Can I use my d-link wireless router to extend the signal of another wireless router to have better reception?

Question

Due to big walls, my wireless does not reach all parts of my appartment. I have 2 wireless routers and would like to know if possible and how to arrange that one router picks up the signal of the other that is connected to the internet and spreads this further. Both routers are D-Link DI-624+.

Answer 1

Yes.

Set both routers to the same SSID, same encryption levels (and keys), and SAME CHANNEL. In other words, they are identical except for their LAN IP addresses and that the DHCP is turned off in the second one.

Then, put the second one where you need it, and plug the Ethernet cable into the 4-port section, NOT in the single-port section. At that point, the second router becomes a big, wireless hub.

Answer 2

sure you want to use the 2nd router as an Access Point (AP)

* the first thing you want to do is to run ipconfig /all on all computers to obtain the MAC address of all network devices

#1 - you want to use router #1 as the DHCP server. I would set up the range of address to a small number, something like 192.168.1.2-192.168.1.10

the router will be assigned the static IP address of 192.168.1.1 with a subnet mask of 255.255.255.0

#2 - assign the router a new SSID, leave the channel setting to Auto

#3 - log into the router now turned AP. set the IP address to 192.168.1.11 set the subnet mask to 255.255.255.0

#4 - Change the SSID to match that of the router, leave the channel setting to Auto

#5 - Disable the DHCP server on the AP. you only want one DHCP server on a network to prevent duplicate IP addressing

#5 - Connect the AP to the network via a segment of CAT5 cable connecting it from the switch of the router to the LAN interface of the AP. the WAN interface on the AP is not used. try to place the AP at the mid point between the router and the furthest wireless receiver on your network

#6 - Reboot all network devices starting with the modem first. wait for the Link light then pwr up the wireless router. once the router is up then fire up all PC's that will be accessing the LAN

#7 - once you have verified that all computers can access the Internet log back into the router and set up the MAC addressing filtering and WPA. change the default user name and password

#8 - log into the AP and set up WPA and change the default user name and password. make sure to use the same WPA settings that were used on the router

#9 - enjoy your LAN and surf the Internet!

* there is no need to disable "Broadcast SSID" on either the router or AP. they both broadcast the SSID to each other and to other routers and AP's within range in plain text. nothing you can do to prevent that

Answer 3

Check D-Link support but theoretically it should be possible to accomplish this. The first router that is directly conntected to your internet would remain configured as a router. The 2nd one should be configured as a Wireless Access Point pointing back to the first router. It really all depends on the Router's Firmware and if it has the internal settings to accomplish this.