Router Configurations as Access Point

If you just purchase a new router to expand your wireless network you may need to turn one of them into an access point this video is going to show you how to turn a router into an access point including two parts part one if the router supports ap mode your topology may look like this part two the router doesn't support AP mode your topology may look like this preparation before we start you need to know how to find the IP it will be rounded just connect a computer to a router via Wi-Fi or Ethernet cable if your computer is a Windows computer right-click on the network icon and open network and sharing center click on the network you've connected to and click on details look for the ipv4 default gateway and that is the IP address of the rap at the to click on search type in CMD in the search bar an open command prompt man prompt window type in ipconfig and hit enter again look for the default gateway that is the IP address of the router if you're on a Mac go to System Preferences click on network click on advanced click on TCP / IP and look for router that is the routers IP a terms now part one if the router supports a Peter connect to the router which is to be the access link and then open a web browser to the URL type in the routers IP address click enter log into the router on the main screen click on advanced to the top then click on operational tubes access point and click Save verify by clicking yes and the router will reboot itself after reboot connected two routers together the land port of the main router will go to the land port of the access point reconnect to the AP and open the web interface via tp-link Wi-Fi dotnet log into the access point and run the quick setup to customize your Wi-Fi settings go to the Status page and look under Network for IP address this is the IP address that the main router has a sign you can also use his IP address to get into the web interface you can also open the web interface of the main router go to DSP client list and check the IP address of the access point now your topology may look like this you can always come back to the web interface via the IP you can customize your Wi-Fi settings click on wireless the wire the settings then choose your network name and password and click Save when done reminder the IP of your main router and exit point are different from this video here are a list of routers that support access point mode part two if the router does not support VP mode please first find the IP of the main router and refer to preparation in this case it's 192.168.0.1 we want to add a device to this router we'll need to give it an IP between 192.168.0.1 nine two dot one six eight dot zero dot 2x4 in this case we pick 192.168.0 not to for the AP connect to the old router that you want to be and same find out his IP address it's also 192.168.0.1 so we need to change it open a web browser and log in to the wrapper go to network click on LAN LAN and click on the address box next to IP address change the IP address to 192.168.0 at 2 and click Save click OK to confirm and the router will reboot automatically reconnect to it and open the web interface using 192.168.0.0 again now on the left hand side click on DHCP click on the HD settings and then disable DHCP server we're gonna save in this case connecting the two routers you will connect the two routers and via the LAN ports land on the router as well as land on the AP you will not use the wind or the it will function as next

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