Firstly we need to understand some basic concepts of the procedure:-
–ROUTER – A router is a networking device that forwards data between computer networks.
-NETWORKS – A computer network that is connected to each other for sharing information.
–LAN– It stands for Local Area Network. Which helps to share the information with other PCs.
–WAN-It stands for Wide Area Network. Which connects multiple LANs with each other.
WHY DO WE NEED TO CONNECT MORE THAN ONE ROUTERS WITH EACH OTHER?
We need to connect more than one router with each other because we can extend both; the range and the number of connections that our internet can handle by connecting them. You can visit this helpful site for more information regarding routers. The easiest way to connect the routers is “Ethernet,” through which we can able to use a wireless router to connect the primary router.
BENEFITS OF HAVING TWO ROUTERS ON THE SAME NETWORK?
- More connections – Basically, there are limited numbers of LAN ports available to connect wired devices but adding another router provides additional ports through which more devices can be connected.
- Wireless coverage- A second router can simply be used to extend an existing Wi-Fi connection, improving and stabilizing the other wireless connections.
- Backup device– It doesn’t hurt having a working backup router available in case one suddenly fails.
HOW TO CONNECT TWO ROUTERS WITH EACH OTHER?
So let’s understand how we can set up the routers with each other.
-Basically, we have a choice to set up the connection, wired or wireless.
-Firstly, we have to set one router “primary” and another “secondary,”, now we have to place both close to the computer so that we can access them and it can be later set up to their location.
-We have to decide what we want to achieve from the second router as there are two different connections types:
- LAN-to-LAN or
- LAN-to-WAN.
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LAN-to-LAN-
This network allows sharing the files between network-connected computers.
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LAN-to-WAN-
It creates a second network inside the main network, which restricts any computers connected to it.
-Now, we have to connect the main router to our modem via an Ethernet cable, then connect your computer to the router via a different Ethernet cable.
-Now we have to configure our router as this router will be handling the connection to the internet.
-If we are creating a LAN-to-WAN network, then we have to go to the router’s page and set the primary router’s DHCP services to give out addresses between 192.168.1.2 and 192.168.1.50
-Now we have to configure our second router and change
the IP address so that it matches the first router.
-If we are creating a LAN-to-LAN network, the DHCP service should be turned off on the secondary router, and if we are creating a LAN-to-WAN network, the DHCP server on the secondary router should hand out addresses between 192.168.2.2 and 192.168.2.50.
-If both routers are wireless, then we have to manually set the channels so that signals do not interfere with each other. We can do this by setting your primary router to any channels from 1 to 6 and setting your secondary router to channel 11.
Now everything is configured, we can place our routers anywhere we want but keep in mind that we will need to run an Ethernet cable between the two routers.
-finally, plug one cable to Ethernet cable into any LAN port of the primary router and another end of the cable into the LAN port on the back of the second router.
And by this process, we connect two routers with each other.
