb3ee]

Very informative video. Can we connect PC to 2nd router via Ethernet cable as same setting or have do more settings to get the internet access?

[@richardlloydusa]

A hardwired connection on the second router should work automatically as it does on the first router. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@arionelshani9821]

Thank you Richard this was very helpful, but i have one question does the second router distribute wifi only wirelessly or it should work if i connect a LAN cable on it , because when i tried connecting the second router to my PC via a LAN cable it showed as an unidentified network and there was no internet access

[@DiscusJeff]

Hello, great video! If I want to connect my wireless security cameras to their own router so the signal is stronger with nothing else connected to it, would your setup work for that?

[@angshuster]

Thank you sir. Did it on my first attemp! was a long video but worked nicely. please carry on..

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@kastnova99]

Richard, this was an awesome video. Very educational and easy to follow. I just have a few addl questions. 1) this tutorial you gave us...does this extend the 1st routers wifi range (acting as a wifi extender/repeater) or is this just 2 separate wireless networks that are connected together to be able to access the internet? 2) Can i do this same setup with 2 or more routers in the home? And if so, what would that enable me to do? 3) Physically, how close or far does the 2nd router need to be to the 1st router to wirelessly connect? Would it have the same wifi connectivity troubles as my tablet when i walk to the other side of my house? 4) Can you create a video to show us how to take a 2nd router or 3rd router and use it as a wifi extender or repeater?

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. It does extend the network. I have videos shoeing how to connect three here: goo.gl/qnXTH7 WIFI range varies very widely depending on environment. The best way to find out is to do it. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@vvrchandra]

A very good video. Does the asus rt ac58u have WFS option. I'm unable to find it. If its not there, then the only option to connect is via ethernet cable..? Which is better option between WDS or using cable to connect two routers.. Thanks in advance

[@pierre1850]

Hi M. Lloyd, I was happy to find your video, excellent and clear. I'm trying since a few days to get running my garage net segment but it don't work. I have an Engenius ENH200XT supporting 4 mode of WDS but I have tried all including WDS bridge mode... :( My main router is a Linksys E6900...

[@pierre1850]

I got it! but keepin my Engenius in client brige with a switch behind... 2 wired computers works. Problem is that I first installed a NAS that did not worked... Problem is at the NAS side on comm levels settings...

[@jhonnleonardo]

Great video. Would you recommend using the same SSID for both the main router and secondary router?

[@richardlloydusa]

Great question so I made a whole video to answer it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZeUnoOalNSZnrc Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@deepakkp2689]

Thank you sir.. it's very helpful for me and i learned extra knowledge 👍

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. I'm glad and happy to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@Thehdmi1080p]

Hi Richard, can this setup be done on Asus RT-ac5300 primary and secondary is Netgear??? By the way your video is awesome and is very detailed.....Thank You

[@richardlloydusa]

It can be done with any two routers regardless of manufacturer as long as you can configure them in the way I show in the video. You're most welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@sanjeen2503]

Thank you Richard. Now I know the reason why I couldn't access my secondary router config page after setting up WDS bridge - because I didn't care about IP addresses! However, is there a way I can setup the secondary router to automatically recognise and set up WDS bridge with two primary routers, whichever is available? This is because I use my two cellphones as WiFi hotspots interchangeably, and want to enhance the network strength using a TP-Link router.

[@sultanahmed5471]

Thanks for describing everything so thoroughly, great work. The problem I am facing is that when I restart the main router, the secondary router doesn't work anymore, it says unidentified network, then I have to do the WDS set up again. Can you help?

[@mixxedchannel]

I've just done that, it works great. I was doing it with to follow any tutorial. I had such a hard time figuring out to disable the DHCP server. ✌

[@richardlloydusa]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@davidbell7094]

Hi Richard I've been a fully fledged subscriber showing all your videos you put out i always watch with great interest. 👍 The video you did connecting two router's with one being a modem//router is almost exactly what I need to do. Because my latest VM Super Hub 3 i have installed just won't cut it The wifi isn't upto much.I need your expertise. Could you show how to turn the modem/router into just modem mode then I have to install my Brand new router to the modem you can keep the same ssid's in both 2.4 & 5ghz I've just like i said through the software first turn to modem mode only and then replace the router part in the software. Please my friend could you give me some good pointers on how to go about this. And the modem owners do not mind at all about people doing this it keep their customers. My 2 gaming son's have fled the nest now so there's only 2 of us in a 2 up 2 down semi detached house. I need it desperately for my security camera 📷 on the outside wall but there's only a bedroom door 🚪 and the wall 12 feet from the wifi camera. It would be greatly appreciated Richard. Thank you 👌

[@richardlloydusa]

I don't have access to a VM Super Hub 3 so I can comment on how to switch it from router to strictly modem mode. Here's a tutorial on how to do it www.digihelpdesk.co.uk/virgin-media-superhub-3-modem-mode/ but I can't verify it will work. If it does not work call VM and see if they can help you. If they can't ask if you can buy your own (Compatible) modem and use that instead. I have done that in the past myself but you have to make sure you buy a modem that's approved by VM. Thank you so much for commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@bassamthoumy7012]

RICHARD, you are really the KING.Many thanks.

[@marceloribeirosimoes8959]

Nice tutorial! I am looking for a slightly different topology. I need to understand how to connect 2 routers to my ISP modem/router (wired, using cables). I think the basic idea is to have each router attached to two different LAN outputs on ISP's modem/router.

[@abalmer]

Hi Richard. Great video very detailed instructions. I am having an issue after everything is setup, and I was wondering if you had any insight. I am trying to connect a TP-Link WR841-N v9.1 (Secondary)to another WR841-N v14 (Main). I followed all of your instructions exactly. I am able to connect wirelessly to secondary and see that it is connecting to primary via WDS (run). I am also able to type in the IP address of the primary to a web browser, while connected to the secondary router and login to the primary router. The issue I am having is that I cannot browse the web, and I have a note at the bottom of my screen that says no internet connection. I did disable DHCP on secondary. Could you offer any advise? Also, my other question is you did a video called "Turning A TP-Link WR841N/ND V9 DD-WRT 300N Into A Repeater Bridge WIFI Range Extender". How is this process functionally different from what I already did? The goal for this wireless setup is to connect to a printer is not possible to hardwire. Thanks!

[@richardlloydusa]

Check your Network configuration settings in Windows Networking and ensure the radio buttons beside Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address automatically are selected. Click OK. Close the remaining windows. www.uvic.ca/systems/support/internettelephone/wiredinternet/dhcp7.php Thanks

[@hercegmj]

This is the most thorough video I have seen on this subject. Thanks for posting. Liked and subscribed.

[@greenpill810]

Fantastic explanation... I LOVE your videos

[@woopark2714]

I am trying to connect a TP LINK ARCHER 7 to a Verizon FIOS MI424WR Rev.1 as a access point. Can you give any advice on this as I can't seem to get the settings right? At minimum, I'd like to at least have the new router be an access point. would be best to have separate ssids to see which I am on...

[@JDBeverage]

Thanks Richard. I reallyenjoy your videos. I have a fairly unreliable fiber ISP in Thailand with a ZyXEL all-in-one fiber modem/router/wireless/4 port switch with a Cisco SPA-112 2 port VoIP phone adapter bridged to a LAN port. I purchased a dual WAN Asus BRT-AC828 router featuring some USB ports which can use a a SIM dongle or a phone tether in place of one of the WAN's. My intention would be to use the failover/failback options on the Asus router to help ensure 24/7 internet thus VoIP phone lines working for our business. ISP's tech can hardly get their own equipment setup properly so I am looking for suggestions on how to setup the two routers this way. I'd be happy to pay for the help and grab all the screen shots or video needed for you to make a tutorial afterward. If you are interested, please advise a way to communicate the details out of the public domain. Thanks again for your videos and efforts to advise those of us with less experience in home networking. -JD

[@s.l.8233]

Hi, Richard. Great video! Thank you for putting that together. Is there a limit as to what the distance can be to effectively connect two routers (wirelessly)? My cable modem is downstairs in the Sun Room and my office is on the second floor on the opposite side of the house. I have used TP-Link Extenders (plugged to the Electrical Outlet and then connecting by RJ-45 cable). I would implement this to improve the signal. In the sun room, my download is 70 Mbps. Up in my office, it is 10-15 Mbps. Streaming video is fine but just wanted to get better throughput.

[@vivekmodi3165]

Nicely explained all the configuration. Thanks

[@pravinbaravat9202]

Thanks Richard for this awesome video and technical stuffs to connect two wifi routers.I followed all the steps shared by you to connect two tplink 300mbps routers using wifi and it worked fine for 10-15min but after some time,secondary router disconnected and showing "obtaining IP address" and unable to connect even though primary router is working fine..Can you please guide to troubleshoot?

[@richardlloydusa]

Are you connecting the routers from a LAN port on the primary to a LAN port on the secondary using an Ethernet cable? They must be connected that way. Review the video to see how to connect them. If that is correct and it still does not work, I suggest resetting all routers to factory default settings and follow my video exactly (step by step) and it should work for you. Make sure you understand the assigning of IP addresses to the routers. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@chrislitmen]

Awsome video I was almost going to give up when I bumped into your video. Although one doubt If we are going to disable the ip for the secondary router why bother changing the ip address?

[@SurenComicArtts]

Thanks Richard. Easy explanation. I'll try it.

[@richardlloydusa]

You're most welcome. I'm glad and happy to know I could help you. Thank you for watching, commenting and the very kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@yogeshmurgude]

You are very good at exp;laining. I need to do it, but I lost password. Need to reset.

[@maryjones4300]

If both routers have WDS, which router is better to use as the main router? I have an older Netgear R8500 tri band router now and just purchased a TP-Link AX6000 WiFi 6 Router, 8-Stream Smart WiFi Router because the netgear was not reaching all parts of my home and often cutting out. Does it matter which router I use as my main router?

[@brunohasse2794]

Hi! Brazilian subscriber. I'm searching a solution for my house, I do have 1 Main Router and 2 WDR4300. I spend too much time trying to extend signals so I can cover my whole house with only 1 SSID as the Repeaters do. It is possible to turn my routers into "Repeaters" so they will have the same SSID and password in the whole house and not having problems with overlap? OR will I have problems with overlap if I really want to do this in that way? Thank you for your videos, your so good explaining. Best Regards from Brazil!

[@anthonyharvey749]

Hey Richard Much greetings to you. I love your videos and love how you explain things. I am in Jamaica and my Internet provider provides me with a modem which looks exactly like routers. They upgrade them periodically and I would like to know if I can use the old ones as routers. The only only outward difference I see on these modem from my Internet provider and a regular router is where it says WAN on the back of the router, it says DSL on the modem. The modems are Smart RG Brand. Thanks for your assistance. Anthony Harvey

[@richardlloydusa]

Does the Modem have LAN ports? Model, Brand? Thanks.

[@anthonyharvey749]

@@richardlloydusa Thanks for responding. The modems have four LAN ports each and one port each mark DSL. They are both the same brand, SMART RG Model SR350N for one and the other SR360N

[@jimbowman2438]

Thanks for your time and I have watched the video end to end last night then stopping and starting today while I run through the setup on another laptop, I seem to have my Netgear nighthawk set up and all the correct LEDs flashing but since I save all the settings after doing the WDS section, I cannot log back into 192.168.1.2 and check/change the DHCP sett ings.

[@1COOL19]

Nice tutorial. My primary (Hitro cgn3) router doesnt have wds and secondary (N300 wnr 2003) got wireless repeater function. Is it possible to make secondary as extender wirelessly? Please let me know. Thanks

[@jagdishwarrao4287]

You are soo awesome!! Thank you so for making this great video, which helped me a lot to understand more about the router connectivities :) Take care and God Bless you Richard :):)

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. I am glad to know I could help you. God bless you too. Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@jagdishwarrao4287]

Anytime dear Richard... Thats really nice of you to say that and my pleasure and thank you so much as well to make our lives easier with these helpful videos :) God Bless you and wish you a Wonderful Day ahead dear friend :):)

[@garylucas637]

Again superior video. I was wondering about the QoS option on my router. It's a Netgear N300 which has QoS and currently have it turned on even though I'm using it as the primary router to feed my older routers for extended internet connection. Is QoS the same thing as WDS because I found another Netgear Router exactly the same and want to buy it and use it for wireless connection on the upper floor of my home. Thank you in advance for your continued superior information. Gary

[@beckyjones8525]

Thank you very much for your thorough explanation. My primary modem/router was provided by my IP. I'm hoping I'm able to modify the settings to add my secondary router which is an ASUS RT-AC68U Primary router IP is 192.168.1.254 My secondary router has 2.4ghz and 5.0 ghz bands. Is there anything I need to do differently in the setup of the dual bands?

[@richardlloydusa]

No the bands should not matter on the 5.0 GHz range. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@WileEGoalie]

Which system would be better a secondary router for smart home devices or a whole home mesh router?

[@anikatchy]

Pretty helpful.. thanks. I have a question- does the NETGEAR WNR614 ,N300 wifi router has WDS technology? How i find this option?

[@richardlloydusa]

The user manual does state that it does have WDS. Here is the manual: goo.gl/PJZPx8 Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@anikatchy]

Richard Lloyd thanks

[@richardlloydusa]

You are most welcome. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@seanwoolford5928]

Hi Richard, is it posssible to do a video with DD WRT firmware. To use as my second router, I have a TP Link Archer C7 v2 (ac1750) and have installed the newer updated version of DD WRT Firmware: DD-WRT v3.0-r36698 std (08/22/18). Problem is on Wireless setup, for Wireless Modes, the only options it gives me from the dropdown is: AP, Client, Client Bridge (routed), Adhoc, WDS Station & WDS AP - but no Bridge Repeater (which is the best option to use). As this video is to use WDS, which WDS option do I use for the secont router WDS Station & WDS AP

[@seanwoolford5928]

Sorry Richard, found your video on this and now all good......

[@richardlloydusa]

Great! Thank you for watching, commenting and the kind words. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.

[@erosh6012]

great video thanks. I am using Arris surfboard as my main router and a netgear 6300 as the secondary router which is tottally different rom tplink router and Iam having some difficulty connecting wirelessly can you please show how its done on netgear as secondary router?

[@bipsj7224]

Excellent detailed video. I have been able use this video to set my 2nd router. thank you.

[@harshgarg12]

Will this reduce the internet speed for the secondary router in comparison to the primary router? Or it will reduce the speed for both or none?

[@DeepikaAditya]

Theoretically the secondary router will have half the speed

[@difarr1618]

Hi RL... my question has to do with reasons for changing log in info for the router. Is this mainly for threats from attacks via internet, or local threats?.... by local I mean persons within your wifi range trying to access the router for unauthorized access. Reason I ask,... I live in a very rural area, and closest neighbor is mile away... so attacks from anywhere in wifi access is very unlikely.... thanks.

[@KS.81]

Ah..! I found my real online tutor... you earned 1 sub... thz so much... wish u and yr family a good luck teacher 🤗

[@milvolts1]

Hey Richard, hopefully I'm not missing the point here. Once I configure second router. I don't need an Ethernet cable attached to it, just the power cable , right? Thanks for your in depth videos

[@davidperez65]

Todos sus videos son muy buenos y la explicacion no puede ser mas clara me suscribo a su canal muchos tiene muchos videos interesantes sigue a si nunca cambies.

[@richardlloydusa]

Muchas gracias.

[@khassan1595]

Great vid. Does this method maintain good Internet speed on 2nd router? Or will it reduce it quite a bit?

[@Rick_Sanchez_Jr.]

Thank you brother, this was very useful

[@gregsimpson9391]

Best and clearest explanation I have. Thanks.

[@DFridrich]

Easy and simple. Just what I need. Thanks, Richard!

[@soumya9734]

was looking and wondering for this theory...i dnt think icould do this...neded this so much thank you..

[@souvik1284]

Hi Richard, this is great and thank you for doing this video. It's of a great help. I wan able to perform step by step action on my routers and it did worked.. however the challenge that I faced was after couple of hours my internet option on my routers went red and modem was not communicating with the Dsl for internet it's been 2 day I am tying to fix it. Can you share some helpful steps which can troubleshoot this issue. Thanks again

[@richardlloydusa]

Check your main routers WAN connection settings for DSL there is usually a keep alive setting that automatically will reconnect you if it disconnects (see your manufacturers website for the specifics) it's usually in the setup PDF. Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@da324]

How far apart can the routers be? I want to put a spare router in my outdoor shop about 50 ft away from my indoor router. If that's to far, I can move the router indoors within about 25 feet of my shop, with one window in the house and one window in the shop as the only obstacles between the two routers. Nice video, thanks!

[@richardlloydusa]

I am currently making a video on connecting three routers together using WIFI in a star configuration with the main router being at the center and the other two connecting to it. I will also be making another video showing how to cascade from one router to the next more like a serial connected pattern also. WIFI range is tricky at best even with a clear line of site as there are many things that can affect your range (router power, interference and the quality of the antennas on both routers. The best I can suggest is to test it and see what kind of result you get. The optimal way to connect two routers is using a network cable. I have a video on that here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGa0e5VphJZssKs Thanks.

[@davidperez65]

Muy interesante la configuracion que planeas hacer quedare a la espera

[@davidperez65]

Muy interesante la configuracion que planeas hacer quedare a la espera

[@shivankgupta4954]

Hi, excellent video. But Can I follow the same procedure if I have two routers with both of them having internet access? I want access to my devices(like CCTV, PC, etc) which are connected to my secondary router while I am near to my primary router. (My Laptop -> primary router -> secondary router -> other devices like Laptop, CCTV, etc which are connected to the secondary router)

[@motasimnaj]

Unfortunately I just learnt that my Nighthawk R8000 router does not support WDS. Looks like I will not be able to bridge it wirelessly to the primary router. Can you confirm that this is the care or is there a different way to achieve the same result? Thanks.

[@memogomez5019]

Hi Richard, I have my R7000 as my primary router and really like it, so I bought a secondary router R6230 but after trying, I cannot see the WDS option anywhere... Is TP-Link better for this WDS setting? or Netgear is not supporting WDS? Maybe I'm not looking in the right option in the R6230..... Any suggestions?

[@jamesontravick9760]

There seems to be a few different steps when using a Netgear or Belkin Router as the secondary. Do you have any notes for them? I have gotten stuck trying to Enable the WDS Bridging.

[@richardlloydusa]

You may find more information here: www.google.com/search?q=netgear+wds+bridging&oq=netgaer+wds+&aqs=chrome.1.69i57j0i13i512l2j0i22i30l7.8467j0j4&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 Thank you so much for commenting and watching. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@keithlobo966]

Hi Richard, I have a Netgear R6300v2 as my main router and have an older Netgear WMDR3400 router that I would like to use as a WIFI extender could you do a video showing how to do that, Its not clear I both the routers need to have internet connection to be able to access the Netgear configuration interface?

[@richardlloydusa]

This configuration would achieve that goal with the second router. I have many videos on how to do this here: goo.gl/aU68Ci Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.

[@MrAlbertsabate]

Hi Richard, thank you for this help. But stumbled a issue. I did follow all your instructions but the secondary router works only if wired only not wireless. On wireless mode I can go through the new ip addrs. But no internet connection. What do you think is the problem? Thank in advance

[@Chocaluvr]

Hi Richard. I had previouly connected my two routers successfully a year ago, thanks to you, but recently I had changes made in my network and now I have to redo this connection again. However, for the life of me, I can't remember how I connected the second router to get it set up and working. Here's the scenario, I have a modem and a router connected to my desktop. Where do I connect the second router to get it setup? Do I connect the second router to the existing main router? Can you please help me? Thanks!

[@amreshyadav2758]

you do not need to change subnet mask, just disable the dhcp server in secondary router.

[@richardlloydusa]

Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@subbookkeeper]

Can you make a vid how to connect secondary router with DD-WRT to a primary non-wds router? I've tried but dunno how to do it. There is no site survey option on DD-WRT. I've tried with TP-Link WR940N V6 with the latest beta DD-WRT. Everything is way different there and I'm confused.

[@richardlloydusa]

Fortunately you don't need WDS on the primary and you do have it on the WR940N so watch this video I made using a WR740 to do this: kzbin.info/www/bejne/pGishGmhnqajhcU Tell me if you sort it out with this. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@cherry316316]

can you name the same SSID for the main router and secondary router? is it useful or confusing?

[@richardlloydusa]

I have a video on my view of this subject here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oZeUnoOalNSZnrc Thank you for watching and commenting. I appreciate it greatly. All the best.👍😀

[@jellyfam8649]

Will the internet slow down on the second router, if the first router has a lot of people on it, since they are both connected?

[@vikassingh-xu9km]

My ASUS DSL-N12U settings clearly say that speed will be halved! They are very precise with that.