How to Connect One Router to Another to Expand a Network For home and small business networks, there is sometimes a need to expand network capacity. Maybe you are adding more computers or other network devices to your office, or perhaps you would like to improve wireless reception in your basement. A simple way to expand your network capacity is to connect another router to your current network, expanding the ports available and the wireless range if your routers are wireless-enabled. This guide outlines a method that uses your existing router to assign dynamic IPs and uses the second router as an extension. 1. Identify the devices you will be working with. For the purposes of this guide, different crucial network devices will be given names like "Router 1," "Computer 2," etc. Your existing router will be referred to as Router 1. You will need at least one free LAN port available on Router 1. Identify the existing IP address of Router 1 and the relevant cred...
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