How to connect two routers to one modem.
How to connect two routers to one modem.
You need to provide more info mate. Is this for redundancy? Or speed? Is the same ISP or different ones? If you want speed and these fibre lines are from the same ISP, then you just ask them to bond the connections. They'll send you their modem that can do it. However if they're different ISP's or your ISP refuses. There are third party services that can set it up for redundancy. You can merge them yourself but it requires somewhat expensive hardware and some networking knowledge OR a bunch of networking knowledge with less expensive hardware.
It's different. My setup uses fiber from the ISP through a converter that turns it into Ethernet. The converter only has one RJ45 port, so I connect the patch cable to the main router. Because my room is far from the router, the signal is weak. The converter is close to my room, so I connected a switch with four ports—using the first port for the converter and leaving the other three. I connected one of those to the router, which works. Now I'm wondering if I can link a router directly to my room using this setup.
I understand. The 'main router' is likely a modem or gateway, identified by the ports you see. There should be multiple Ethernet ports labeled as WAN. If there is a WAN port, it means you have a separate NTD and gateway configuration. You can add switches and WiFi APs wherever needed. Each WiFi AP creates its own network, but to have one unified WiFi network with several APs, you need mesh-compatible APs. For security reasons, it's best that devices connect through the gateway rather than directly to the NTD.
The primary router (router 1) includes a port marked as wan. I’m glad I found the solution you were seeking—thank you! In the future, if you need assistance, I’ll do my best to help within my capabilities.
Based on your feedback, you only need to include an access point. Real access points usually cost a lot, so you can switch to another router as long as it supports an Access Point mode. The setup would resemble this... Fiber---Modem---[WAN]Router[LAN]---[LAN]Router2(in AP mode)
The router doesn't need to operate as an access point. You can simply link your router to a LAN port on router 2, disable DHCP on that device, and assign it a static IP within the same subnet as router 1. If your network uses an IP range like 192.168.0.X, router 2 should have an IP in the 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.254 that isn't currently in use.
It's possible if your router lacks an access point feature. Be careful, creating a large network on the second router may cause issues—it could fail entirely or unintentionally grant full access to the guest network. In access point mode, such settings are usually hidden from the GUI to prevent confusion. Other options won't function properly if you attempt to modify them, as they carry security risks. I wanted to highlight this point.