[SOLVED] Question about setting a router as an extender

[v015eyjd]

I have two brand new routers. One router is set up and running perfectly. The other router was "lost", but I recently found it. I would like to know if I can take the router I just found and turn it into an extender for the existing one. Both routers are the Linksys EA6350 AC1200+ Dual-Band WiFi Router. I have the WiFi's named (using an example) MyRouter and MyRouter_2G, being the 5G and 2G bands respectively. Do I name the two bands the same as the "source" router, MyRouter and MyRouter_2G? Or do I create 2 new names (i.e. MyExtender and MyExtender_2G) and when I am in the location that's farther away from the source router, do I connect to the new names on the extender and it will pass the info from the extender to the source??

 

[kanewolf]

I have two brand new routers. One router is set up and running perfectly. The other router was "lost", but I recently found it. I would like to know if I can take the router I just found and turn it into an extender for the existing one. Both routers are the Linksys EA6350 AC1200+ Dual-Band WiFi Router. I have the WiFi's named (using an example) MyRouter and MyRouter_2G, being the 5G and 2G bands respectively. Do I name the two bands the same as the "source" router, MyRouter and MyRouter_2G? Or do I create 2 new names (i.e. MyExtender and MyExtender_2G) and when I am in the location that's farther away from the source router, do I connect to the new names on the extender and it will pass the info from the extender to the source??

When you say "extender" do you want a wired or wireless connection between the two devices ?

 

[v015eyjd]

When you say "extender" do you want a wired or wireless connection between the two devices ?

Wireless between the two routers. The upstairs router is connected to my cable modem with a CAT5 cable. The downstairs "extender" will have no wired connection to the upstairs modem.

 

[kanewolf]

Wireless between the two routers. The upstairs router is connected to my cable modem with a CAT5 cable. The downstairs "extender" will have no wired connection to the upstairs modem.

It looks like the default firmware won't do what you want -- https://community.linksys.com/t5/Wireless-Routers/EA6350-As-Repeater/td-p/1083194
I think you will have to look at alternate firmware like DD-WRT to do what you want.

 

[SamirD]

You will need to figure out how to get a wired connection to the other unit--powerline and moca adapters are an option if you don't have ethernet wiring.