If you have an old WiFi router lying around (or even pick one up on Craigslist for $5), you can connect it to your main WiFi router and add signal to a dead-zone. Any device that connects to this secondary router will have access to the internet and local network just the same.
Just three steps involved:
(1) Use a network cable to connect your main and secondary routers through any of the 4 LAN ports (do not use the WAN port on the secondary router).
(2) Access the administrative area of your secondary router by entering the IP address in the browser (should be something like http://192.168.1.1), and disable the "DHCP Server" setting for this device. You want only the main router to be in control of the "DHCP Server".
(3) Set the WiFi name and password on the secondary router to match the main router. This will allow your device to remain connected to either of the routers as you move with your device around the house.
This is a cheap way to add WiFi signal without buying expensive WiFi Repeaters. But note that it will require long stretches of network cable to connect your two routers, which too can be obtained inexpensively.
February 20, 2018 at 10:09AM
