How to
expand wireless network’s coverage through Client+AP function
Product line:
Wireless Model number:NH326
Sometimes
the wireless router is too far from the wireless clients or the wireless signal
strength is too low to connect, in order to expand the wireless coverage of
your existed wireless router, you can use another wireless router to setup Client+AP
with the existed wireless router.
Key points:
1. Verify the
remote router is connected to the Internet and
provides proper Internet service;
2. Keep the Wan
port of the newly-added router unplugged;
3. Collect the
remote routers’ info: Wi-Fi Name;
Part 1: Connect the devices
Part 2:
Configure your computer
Part 3: Setup
the router
Part 4: Check whether you can access
internet
The Topology is as below:
Note: after connection the SYS light should be blinking, the WLAN
light should be on or blinking, the WAN light should be on or blinking.
1 Click
on Network Connection Icon on the system bar, then click on Open
Network and Sharing Center. (Here is for windows 7, other operating system
please click HERE.)
2 Click on
Change adapter settings.
3 Right click on
Local Area Connection, then choose Properties option.
4 Double click on
Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)
5 Choose
Obtain an IP address automatically and Obtain DNS server address
automatically and then click OK.
6 Also
click on OK on the first Local Connection Properties window
1 Open a browser then type192.168.0.1 in the Address bar,
click Enter.
2 Type the Password（default: admin）in the
bars then click on the Login button to login the setting page.
3 Change the login IP Address into a different one which should be
in the same net segment as the LAN IP address of the remote, here is 192.168.0.10, and click OK to save and activate your
settings. The Router will reboot and log into the Web Manager again with the
new login IP address 192.168.0.10
4 Click Bridge and select Client+AP
5 Find and select the Wi-Fi Name (SSID) of the remote router,
Tenda_135760 here.
6 Enter the password of the remote router which you have noted down
just now and click OK.
7 On the prompt window, click OK.
1 Check the Connection Status, if it shows Internet
Access, it indicates that you can access the Internet.
