Adding second router
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I currently have an Archer C5400 hooked up & upgraded my internet speed thru my cable provider. They sent me a new equipment & i was looking to hooking up the second router one on each floor of my house to eliminate dead zones. Can anyone give me any quick pointers?? thanks..
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Additional routers would need to be connected directly to the "base" unit that is connectedto your modem. From there the 2nd+ router would need to be put in AP mode. Though even if you give them the same SSID they will not provide a seamless signal. It will still be 2+ seperate APs. You may want to adjust the transmit power i myself have a Archer C5400 and i can get a signal about 70-80 feet away from my home. Though the usable signal is about 60-65 feet. Another option is to disable the Archer C5400 wireless and then connect a set of Deco X60 3-pack in AP mode and use that as your WiFi 6 enabled wireless service. Being mesh each node can either be wired or wireless and the connection would be seamless.
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@Carl I'm not sure how to do any of that.. I have an AC1750 also that i was able to mesh with my cable router am i able to do the same with the C5400??
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Mesh with your Cable router? How? What steps did you take?
To put a router in AP mode, log into its web UI at tplinkwifi.net > click on operation mode > Choose AP/Access Point mode and save.
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