Wireless network with 2 routers

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hi All

Not sure if this is in the correct Forum.
At home I have created a wireless network but in the living room we experienced poor signal because its on the other side of the house of where the router is.

Now I have received my free router from MWeb so now I basically took my Mweb router and placed it in the computer room (1 side of the house) and placed my old router (TrendNet TEW-578BRM (think the number is correct)) in the living room which is linked with network cable.

I now have strong signal all over in the house and can connect to internet etc. Now the problem is I now have 2 separate Wireless networks. So if I sit in the living room my phone for instance got connected to the MWeb router will remain on that network (poor signal) even though I am right in front of the Trendnet Router (excellent signal) which means I have to manually jump from 1 network to the other.

I have named both networks exactly the same SSID and gave the same passwords.

i have read that you must make the 2nd router (Trendnet in my case) a repeater but have searched on how to do this on the TrendNet but can't find the settings to change this.

Any help will be helpfull
 
easy enough

You need to set the IP adress of the Trendnet router to the same range as the Mweb one (so if the mweb is 192.168.1.1 the Trend net must be 192.168.1.2) turn DCHP server off on the Trendnet and on the Mweb router make sure that the DCHP range starts after the IP set on the Trendnet ( so in my example start number should be 192.168.1.3)

On the SSID the name and password must be the same but make sure they are on a different channel and try not to have them overlap so Mweb channel is 1 set Trendnet to 7

Save setting, reboot and bobs your uncle one large wirless network where there will be no noticeable Wifi drop when your devices swap between the 2 routers

Note not sure if the Trendnet has a WAN port but make sure the ethernet cable linking them is in the LAN port and not WAN of both routers
 
isie said:
easy enough

You need to set the IP adress of the Trendnet router to the same range as the Mweb one (so if the mweb is 192.168.1.1 the Trend net must be 192.168.1.2) turn DCHP server off on the Trendnet and on the Mweb router make sure that the DCHP range starts after the IP set on the Trendnet ( so in my example start number should be 192.168.1.3)

On the SSID the name and password must be the same but make sure they are on a different channel and try not to have them overlap so Mweb channel is 1 set Trendnet to 7

Save setting, reboot and bobs your uncle one large wirless network where there will be no noticeable Wifi drop when your devices swap between the 2 routers

Note not sure if the Trendnet has a WAN port but make sure the ethernet cable linking them is in the LAN port and not WAN of both routers
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Thanks a lot! Will check the settings when I get home!
 
In short:
1) Let the channels be different, at least 3 channels apart (eg. 1 & 4).
2) Set the SSID, password and encryption (TKIP/AES) to be the same

For the best performance, I would not recommend using WiFi AP's in repeater mode - instead connect them with an Ethernet cable.
Then just make sure that only 1 router/WiFi AP is running a DHCP server. The other WiFi AP (that doesn't run DHCP) should then bridge its WiFi and LAN ports, so that it does not perform NAT.

In my home, I have a router+modem unit and 2 separate WiFi AP's. The WiFi AP's are connected to the router via Ethernet cable and both AP's simply bridge the WiFi and their LAN ports. My TV and DLNA server is then also connected to the router.
This way you can stream from phones to the TV or from the DLNA server to the TV/phone :D
 
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Pada said:
In short:
1) Let the channels be different, at least 3 channels apart (eg. 1 & 4).
2) Set the SSID, password and encryption (TKIP/AES) to be the same

For the best performance, I would not recommend using WiFi AP's in repeater mode - instead connect them with an Ethernet cable.
Then just make sure that only 1 router/WiFi AP is running a DHCP server. The other WiFi AP (that doesn't run DHCP) should then bridge its WiFi and LAN ports, so that it does not perform NAT.

In my home, I have a router+modem unit and 2 separate WiFi AP's. The WiFi AP's are connected to the router via Ethernet cable and both AP's simply bridge the WiFi and their LAN ports. My TV and DLNA server is then also connected to the router.
This way you can stream from phones to the TV or from the DLNA server to the TV/phone :D
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Hi,

I'm sitting with a similar situation, except my room without coverage is in an outside building. Do the two routers have to be connected with each via a LAN cable or can I use a Telkom extension line and put the second router on it (via a DSL splitter/filter of course)?

Regards,

mikew
 
YingYang said:
You need to use a lan cable. That phone cable won't work
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Thanks for the answer, so me putting in an extension was a waste of money :-(

Tell me won't lightning affect a lan cable if I take it outdoors?

Regards,

Mike
 
Just an explanation. Two modem/routers on the same line would cause severe synchronisation problems. Always remember that, one modem per phone line.
 
mikew said:
Thanks for your responses, really appreciated.

Will putting the lan cable into a PVC conduit above ground shield it from lightning?
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No it won't. You will need to have a metal sheet around the cable that is grounded to offer some sort of protection (a Faraday cage)
 
Wyzak said:
No it won't. You will need to have a metal sheet around the cable that is grounded to offer some sort of protection (a Faraday cage)
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Again, thank you....now off to dig a trench :-)

Regards

Mikew
 
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