There are two ways to connect routers with wired bridging (non-Mesh networking), which are to build a sub-network and AP (wireless switch), which are suitable for different scenarios and have many differences in experience.
1. Build a sub-network LAN-WAN
Applicable Environment:
To connect to a neighbor's, landlord's, or corporate network, use the new router as a stand-alone router.
Effect after networking:
The devices connected to the router can access the Internet, and these devices form a small network, as if they had a separate network in your home or office. No one else can access your device through the main network, so it's like pulling a separate broadband for you.
The advantage of this setup is that the primary and sub-routers function independently and each function independently, but the disadvantage is that the network speed of the sub-router may be affected.
Brief setup steps:
1. Reset the new router;
2. Follow the topology diagram to connect the line and log in to the interface of the new router;
3. Set the wireless name and password;
4. Change the management address to other network segments (sub-routers do not need this operation);
5. Restart the router;
6. Set up successfully and connect to the Internet. (There are slight differences in the setting method of different models of routers)
Second, when the AP (wireless switch) uses LAN-LAN
Applicable Environment:
In a home or office environment, the original wired router cannot provide Wi-Fi signals, so you need to add wireless to the original wired network and use the new sub-routers as wireless APs.
Or the signal of the original wireless router cannot fully cover the place of use, and you need to use the sub-router as an AP (wireless access point/wireless switch) to use it.
Effect after networking:
Wireless signals have been added to the network, so that mobile phones, tablets, and other devices can connect to the Internet through wireless signals. All devices are within the same network range, as if they were in the same network, and they can access each other.
The benefit of this setup is that when you move from one room to another, the device can smoothly switch between different wireless signals without disconnection (such as when walking from the living room to the bedroom, the wireless signal switches automatically, but you may not even notice). The downside, though, is that the sub-router's routing function no longer works, it is only used to provide a wireless signal, as if it were a wireless antenna.
Brief setup steps:
1. Log in to the management interface of the new router;
2. Change the admin IP address
3. Set the wireless name and password
4. Shut down the DHCP server;
5. Use a network cable to connect the LAN port to the front-end network;
6. Set up successfully and connect to the Internet. (There are slight differences in the setting method of different models of routers)
suggestion
It is recommended that when buying a primary router, choose a router with slightly better performance, and for a child router, you can choose a router with slightly worse performance.