How To Connect Two Linksys Wireless Routers For Internet Use

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Wireless routers have very limited signal. Sometimes we need to connect two Linksys wireless devices for internet use. It will help one router to receive the signal from the other router, and transmit the similar signal out and it will also help you to get widened your wireless range. Connecting two Linksys wireless router is not a difficult task. You can easily connect two Linksys routers with the help of following steps.

First of all connect the major router to the Internet. Install the included drivers on your computer, and follow all the tips that you see on your computer
Open the web browser and enter the router's IP address. This will be 192.168.1.1. Now go to the "Wireless Settings" tab and pick "Basic Settings."

Now open the "Wireless Security" tab and modify the wireless settings. You can select your favourite way, it is WPA or WPA2. You should choose "pre-shared passkey."
You need to connect the link router to the wall power and to computer. Open your browser and enter the IP address. The username and password is “admin" and "password," if you have not changed earlier.

Now go to ...
... the "Basic Setup" tab. Find "Network Address Server Settings (DHCP)" and disable the DHCP. Now your router is using the DHCP settings from the other router, so it will not need to assign DHCP leases itself.

Click the "Wireless Settings" tab now and go to "Basic Settings." Open the drop-down next to "Wireless Mode" and select "Client Bridge."

Open the drop-down for Wireless Network Mode and choose the similar mode your major router is using. Most routers are in "mixed" mode, though b or g mode may be your mode.
You need to click the "Wireless Security" tab and modify all the settings to reflect those on the main router.

Click the "Status" tab now and go to the "Wireless" sub-tab. Now find the "Site survey" button and make a click on it. You will see the Site Survey dialog with all of the wireless networks this router can find. Select your main router's network and "Join."

On the next computer open any website. You have to click one of the links under References, or you can also use a search engine to check your Internet connection. If you are able to get your favourite pages or you are easily accessed to any of the web page then the connection has worked.

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