Larn how to configure a Fritz!Box as a WIFI Extender.

Since fibre has just recently became available in our neighbourhood I just got it installed about a month ago and have been enjoying information technology.

The location in the house where I had the fibre box ready upwards was in the living room equally I wanted to hook it up to the gaming console. I didn't know what to expect with the Vodafone Goggle box but I it actually allowed me to get rid of the dish television receiver satellite receiver and simply use broadband to view goggle box shows. Anyhow because of the location of the new router some parts of the firm are not getting good wifi coverage.

Since I switched net provider I was left with the former modem/router.

In this tutorial basically we are going to connect the old router to the new router. The onetime router volition deed as access betoken and that will let me to extend the wifi coverage in the business firm.

Steps:

Boot upward the Fritz box router and connect information technology to your reckoner using a LAN cable.

Open your browser and get to the default setup URL which is http://fritz.box

If you lot practise not call back your countersign which is provided past the Internet service provider, but click on forgot password link to reset. The router will reboot after.

One time logged you'll get an overview of your organization. Click on the Internet bill of fare on the top left to start configuring your router.

Click on the Internet and select Account Information. On the section Internet Service Provider. Select Existing connection over wireless LAN.

The Wireless LAN devices volition exist listed, select your wifi network and under Security add your wifi password and hit Apply.

When you hit Apply the arrangement would reboot the first fourth dimension and assign the router a new IP. Y'all can access the new IP eg. 192.168.88.one or only visit http://fritz.box

Adjacent gear up the a new Wifi name. Detect the pick gives yous ii.4 GHZ and 5-GHZ frequency ring. (The router as far as I can tell can simply connect to 2.4 ghz frequency on my new router and then setting up 5Ghz here won't actually matter, you would even so exist on the 2.4 ghz band). Striking Apply to save the changes.

Click Security under WLAN to setup the Network Key password and striking Utilise.

Striking Apply and you are done. Disconnect the LAN cable and search for the new Wifi in your network.

Pros : You lot tin extend the wifi signal in your house

Cons: It can only connect to the ii.4 GHZ channel frequency which is the slower ring. I get into the range of twenty-xl mbs.

Hopefully this is useful to somebody out there. Happy surfing.