Before you start manually building your network diagram, check out what topology views or maps your router might give you. Some routers will detect components and give you automated maps. These ...

Once you’re there, the first thing you want to do is select an SSID. Pick whatever name you want; it’s your wireless network. You’ll either be asked to use one SSID that will cover all of ...

Instead, I plugged in an old router, gave it a new subnet range that's nowhere near the one used on my main network, and turned off the 5GHz radio on that router, so it was purely for 2.4GHz ...

Reuse an old router to connect wired-only devices -- like your TV, DVR, or game console -- to your wireless network. Ed Rhee Ed Rhee, a freelance writer based in the San Francisco Bay Area, is an ...

Plug the router's power supply into a standard wall outlet. Launch a Web browser and navigate to 192.168.1.1 in the address bar. Log in to the secondary router with the device's username and password.

Essentially, instead of wirelessly "extending" your network, you'll be turning your old router into an access point and putting it in the dead zone of your house.