How to connect 2 wifi routers to create one SSID wifi
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Hi,
I have two Archer C6 mesh wifi routers. I want to connect them via ethernet cable to extend wifi coverage in my home. I want them to provide same wifi network (same SSID) to allow devices to seamlessly connect to router with stronger signal.
What is the best way how to do it?
Is there some step by step article that I can follow?
Thank you
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Hi, in that case, you could connect the second router to the main router via Ethernet cable and configure the second router as an Access Point:
How to configure the TP-Link wireless router as Access Point (Case 1)
Then you could change the wireless network name and password on the access point to make it the same as the main router.
Please note that they are not mesh network, the roaming depends on your client devices and it is not seamless roaming.
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Hi, if your two Archer C6 are both V4, which supports EasyMesh Ethernet Backhaul, you could connect the two routers via Ethernet cable to build an EasyMesh network.
Related post: EasyMesh Routers Support Building a EasyMesh Network via Ethernet Backhaul NOW
Here are the main steps:
1. Configure the first router to access the internet as main router
2. Don’t configure the satellite router and make sure it is under factory mode, if it was configured before, reset the satellite router to factory defaults first.
3. Connect your main router’s LAN port to the satellite’s LAN port via an Ethernet cable.
Note: When adding a new router to EasyMesh, please use the satellite router’s LAN port as the backhaul port. After EasyMesh is built, all the ports on the satellite router (WAN, LAN, WAN/LAN) are available for Ethernet backhaul.
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Thank you very much for the response. Unfortunately my routers version is 3.20, so this probably won't work for me.
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Hi, in that case, you could connect the second router to the main router via Ethernet cable and configure the second router as an Access Point:
How to configure the TP-Link wireless router as Access Point (Case 1)
Then you could change the wireless network name and password on the access point to make it the same as the main router.
Please note that they are not mesh network, the roaming depends on your client devices and it is not seamless roaming.
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That worked. Thank you very much for your help!
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Thank you very much for the update, glad to hear that it works. Hope you could enjoy the internet.
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