Connecting two routers

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Chester009

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Here's the story...
I have a Huawei B315 and someone has agree to let me borrow this router Mercusys ac1200 my question is, is it possible to use the B315 as a modem and use the Mercusys as the main router for WiFi and Ethernet connections? And will I get better WiFi coverage and speeds with the Mercusys router?
 
Not familiar with the router but if it is a router and not a DSL modem/router you can connect a cable from one of the B315's LAN ports to the routers wan port.

Set the router internet setting to DHCP/ Dynamic IPv4

Remember to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315.
 
MavChat said:
Not familiar with the router but if it is a router and not a DSL modem/router you can connect a cable from one of the B315's LAN ports to the routers wan port.

Set the router internet setting to DHCP/ Dynamic IPv4

Remember to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315.
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Cool, thanks.
 
I did this with my old Dlink VDSL modem. I am using the Dlink DIR-825 as my wireless router as it has better coverage and 5Ghz that the xDSL modem does not have.

Still want to experiment to connect my fixed LTE modem/router to the xdsl WAN port as a failover....
 
MavChat said:
Not familiar with the router but if it is a router and not a DSL modem/router you can connect a cable from one of the B315's LAN ports to the routers wan port.

Set the router internet setting to DHCP/ Dynamic IPv4

Remember to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315.
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Any reason why to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315 ?
 
Dan C said:
Any reason why to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315 ?
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Too many wireless networks can cause congestion. Also, why have both on when you want to use the router as the Wi-Fi network?
 
MavChat said:
Too many wireless networks can cause congestion. Also, why have both on when you want to use the router as the Wi-Fi network?
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Well in my setup it's a bit different I guess.

I run 3 LTE routers into a TP-Link loadbalancer and then from there into an ASUS wifi router (which is my main wi-fi) . But only one of the LTE routers is on backup power during loadshedding, so I need to keep the wifi enabled on that one.

So far I can't tell of any congestion if I keep the WIFI on, even on all three modems/routers.
 
MavChat said:
Too many wireless networks can cause congestion. Also, why have both on when you want to use the router as the Wi-Fi network?
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Not really true if its for a home or SOHO.

Wifi can be enabled on both, SSID's must be on different channels, 1, 6 or 11 for 2.4Ghz

Its actually better so one device doesnt get overloaded.
 
Dan C said:
Well in my setup it's a bit different I guess.

I run 3 LTE routers into a TP-Link loadbalancer and then from there into an ASUS wifi router (which is my main wi-fi) . But only one of the LTE routers is on backup power during loadshedding, so I need to keep the wifi enabled on that one.

So far I can't tell of any congestion if I keep the WIFI on, even on all three modems/routers.
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Both devices are on battery backup in my case. The DSL router is an old D-Link Telkom VDSL router so WiFi broadcast distance is just rubbish. The D-Link DIR825 is set up as the device to connect my devices to due to the broadcast distance being almost double that of the VDSL router.

I have Raspberry Pi's all over for my home media network so need good coverage as it streams to 4 different rooms.
 
Rickster said:
Not really true if its for a home or SOHO.

Wifi can be enabled on both, SSID's must be on different channels, 1, 6 or 11 for 2.4Ghz

Its actually better so one device doesnt get overloaded.
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I have a fixed lte service as backup too. I considering running it as a fail over on the primary router via its WAN port. For now it can just stand unplugged until needed.
 
MavChat said:
Not familiar with the router but if it is a router and not a DSL modem/router you can connect a cable from one of the B315's LAN ports to the routers wan port.

Set the router internet setting to DHCP/ Dynamic IPv4

Remember to turn off the Wi-Fi on the B315.
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Hey so I managed to get ahold of a different router to test. This one Ultra link . I plugged in the Ethernet cable from LAN(B315) to WAN(UL). I can pick up the WiFi signal but I can't access it's setup page on 192.168.0.1
 
Chester009 said:
Hey so I managed to get ahold of a different router to test. This one Ultra link . I plugged in the Ethernet cable from LAN(B315) to WAN(UL). I can pick up the WiFi signal but I can't access it's setup page on 192.168.0.1
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Connect a cable to the LAN port on the secondary router and then go to the admin portal. If the Ultralink does not provide an IP to your router. Run ipconfig to see if you get a self assigned ip [169.254.*.*] or if you are assigned an IP in the same range as the router.
 
MavChat said:
Connect a cable to the LAN port on the secondary router and then go to the admin portal. If the Ultralink does not provide an IP to your router. Run ipconfig to see if you get a self assigned ip [169.254.*.*] or if you are assigned an IP in the same range as the router.
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I did something and something happened but him not sure I did the right thing. Here are the end results on the new router
https://imgur.com/a/fK3qdOO
Is that good?
 
Chester009 said:
Last question: I see it has AP mode, does it function the same way as my current connection or is it inferior?
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It is different but the same. AP - Access Point Mode is the same as an extender in general.
 
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