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soloko2412's avatar
soloko2412
Aspirant
Jul 11, 2018

How to extend wifi using two routers?

Hi guys,

I have a house and a granny flat at the back. I have the internet connected (Optus Cable), the speed is fabulous however the granny flat at the back can't seem to get signals from the modem/router at the front house. Is there anyway that I can extend the wifi?

 

Modem/routers that OPTUS uses:

 

1 - Netgear Cable CM500V-1STAUS
2 - SAGEMCOM F@ST 3864V3 AC

 

I also have: Netgear Hawk D7000.

 

Thanks.

 

Troubleshooting

3 Replies

  • DexterJB's avatar
    DexterJB
    NETGEAR Moderator
    Jul 13, 2018

    Hi soloko2412,

     

    Welcome to the community!

     

    Are all 3 devices being used simultaneously? If so, please provide a diagram of your network for us to provide a better recommendation.

     

    Regards,

     

    Dexter

    Community Team

     

    • soloko2412's avatar
      soloko2412
      Aspirant
      Jul 13, 2018

      Hello Dexter,

       

      Thanks for your reply.

       

      I was using the D7000 when I used to have ADSL connection, I recently switched to Cable connection.

       

      Currently, the two modem/router that I have been using are:

       

      1 - Netgear Cable CM500V-1STAUS
      2 - SAGEMCOM F@ST 3864V3 AC

       

      I have attached a diagram for you. There's an enthernet port at the granny flat that I used to connect the ADSL modem (when we still had to use ADSL connection) from the main house to the granny flat.

       

      Thank you.

    • DexterJB's avatar
      DexterJB
      NETGEAR Moderator
      Jul 17, 2018

      Hi soloko2412,

       

      Is there an Ethernet cable running from the main house to the granny flat? If yes, then you can configure the D7000 as an access point as described on page 112 of the user manual on this link.

       

      Regards,

       

      Dexter

      Community Team