How to Convert an Old Router Into a WiFi Extender / Repeater

Don't let that old router go to waste!
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[@ThioJoe]

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[@mozza3688]

Gotchu brö

[@TheGamingSharieff]

We all with you

[@-someone-.]

Love your vids

[@Nintendude.]

Hi Joe do you know anything about this: Nice video! Keep it up! Would you like to be KZbin friends? :] Is it a bot, a meme? What is it?

[@AS_Archives]

@@Nintendude. its trap town ncs and if you blocked him he will spam on other trap town accounts.

[@Bluefire_Dragon]

If you don't want your secondairy router to show up as a seperate access point, just make the SSID and password the same as your main router.

[@PrometheusAndBob]

How will you know which or when it's connected to the other router

[@VitorMadeira]

@@PrometheusAndBob you don't have to. Your phone / mobile device will decide the most powerful (the nearest one) it should connect to. It's automatic.

[@cup_and_cone]

MVP comment right here

[@afreakinminja]

For anyone who does this make sure your channels are set right otherwise your wifi networks will try to talk over each other. 2.4 channels if you are using two extenders should be 1, 6, and 11. 5 ghz had weird channels so I would suggest looking it up.

[@SVW1976]

This is pretty basic stuff. Should have been in the video.

[@radu1305]

Instructions unclear Now my Internet runs faster than me

[@ThioJoe]

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[@radu1305]

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[@nemodemolishedgamer7440]

Faster than you means you are very fat lol 😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹😹

[@hisham2848]

@@nemodemolishedgamer7440 ?

[@Scupperjack]

At least you can still run!

[@higherpower254]

Jokes on you, I taped 2 AA batteries to the router and now I'm having gigabit internet on my dial up connection.

[@Lightning2011]

Only OGs remember this one 😂😂😂😂

[@flowerchild777]

Lol😂😂😂

[@Breeze926]

When your house isn't big enough for this video to be useful

[@maxwellofgallifreay1991]

When your wifi is bad enough for this video to be useful

[@Dc0sby]

When you have a smarthome

[@TheFadedSpade35]

@@caaarbz stfu? LOL

[@MrThomascd]

This is a good use for an old router. the lynksys router has served me for many years...an old 802.a,b however when the 802n came about I went to the hughes net and they supplied the modem/router. Great video Thanks for keeping the old tech guys up to speed.

[@garyrobinsonAFD952]

ThioJoe, after viewing your video I went to the basement and found my LinkSys WRT160n. I spent most of Sunday trying to make this router an access point for the 2nd level of my home. I have the router plugged into an electrical outlet however I don't know where to connect the internet to make this an access point. If you can assist me I would appreciate this. Thank you

[@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache]

2:14 I have this problem, the router is so far away from my PC, that my connection gets disrupted really easily

[@AnarchoTak]

Hi

[@chromeslyvania9227]

u r stealing n.hood wifi lol

[@Lukastar1]

BOI

[@joetwopoint0h]

I've always turned the dhcp off on the second router and plug the ethernet into port two instead of the wan port on the second router and use the same SSID and pass as the main router just different channels so devices will connect automatically and This works with any router no specific router needed

[@alanporter5662]

This is what I have done as well. My house is old and has thick walls. I have added a total of 4 other wireless routers for different parts of the house.

[@dmo848]

And this is with no other wires, jus power to old router?

[@joetwopoint0h]

Power to both routers with an ethernet between the two going from any port on the main router to the 2nd port on the second router

[@joetwopoint0h]

Also may check out to see if your router supports dd wrt or open wrt or a firmware similar they can turn it into a completely wireless setup

[@johnwells2261]

One thing to think about is making sure the radio channels are isolated from each other and not in possible conflict with neghbors wifi radio channels. For me, the main wifi is on CH6, mesh adapter is on CH1 and the wifi repeater on CH9.

[@beautifulheartsoothingreci28]

i cant help but smirk while listening to this guy because of the older vids that he did esp since this one couldve well been one of those lol (i know it isnt)

[@3hitbye356]

Thiojoe. I am now in the habit of checking video description first before watching your videos lol

[@mr_skull8489]

Do I need a cable to connect the old router with the new router or does it work via wi fi?

[@carpet_appetite]

Is nobody gonna mention that their WiFi's called "Wu Tang Lan" or..

[@sunilgarbuja]

Question: We know a 'wifi repeater (#1)' can extend the range of wifi from the "main" router. Can we add another wifi repeater #2 to connect to repeater #1's signal to further increase the range? I hope this makes sense. :D Thank you for the video.

[@zeroturn7091]

If done correctly, yes. The only thing increased would be range, the more that you daisy chain the more latency will be introduced. You’re also still sharing WAN bandwidth across your LAN.

[@davidcazares6417]

Can you use the second router’s (new access point) Ethernet connections? Or is it just wireless?

[@manleteater1970]

You have to set it to Wireless Bridge mode I believe. But you wouldn't be able to wirelessly connect to it at that point. Idk if you can do both

[@chase_h.01]

Something to note, devices connected to Google Home will act goofy. Your devices will only show as connected to the base router, however if your phone moves and connects to the access point router, Google home will show none of your devices as being connected because the devices are connected to the base router and you no longer are despite still having a wifi connection to the same SSID

[@hamzadurvesh6388]

What's a wifi, how do I extend the dial up

[@aniopgonedifferent2926]

Niiiice

[@woodywoods5827]

Hi I have done all you have said and it works really good I can connect my laptop and my phone on the second router and my firestick but I can't get my smart plugs to connect at all they only connect to the frist router which is upstairs and I really need them to connect to the second router which is downstairs any help would be very much appreciated

[@Jet2Guy]

Still scared this is a trick 😂

[@LemonJuiceGV]

It's fake

[@luckiic5714]

@@LemonJuiceGV it isn't

[@ThunderStormFortnite]

@@LemonJuiceGV no ur just dumb and can't do it

[@Narpy_the_dog_man_kid]

Lol

[@patsnation4013]

Hey great video! How would I get into the settings on an old router to change it to wireless repeater? Thanks in advance.

[@Salv.brancato]

Enter the router ip address into a web browser

[@raenandlal5893]

Is there a difference between repeaters, extenders, and boosters? Are they all the same?

[@Ishaan2122]

Not sure what a booster is but as the video states, a repeater is a router being used as a extender but unlike an extender it is wireless. And extender is connected using an ethernet cable.

[@raenandlal5893]

@@Ishaan2122 Figured it out since then, i think. Verizon connected a device called a "booster" to extend the wireless range in our house. Its basically another router that creates a second network. devices connected the the main network will automatically switch over the secondary network when needed... At least thats the way they explained it to me.

[@Ishaan2122]

@@raenandlal5893 ohh ok, thanks for the explanation

[@jasonvanboesschoten6680]

by the time you buy powerline extenders or what ever it is, would it not be cheaper to just buy a wireless extender that requires no cabling?

[@zeroturn7091]

My ISP will do a 10/100 run for $80 or 10/1000 for $90. I’m getting each drop done annually. Until then I use an Airport Express, an E2000 and WRT320N with Tomato, a DD-WRT600N, a DD-WRT54G, and two WRT1900AC in the wireless configuration that you mentioned. Some devices aren’t up to task such as the TiVo wireless N adapter or WGA600N.

[@benpar8120]

Great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it. Can you please show us how to set up the wired option. An idiots guide to this would be great. Thanks in advance

[@edmundochaparro-barriguete1215]

You forgot to tell people how to get and connect your old router to where to get to the old router settings.

[@marcdimartino9118]

I agree. Hopefully he answers!!!

[@VVhistory]

Exactly

[@redstuntsteve3974]

omg you actually dont make people burn down their laptops anymore 😂😂😂, damn i actually fell for those you know 😅😅

[@MixedArarash]

Can I use my Home-hub 2000 or Home-hub 3000 as a repeater? its a modem router together in one piece.. Or I need one of those old routers to do so?

[@Bajaranger]

I guess the one thing that is critical to know is how to get to that page you mention first. The lynksys settings page. I am not using a Lynksys router I am using a tp-link but I would imagine it would be similar. If I knew that much I would not need your video.

[@x3ICEx]

WDS is mesh-able. Just name both the AP's the exact same thing, Modern enough devices (20 years old or newer) will treat them as one AP and seamlessly auto-switch between the two as their signals weaken/strengthen.

[@chrisrosenkreuz23]

Some presumably don't switch back though

[@zeroturn7091]

Not in all cases. My guest SSID can be duplicated on a wireless repeater, but it cannot switch seamlessly due to being on a different subnet.

[@x3ICEx]

@@zeroturn7091 subnet?

[@-Cutz-]

Is this really true? I know for a fact my routers are atleast 2015 maybe

[@x3ICEx]

@@-Cutz- Yup :)

[@Lil_Mikey01]

Purchase a few ASUS RT-AX88U routers and after you set-up the primary unit, the others can be used as MESH Nodes via the ASUS Router App. After they’re set-up, update them via the app to the current firmware and you’re good to go.

[@farisnasser1497]

Does this video apply with a "Dual-Band Wireless Range Extender"?

[@peraltajohnbenedictm.3230]

I succesfully made my old router into a wifi repeater however, I can't reach some websites using that AP but using the primary AP it goes. I use wired extender

[@jprabago1714]

Can i still connect a LAN cable to my computer from my old router after making it a wired extender?

[@granther8693]

Can we all appreciate his WiFi network name. Wu Tang Lan

[@OmarOttoman]

Thanks! How can access the secondary router to change the settings though? Do I have to plug it in in the position of the main router?

[@marcdimartino9118]

I have the same question. How do you access the router's settings?

[@JB-xc1zu]

@@marcdimartino9118 turn off for a sec one of them. Youcan work with working wifi😅

[@TheGamingSharieff]

Thx

[@ZforZine]

Can u recommend a router without wlan, and 2 access points

[@ThioJoe]

Not sure what you mean. Like a router with no wifi, and then a separate recommendation for access points? Unifi products seem to be pretty good, I have one of their "nano" access points and am very happy with it. For a router, I use an Untangle Z4 but unifi edgerouters are apparently good too. All those are more enterprise grade products though and are not very easy to set up.

[@ZforZine]

@@ThioJoe i found something I'm their segment, thx

[@LewieLeway]

Hi there. Great Vid. You say you can use any old router. How old is old? If you use an old 802.11.b will it slow the signal? If so, by how much. Cheers

[@adjmbb5109]

Do we have to connect the router to the line?

[@LeeThatcherlcthatch]

For me I use AP mode with same SSID and password devices connect seamlessly and it helps to eliminate filling up the 2.4 network if you use a lot of 2.4 devices such as plugs and lights

[@jonesvaughn8946]

An easier and more simpler way to get faster Wi-Fi in a different area or room which is what I did for my bedroom is to buy a Wi-Fi extender that has a ethernet port on it and connect it wirelessly to your main Wi-Fi then take your old router and plug it into your Wi-Fi extender and from there your old router will act as a second router then you can also have your gaming consoles hard wired instead of using Wi-Fi by plugging them into your old router

[@DragzFire]

What if I just hooked up the old router/modem up to the coax ? Couldn’t I just eliminate the need for even having the extender ?

[@evanhopkins6549]

How do I get to the router access page for linksys if the router has no wifi connection??

[@Beardedfishkeeper1974]

Once you have configured all the settings. Lets say i decide to use it at my sisters house with her router. Do i need to configure it again?

[@DragzFire]

Ok so I have a question 🙋‍♂️ I just bought a brand new modem/router combo in my living room and it has a coax splitter that runs into my den where I game. In the den I have the coax hooked up to a hitron extender which is then hooked up to 5 port bridge which has my Xbox and my 2 computers I use for gaming. I noticed the wired connection in the living room is way faster than in the den. Can I use my old router/modem to replace to extender in my den ?

[@luigilacsina1]

I was wondering if I can extend another access point thru the access point I just connected to the main router? I am trying to give access to every part of our 4 storey house. Would that work? Or should I connect every access point to the main router?

[@cadetw46]

How do you get into the router menu?

[@1ster009]

By typing your IP into your web browser. To find your ip- go to command prompt and type “ipconfig” and hit enter.

[@billyhopkins3517]

Hello, am I able to get any router extender or does it have to be similar to what I currently have?

[@suhtangwong]

I can't take this guy seriously, he used to troll in all his early videos lol

[@jamesstaplesv]

How can I have an extender in a building 50 feet away??

[@ThioJoe]

Trial and error on how far it can be. If it's wired it can be any distance. If it's a totally separate building you might need to get a so-called point-to-point bridge to make the connection via a directional beam long distance

[@JesusMeza3]

Lol

[@mjc0961]

50ft ethernet cable

[@DanielGomez-cf6vk]

Use powerline kits the electricity will act like Ethernet cable

[@ryants1]

Bury a line

[@uphill248]

Does a repeater need a hard wire? I live in a big house so once I get in the basement my signal gets weak or lost. I don’t want to run a hardwire to the basement.

[@709badwolf]

great idea! i named my old wifi routers,,, ,,,surveillance van 1 and 2,,, just to watch my neighbors freak out!

[@IsfarTausif]

Really useful, I had a spare router.

[@Ral3l3it1]

Could you please tell me where you got that lamp that's behind you in all your videos? Really like it but can't seem to find it anywhere online.

[@tfr]

Nice Nice Nice Nice (Algorithm boost)

[@kenv2667]

when using a 2nd router as bridge, will it not have any loss?

[@vhehn]

can you use an old modem/router to do a wireless extender or must it be a straight router? i have several centurylink pk500 modem/routers laying around.

[@tahmidahmed2396]

So my main router is D-link DIR819 And the repeater is Of the other brand TPLink TL840n Will that work wirelessly? Answer would be appreciated

[@psa110]

I now have a use for that old Linksys router I am not using? BTW, Joe, have you ever reviewed the Norton Core router and its concept?

[@ghostdragon2593]

norton core router was discontinued, i think those who own it still gets updates for another year or 2

[@cadettipk]

This may be a stupid question: Does my old router have to be plugged into the modem or this to work?

[@vectorite5508]

holy shit I have a use for that old dud router we got when we first connected our internet

[@ShivendraNagraj]

I'm using TP Link W9970 as wireless access mode using Ethernet, planning to upgrade it to Archer C6.

[@Hyper_DX]

Thc

[@TerencePimenta]

Does d-link dsl 2750 have wireless repeater mode?

[@Syn3rgy-DMS-HANZ]

Thanks ThioJoe

[@sanjoe1246]

so you can only use that 2nd router as wifi extender you cannot connect your device to the 2nd router using Ethernet cable only through wifi.?

[@mohamedabdilahi417]

great idea and how it works practically

[@johndenveraurelio4995]

What if, setup as wireless extender. Can I still set the VPN on the extender?

[@Bryleeo123]

Is there a video where I could learn how to use an old router as wifi extender using an existing ethernet port?

[@alexandruilea915]

Did you watch the whole video? It's the second variant.

[@p.c.windhamparanormalroman4339]

I live in a crappy motel room with free wifi but the signal is so weak in my room I barely get anything. Is there a way to boost the signal from the motel's wifi?

[@oniruddhoalam2039]

Guys, this is not a joke video. In the wireless repeater mode, the router just detects the internet signal and amplifies it so that other devices can get a proper signal. In the wired extender mode, the router gets the internet signal on the WAN port and broadcasts it just like a normal router, but in a different room where the signal from the main router isn't powerful enough.

[@notdzul]

This channel is underrated We need to make alts to make subs for this guy

[@JackOLanternBob]

That's bad for the algorithm

[@ranjeetbadhe]

How to setup the extended router without reauthentication ? I want a seamless handover between main router wifi coverage and the extended router wifi coverage.

[@beaverundercover3479]

All router settings are accessed by the PC . Does that mean if the router is located in the middle of the house the PC will need to be there too?

[@whez08]

At 4:06 can I just type the existing wireless network name instead of changing it to a new one, so I won't have to reconnect every time?

[@Not-Lunar]

WiFi Extender that's a long word for *STRETCH-FI*

[@navidmehdi6]

what if you use the same ssid like how a honey pot hack works? will this work then.?

[@luisbustamante3094]

If I have the Netgear ac1900 modem/router can I use another modem/router as my repeater/extender?

[@nickyougenius]

HOW DO YOU DO IT THOUGH? URE NOT EXPLAINING HOW TO DO IT STEP BY SYEP

[@twontp9691]

A Ethernet cable

[@ShopperPlug]

Thanks this worked.

[@davidmiller6010]

Another YT'er specified that a wired extender should be assigned a different operating channel, so to avoid conflicts and interference. He said 1,6,11 were far enough apart to avoid overlap. Is this true? Would have been nice if you gave it 15 seconds of coverage in the video to avoid questions like this. My situation: workshop 50' from house. I want an extender AND a wired connection 90' from my router. I have a Victony WA1200 extender connected. Instructions clear as mud, but only address repeater mode. Switches exist for AP, Router, Repeater. It has 2 ports on the bottom. wan/lan and lan. Will my phone switch seamlessly. Do I need same channel or different channel. Can I service PC's off the lan connection, or will I have to unplug my cat5e from the Victony and plug in into the computer to service PC's? I have about 10hrs research so far, and no clear resolution. I know once I disable DHCP, I wont be able to access the menu anymore- so I want to do it right. Hate to throw away $60 and all that work for nothing. Sorry so Whiny and wordy. Maybe you have another video you can point to to help. Thanks!

[@Siritt]

Is it possible to configure it as wifi extender if it doesn't have repeater mode.

[@tibidonjacques]

Thank you Ti Jo

[@laurencepardi6577]

Nice succinct video. I have a 3 story house (downstairs basement, main and upper). I have a finished room in basement, adjacent to the unfinished part where my modem resides. My router and PC are in my upstairs office in the center of the house, connected to the modem via ethernet (my only ethernet run). My media room is above my finished basement room. The wifi signal coming from upstairs is sketchy in my finished room in the basement, two floors down. Would you put the newer router in the basement and older router in the upstairs office or vice versa? Important to me is streaming content via wifi from my PC to my media room (which works in my current setup), along with getting better wifi to the basement room. I want to try using my old router but if that doesn't work I'll consider running more ethernet or go to moca. Thanks for any help.

[@mrmrigank7154]

thank you man so much,,, i did not know wireless mode exist in my router i bought it for just 1000rs 15 dollars ,, now i needed a repeater and was going to buy one, you saved me money man .

[@Yash1331]

Just hook up an Ethernet cable (RJ45) from one of the multiple LAN ports of main router to the 2nd router's LAN ports (NOT the one that is different color than others or spaced apart) and turn off DHCP in that 2nd router. Leave other settings as it is or reset it and turn DHCP off. Thats how I use my Dlink (as master) and TP-Link (slave)routers on two different floors.

[@Mikein203]

Wirelessly and how long of a cable are u using to run from one floor to the next? Also, do you find any speed loss?

[@sleeprene]

As soon as I click apply to my router settings, my computer doesn’t connect to my extender. The WiFi signals are there, but it doesn’t seem to connect to it.

[@georginamurrish1040]

Do you need a WiFi card in your pc when using a Ethernet from a WiFi booster

[@christianmacie3987]

Thank you❤❤it worked for me

[@VentroxNightcore]

Does it work with WPA2-Enterprise EAP?

[@normalhuman5603]

Instructions not clear. I have the Corona virus now

[@tfr]

Sad man

[@parikshit28]

Can i use routers from 2 separate brands?

[@CoconutPete]

Love this channel.. have added ya to my playlist

[@joebob2311productions]

I run both of mine as standalone networks with different IP addresses due to the second router being a LTE router that just happens to work with ethernet input in one of the ports.

[@RedShipsofSpainAgain]

6:11 How did you get to this config screen? Crucial part of the whole video

[@marcdimartino9118]

I agree, I would like to know how to get there too!

[@kevinle2787]

When I get to the website my spare router(which isconnected to my laptop via ethernet cable) is already connected to the internet unlike the video am I doing something wrong?

[@harpreetsandhu9038]

so confusing is this main router or old router you are configuring

[@AsifAAli]

TPLink Acher C9; the long thick antennas will allow you to connect even when you're on Mars. 😃

[@samyliu]

can old router be setup as wireless card for computers without wireless card in remote rooms?

[@johnmeza7127]

TheoJoe. Your videos help. Today I discovered that my Wi FI and network profiles panel disappeared from the desktop clicking on the network icon. I tried live update, system restore , and still, no network profiles. I'm connecting using ethernet. Ask for your expertise. Thank you.