Hi I have a Netgear router to access Sky, who I get my service from but my router is in our attic conversion where I prefer it beside the computer. The trouble was that this means the wireless signal was virtually nonexistent in our lounge, basically 2 floors down so I googled the problem and possible solutions on the internet and first bought some Powerline adaptors (you know the ones that work through the house wiring) which are ok but the trouble is the wireless unit is not capable of broadcasting a signal beyond the room it is in.
It works fine in the lounge but leave the room and its gone. Really cannot understand why they didn't make them so that they give the same wireless range as a router.
Anyway I then found out you could use a second router if you have a spare to extend your range. So I tried this and it works great so far as I can tell, early days yet. Most pleasant part is that my mobile is super fast now whereas before we always had weak mobile signals and weak wifi signals in the lounge and no wifi in the kitchen where it is strong now.
This is one of the links I used to tell me how to do it.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/do...heap-with-a-second-wireless-access-point/1585
I did find it odd that you link the 2 router via the WAN ports (I assume that is the correct term) but it does work.
Anyway after all that my question is how do I access my second router on my PC like you do when you access a normal router typing in 192.168.0.1 or something similar and putting in the password?
I know how to access router normally through a browser and I realise I can disconnect my second router and temporarily connect it back to my PC to access it but is there a way to access the 2nd router through a browser with disconnecting anything? I looked up all attached devices in my main Netgear router settings and tried all those IP addresses but nothing comes up in the browser,I assume because of the way the routers are connected but is there a way to do this?
I realise also I could swap the leads over at my PC/main router end but this is fiddly with my layout and the best is obviously to just access router set-ups on the browser.
Any ideas?
Any help or info appreciated.
It works fine in the lounge but leave the room and its gone. Really cannot understand why they didn't make them so that they give the same wireless range as a router.
Anyway I then found out you could use a second router if you have a spare to extend your range. So I tried this and it works great so far as I can tell, early days yet. Most pleasant part is that my mobile is super fast now whereas before we always had weak mobile signals and weak wifi signals in the lounge and no wifi in the kitchen where it is strong now.
This is one of the links I used to tell me how to do it.
http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/do...heap-with-a-second-wireless-access-point/1585
I did find it odd that you link the 2 router via the WAN ports (I assume that is the correct term) but it does work.
Anyway after all that my question is how do I access my second router on my PC like you do when you access a normal router typing in 192.168.0.1 or something similar and putting in the password?
I know how to access router normally through a browser and I realise I can disconnect my second router and temporarily connect it back to my PC to access it but is there a way to access the 2nd router through a browser with disconnecting anything? I looked up all attached devices in my main Netgear router settings and tried all those IP addresses but nothing comes up in the browser,I assume because of the way the routers are connected but is there a way to do this?
I realise also I could swap the leads over at my PC/main router end but this is fiddly with my layout and the best is obviously to just access router set-ups on the browser.
Any ideas?
Any help or info appreciated.