Xataa kuwa ugu awooda badan router WiFi^{(powerful WiFi routers)} ma laha awooda gudbinta si ay ugu adeegaan guryaha waaweyn. Darbiyada, walxaha birta ah iyo masaafada fudud calaamaduhu waa daciifaa ilaa uu bilaabo inuu saameeyo xawaaraha iyo waxqabadka. Hal dariiqo oo aad ku dheerayn karto gaadhista caymiskaaga WiFi waa in aad qaadato router labaad, badiyaa kii hore, oo u isticmaal sidii fidiyaha ama ku celiyaha. 

Nasiib darro, nooc kasta oo router ah iyo mararka qaarkood xitaa moodooyinka gaarka ah way kala duwan yihiin. Taas oo ka dhigaysa mid aan suurtogal ahayn in la bixiyo tilmaamo tallaabo-tallaabo ah oo caalami ah oo la shaqeyn doona router kasta oo halkaas ka jira.

Sidoo kale, waxaa jirta fursad cadaalad ah oo laga yaabo in routerkaaga kaa weyn uusan laheyn awood sax ah ama uusan ku bixin doonin waxqabad ku filan halkan si loo caddeeyo badbaadinta kharashka. Haddii ay soo baxdo in router-gaaga hore uusan ku soconin hawsha u shaqeynta sidii fidinta WiFi^(WiFi) , waxaad heli doontaa xalal kale dhamaadka maqaalkan.

Waxa aad u baahan tahay si aad u isticmaasho Router sida WiFi Extender ahaan

Kahor inta aynaan eegin siyaabaha kala duwan ee aad u isticmaali karto router labaad sida fidiyaha WiFi , waxaan u baahanahay inaan ka gudubno waxyaabaha aad u baahan doonto si aad uga dhigto mid shaqaynaysa.

Sida iska cad waxaad u baahan doontaa routerka aasaasiga ah. Waxaan u qaadaneynaa inaad tan horey u heysay iyo inuu yahay router-ka sida tooska ah ugu xira internetka.

Marka xigta, waxaad u baahan doontaa router labaad. Router-kani waa inuu doorbidayaa inuu isticmaalo heerka WiFi la mid ah midka aad isku dayayso inaad kordhiso. Si kastaba ha noqotee, router-yada dib ugu noqda ilaa 802.11N waa inay si fiican u shaqeeyaan. Heerarka ka da'weyn kuwan aad bay u gaabiyaan maalmahan.

Haddii ay suurtogal tahay, waa inaad sidoo kale cusboonaysiisaa firmware-ka labada router ee nooca ugu dambeeyay oo aad dib u dejiso router-ka sare ee goobaha caadiga ah ee warshadda.

Ku xidh labada Router Adigoo isticmaalaya Ethernet

Habka ugu fudud uguna waxtarka badan ee lagu kordhin karo shabakada WiFi ee router labaad waa inaad isticmaasho fiilada Ethernet inta u dhaxaysa labada qalab. Tani waxay soo bandhigi doontaa waxqabadka ugu fiican ee suurtogalka ah waana kan ugu fudud ee la habeyn karo. Dhibaatada kaliya ee dhabta ah ee halkan waa inaad ku ordo dhererka fiilada Ethernet inta u dhaxaysa labada dhibcood.

Nasiib wanaag fiilada Ethernet waa mid aan qaali ahayn oo leh dhowr qalab oo aasaasi ah waxaad si fiican u xari kartaa labada dhibcood. Marka la dhammeeyo, waxaad u fiican tahay mustaqbalka fog runtiina waxay mudan tahay dadaalka yar ee yar. Kahor intaadan si joogto ah u xidhin fiilada, tijaabi in xidhiidhku shaqaynayo iyo in kale.

Ku xidh hal^{(Connect one)} cidhif oo fiilada Ethernet mid kasta oo ka mid ah dekedaha ^(Ethernet)Ethernet caadiga ah ee router-ka weyn. Kadib, ku xidh dhamaadka kale ee fiilada Ethernet dekeddii hore ee router-ka ee WAN . Tani waa meesha aad inta badan ku xidhi lahayd fiilada internetka. 

Qaybta jireed ee isku xirka waa la sameeyaa. Router-kii hore hadda waa in loo habeeyaa meel laga galo. Tixraac buug-gacmeedka router si aad u aragto sida saxda ah ee tan loo sameeyo. Waxaa badanaa loo yaqaan " qaabka AP^{(AP mode)} " ama wax la mid ah.

Marka routerkaaga hore uu galo qaabka AP, wuxuu joojinayaa u dhaqmida sida router. Taa beddelkeeda, waxay u shaqeysaa sidii aalad macmiil shabakad. Qalab kasta oo ku xidha router-kii hore waxa xogtiisa loogu gudbin doonaa router-ka hore isagoo ku socda xawaare sare. 

Kaliya maskaxda ku hay in cinwaanka IP-ga ee router-kii hore uu hadda u qoondeeyay router-ka aasaasiga ah. Markaa haddii aad rabto inaad gasho interface-ka shabakadda router-kii hore, waa inaad marka hore hubisaa liiska aaladaha ku xidhan shabakadda interneedka router-ka aasaasiga ah ka dibna ku qor ciwaanka browserkaaga.

Ku xidh routerkaaga qaabka Buundada Wireless -ka^{(Wireless Bridge Mode)}

Haddii isticmaalka fiilada Ethernet ee u dhexeeya labada router aysan suurtogal ahayn, markaa waxaad sidoo kale isticmaali kartaa isku xirka buundada wireless ee u dhexeeya labada router. 

Si kastaba ha ahaatee, marka hore tixgeli ikhtiyaarka iibsashada qalabka korontada ee Ethernet^{(powerline Ethernet adapter)} . Tani waxay u rogi kartaa fiilada korontada gurigaaga ee fiilada gudbinta ee Ethernet waxaadna u isticmaali kartaa tan inaad ku xidho routerkii hore meel laga galo. Dabcan, adabiyeyaasha korontada ayaa aad uga qaalisan Ethernet , laakiin weli way ka jaban yihiin iibsashada router dhan ama fidiyaha WiFi.

Haddii xidhiidhka wirelessku yahay dariiqa kaliya ee hore loo maro, ka dib hubi dukumeentiyada routerkaaga kaa weyn (ama rummage agagaarka menus) oo raadi buundada wireless-ka, fidiyaha ama habka soo celinta. Mar labaad^(Again) , saarayaasha router si degdeg ah oo dabacsan ku ciyaaraan magacyada sifadan.

Laba router waxay lahaan karaan magac isku mid ah sifada, laakiin mid kaliya ayaa dhab ahaantii u shaqeeya si loo kordhiyo router kale. Haddii kale, waxay yeelan karaan laba magac oo kala duwan oo isku shaqo ah. Sida kaliya ee lagu hubin karo waa in la tijaabiyo door kasta ama la tashado buug-gacmeedka si aad u sharaxdo sifada su'aasha.

Doorashada saxda ah waxaa ku jiri doona qayb aad ka dooran karto SSID ee router-ka aasaasiga ah oo aad geli karto erayga sirta ah. Router-yada qaarkood ayaa laga yaabaa inay waydiiyaan cinwaanka MAC ee routerka aasaasiga ah ama macluumaad kale oo farsamo oo dheeri ah. Way kala duwan tahay, oo tan ugu muhiimsan, nooca shaqeynta fidinta wireless-ka maahan mid caadi ah. Haddii router-kii hore uu yahay qaab miisaaniyadeed, waxaa laga yaabaa inuusan awood u lahayn gabi ahaanba.

Wax ka beddel Router^{(Old Router)} -kii hore oo leh Firmware Custom^{(Custom Firmware)}

Haddii router-kaagii hore aanu lahayn awood uu ugu dhaqmo sidii wifi -celiyaha ama fidiyaha, gabi ahaanba kama baxsanaysid fursadaha. Waxaa jira dhowr nooc oo ka mid ah kuwa saddexaad ee gaarka loo leeyahay ee router-ka kuwaas oo ku dara shaqooyin cusub router-yada oo aan ku jirin soo-saaraha. Inta badan noocyada kala duwan ee router-yada waxay yeelan doonaan awood qalabeed isku mid ah, laakiin si macmal ah ayay u xaddidan yihiin soo saaraha. Firmware gaar^(Custom) ah ayaa ku siin doona koontarool buuxa.

Labada tusaale ee ugu waaweyn waa DD-WRT iyo Tomato . Waxaad booqan kartaa goobahooda oo aad ka raadi kartaa nambarka nooca routerkaaga. Haddii ay liiska ku jirto, markaas buundada ama shaqada soo celinta waxay noqon kartaa mid ka mid ah hawlaha lagu soo daray.

Xalka Wanaagsan^{(Better Solutions)} ee Kordhinta Xadka Wi-Fi kaaga

Sababta ugu weyn ee aad u isticmaali lahayd router duug ah sidii fidinta WiFi^(WiFi) waa inaad lacag kaydsato oo aad iska ilaaliso inaad khasaarto. Si kastaba ha noqotee, haddii lacagtu aysan ahayn arrintu markaa isticmaalka router hore sida fidiyaha wireless maahan xalka ugu fiican. 

Waxqabadka isku xirka iyadoo la adeegsanayo habkan inta badan maaha mid weyn. Waxay noqon kartaa mid la aqbali karo codsiyada bandwidth-hooseeya sida ka baadhista shabakada ama hubinta iimaylada, laakiin maaha HD fiidiyooga ama wareejinta faylka. Haddii aad rabto waayo-aragnimada ugu fiican, waxa fiican inaad soo iibsato qalab khaas ah oo soo noqnoqda wireless.

Haddii aad runtii rabto xalka goynta, doorashada ugu fiican waa nidaamka mesh wireless^{(wireless mesh system)} . Tani waa qalab ka kooban dhowr qalab oo yar yar oo isku xiran oo u shaqeeya sidii hal router weyn. Waxa kale oo aad si fudud u ballaarin kartaa mesh-ka adiga oo iibsanaya qaybo dheeraad ah.

Sii wad Wi-Fi signalkaaga

Waxa laga yaabaa inaad awoodo inaad kordhiso gaadhista shabakadda WiFi adigoon iibsan qalab dheeraad ah. Eeg Siyaabaha Ugu Sareeya ee Kor loogu Qaado Calaamadaha WiFi & Horumarinta Waxqabadka^{(Top Ways to Boost WiFi Signals & Improve Performance)} si aad u hesho tilmaamo aad u fiican oo ku saabsan helitaanka signalka WiFi -ga si uu u yara socdo. Waxay noqon kartaa mid fudud sida dib-u-dejinta router-kaaga ama in yar oo aad anteenada ku wareejinayso. Waxba kuma baxayso in la isku dayo, haddaba maxaa diidaya?

How to Use a Spare Router as a Wifi Extender

Even the most powerful WiFi routers don’t have the transmission power to serve large residences. With walls, metal objects and simple distance the signal weakens until it begins to affect speed and performance. One way to extend the reach of your WiFi coverage is to take a second router, usually an old one, and use it as an extender or repeater. 

Unfortunately, every router brand and sometimes even individual models are different. Which makes it impossible to give universal step-by-step instructions that will work with each router out there.

Also, there’s a fair chance that your older router might not have the right capabilities or won’t offer enough performance here to justify the cost saving. If it turns out your old router isn’t up to the task of acting as a WiFi extender, you’ll find some alternative solutions at the end of this article.

What You Need to Use a Router as a WiFi Extender

Before we look at the different ways you can use a second router as a WiFi extender, we need to go over the items you’ll need in order to make it work.

Obviously you’ll need the primary router. We’ll assume you have this already and that it’s the router that directly connects to the internet.

Next, you’ll need a second router. This router should preferably use the same WiFi standard as the one you’re trying to extend. However, routers going back as far as 802.11N should work well enough. Older standards than this are simply too slow to be useful these days.

If at all possible, you should also update the firmware on both routers to the latest version and reset the secondary router to factory default settings.

Connect Both Routers Using Ethernet

The simplest and most effective way to extend your WiFi network with a second router is to use an Ethernet cable between the two devices. This will offer the best performance possible and is the easiest to configure. The only real problem here is that you have to run a length of Ethernet cable between the two points.

Luckily Ethernet cable is inexpensive and with a few basic tools you can neatly wire the two points up. Once it’s done, you’re good for the long run and it really is worth the minor amount of effort. Before you permanently install the cable, test whether the connection is working.

Connect one end of the Ethernet cable to any of the regular Ethernet ports on the main router. Then, connect the other end of the Ethernet cable to the old router’s WAN port. This is where you would usually have connected your internet cable. 

The physical part of the connection is done. The old router now has to be configured as an access point. Refer to that router’s manual to see exactly how to do this. It’s usually called “AP mode” or something similar.

When your old router goes into AP mode, it stops acting like a router. Instead, it acts as a network client device. Any devices that connect to the old router will have its data passed to the primary router at high speed. 

Just keep in mind that the IP address of the old router is now assigned by the primary router. So if you want to log into the old router’s web interface, you’ll have to check the connected device list on the primary router’s web interface first and then type that address into your browser.

Connect Your Routers in Wireless Bridge Mode

If using an Ethernet cable between the two routers isn’t possible, then you can also use a wireless bridge connection between the two routers. 

However, first consider the option of purchasing a powerline Ethernet adapter kit. This turns your home’s copper power wiring into Ethernet transmission cable and you can use this to connect the old router as an access point. Of course, powerline adapters are much more expensive than Ethernet, but could still be cheaper than buying a whole router or a WiFi extender.

If a wireless connection is the only route forward, then check the documentation for your older router (or rummage around the menus) and look for a wireless bridge, extender or repeater mode. Again, router manufacturers play fast and loose with the names for this feature.

Two routers can have the same name for a feature, but only one actually works as a way to extend another router. Alternatively, they can have two different names for the same function. The only way to be sure is either to try each option or consult the manual for a description of the feature in question.

The correct option will include a section where you can choose the SSID of the primary router and enter its password. Some routers might ask for the MAC address of the primary router or other more technical info. It varies and, most importantly, this type of wireless extension functionality isn’t that common. If the old router is a budget model, it may not have the ability at all.

Modify the Old Router With Custom Firmware

If your old router doesn’t have the ability to act as a WiFi repeater or extender, you aren’t completely out of options. There are several brands of custom third-party router firmware that add new functions to routers not included by the manufacturer. Often different models of routers will have the same hardware capability, but are artificially limited by the manufacturer. Custom firmware will give you full control.

The two main examples are DD-WRT and Tomato. You can visit their sites and search for your old router’s model number. If it’s listed, then the bridge or repeater function may be one of the functions included.

Better Solutions for Extending Your Wi-Fi Range

The main reason you’d use an old router as a WiFi extender is to save money and avoid being wasteful. However, if money isn’t the issue then using an old router as a wireless extender  isn’t necessarily the best solution. 

The performance of the connection using this method is usually not great. It can be acceptable for low-bandwidth applications such as browsing the web or checking emails, but not for HD video streaming or file transfers. If you want the best experience, it’s best to buy a specialized wireless repeater device.

If you really want a cutting edge solution, the best choice is a wireless mesh system. This is a kit that consists of several small router devices that network themselves together and act as one big router. You can also expand a mesh easily by buying additional modules.

Take Your WiFi Signal Further

You might be able to extend your WiFi network’s reach without buying extra hardware. Check out Top Ways to Boost WiFi Signals & Improve Performance for some great tips on getting your WiFi signal to go a little further. It could be as simple as relocating your primary router or twiddling the antenna around a bit. It doesn’t cost anything to try, so why not?

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