I can assist with your WiFi extension. What do you need help with specifically?
I can assist with your WiFi extension. What do you need help with specifically?
Hi, I reside in a three-story building. My parents are on the ground floor, while I'm on the third floor. We have a 100Mbps connection there. Because of certain circumstances, I needed to expand our WiFi coverage. I purchased a TP-Link WR820N and a 25-meter CAT 6 Ethernet cable, and installed them correctly. Now I'm facing some issues. First, I assumed the same network would work as before, but I ended up needing a separate network called Network 2 on the third floor. Can I still connect to Network 1 from my room upstairs? Second, even though the second router is linked via LAN, I only receive 60Mbps. Could you assist me?
It functions this way: link a router to another and create two distinct SSIDs. If both use the same network name and channel, performance suffers due to interference. For seamless connectivity across devices in one network, consider mesh routers. They're more costly, but often justified.
I also noticed some discussions suggesting that a 100 Mbps device might not deliver its promised speed because of bottlenecks. If you need higher throughput, opting for a gigabit model would be better—something like the TP-Link Archer C1200 or similar models with gigabit ports would suit that purpose.
Unless you're using mesh setup, you probably won't achieve the same link with various routers. On the first floor, Wi-Fi speeds are usually limited—especially in areas far from the router, where you might only reach the maximum rated speed, and ISP performance isn't consistent at 100 Mbps all the time.
On the second router, configure Wi-Fi using the same method as the first. Assign a static IP within the same network range as the first router’s network. Ensure it isn’t inside the DHCP range; disable the DHCP server in the cable coming from the first router into one of the LAN ports.