Double Your WiFi: Use a Second Router as a WiFi Access Point

In this video, I explain how you can use a second router to extend the WiFi signal coverage in your home. For more content on similar topics, check out my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCs-hXDMwqs1Ri9Yh9QRgaqQ If you would like to read about other ways to improve your home network, check out my blog: https://www.network-from-home.com 1:04 Setting up an old router in access point mode 4:16 Setting up your primary router 7:02 Connecting your router and access point 8:47 How to ensure your router and access point broadcast the same WiFi networks How to use an old router to extend the WiFi coverage If you have an old router that you’re not currently using, you can use it to expand the WiFi coverage in your home. To do this, you can implement this old router as a wireless access point. To implement your old router in access point mode, you need to access its settings. As long as your router isn’t too old, when you access its settings it should have an “Access Point” mode that you can select (as opposed to “Router” mode). As an access point, your old router will receive its connection to the internet from your primary router. This is accomplished by connecting your old router and access point with an ethernet cable. Once this setup is complete, your old router will essentially just repeat the signal from your primary router. In this sense, it acts as if you have a second router in your home. The only difference is that your primary router will be doing all the heavy lifting of routing the traffic in your home network. Conclusion If you have any questions about how to use an old router as a wireless access point, please leave a comment below.