Go to the settings of the old router, as shown earlier, and open the wireless settings there. Give the device a new IP address – like your main router, but with a different number at the end.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
Set a name and password for the new Wi-Fi network that your router will distribute. As in the previous paragraph, it is better to make the names similar. Any password can be set.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
Find the repeater function in the wireless settings section. It may be called Repeater, Wireless Bridge or WDS on different models.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
Turn it on. Click the search button and find your main Wi-Fi router there. Connect to it.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
Enter the password for your Wi‑Fi‑network and save the settings.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
At the end, open the DHCP settings again and select the “Disable DHCP server” option. Reboot your router.
We turn the router into a repeater to amplify the signal
Now put your old router in a suitable place, preferably closer to the middle of the apartment. And the repeater is ready.
Creating Seamless Wi‑Fi
Consider one nuance. If you set the same Wi-Fi network name (SSID) on the old router as on the new one, your gadgets will think that this is the same network. But at the same time, if the device is connected to the router in one room, and you take it to another, it will continue to cling to the already connected router, ignoring the one that is closer.
Therefore, it is easier to create two Wi-Fi networks with slightly different names and switch between them as needed.
However, if your routers support the Roaming Assistant feature, you can give the network the same name on both routers. And when you move from room to room, your gadgets will switch between them automatically.