Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 15:44 Post subject: Using 2nd router as *wired* extender
I have 2 D-Link dir632a routers both with the latest dd-wrt release. Router A is setup as a standard gateway, DHCP server, wireless AP. I would like to connect Router B via a LAN port to Router A and use it to extend my network to another building. I want everything on the same subnet, with Router A as the only DHCP server. So basically, Router B is a passive wireless AP connecting clients to Router A. Router B needs to be on a *wired* connection to Router A because it's too far away from Router A to be a wireless Extender. Thanks. _________________ D-Link dir632a
DD-WRT v24-sp2 STD r266866
Last edited by vouty on Tue May 19, 2015 17:34; edited 1 time in total
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Posted: Tue May 19, 2015 17:28 Post subject:
Just give the second router a static address, disable DHCP, and set the wireless settings the same as the first one. Then plug the network into one of the LAN ports.
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