How To Add More Ports To Your Home Router
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- Опубликовано: 5 авг 2020
- Have you run out of physical ports on your home router? Here is how you can add more ports so you can connect more physical devices!
Method 1: Use an old router you already own
Plug that old router in and reset the settings to factory default.
Now connect to that old router either via WiFi or using a LAN cable and login and DISABLE DHCP.
Finally, plug a cable from one of the LAN ports of that router into a LAN port on your MAIN router. Now anything connected to that second router can access the internet! It's all on the same network.
Method 2: Buy an UNMANAGED SWITCH for cheap
If you don't have an old router lying around, you can purchase an unmanaged switch for cheap (like under $25). It's much cheaper than going out and buying another router. Make sure it's an UNMANAGED SWITCH. That means there are no settings or configurations and it will be cheap. The ports on the switch are just as fast as the router if you buy a Gigabit switch. So look for a Gigabit UNMANAGED switch. Now connect the switch to your router with a LAN cable. Anything else you plug into that switch will also be able to connect to your network and access the internet. The switch will also need its own power source.
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Thank you so much for your wisdom. I just needed one more port and was considering a splitter but, you simplified this. I just picked one up at Walmart right after watching this video and they had it in stock just for $5.00 more. It really helped me out and I have extra ports now. Thanks 🙂
Thank you thank you! This is exactly what I was looking for. You could not have explained this any more straightforward to make this as easy as switching something on and off. Thanks again for keeping my life as uncomplicated as possible! ♥
This worked using my old CenturyLink router. Just suggest speeding up your explanations as most watchers are in a state of frustration trying to hook up this tech stuff. Thanks for your time and video!!!!!!
Thank you pal. You confirmed wat I was thinking. I'm so grateful for your experience
Thanks for the information mate, really appreciated!
Like many others, thank you for this simple but valuable video.
Great video and extremely helpful. Thank you!
Gracias, you're the man. I needed 2 more ports, thank you.
…only joshing. Thank you. Great, great video. Many thanks. Really helped me. Perfect explanation. Well done 👏🏻
I really appreciate the information. Thanks so much!
thanks sir for spreading this valuable knowledge .................have a nice day
Thank you for that description!
Much appreciated information mate.
Just what I needed. Thanks!
Super informative. Thanks!
I daisy chained 2 routers from my main router and connected the cables from the LAN Ports of the Master Routers to the WAN Ports of the Slave Routers and those are working fine
Very helpful, thank you!
You are awesome mate. Saved the day
This was very helpful and it resolved my situation. I had not heard of the 'unmanaged' terminology and it reminded me I had an old box left here by the internet provider that I used as you described and it worked perfectly! Question: If I were to do the Lan to Lan from router 1 to router 2 and router 2 has wireless capabilty could I access router 2 wirelessly as well as wired? Thank you very much!
Thanks for the info. 👍
Wow never new that many thanks were here in UK I got sky TV modem will that work if fac reset will try thanks boss
thanks for your help
Thank You!
Thank you so much!
Just Excellent!!
Can a network camera that lists Power Consumption at 30W be powered by this switch through PoE?
Got a question. I thought about getting one of the ports that’s a splitter because I really only need 1 extra port open. However I learned that the router will only give access to internet to which ever port is turned on. Meaning the other port will be inactive. For example. If I have my computer plugged in to one end and my Xbox plugged into the other end and that splitter get plugged into the router, I cannot have internet connection to both items, Only 1. So does this do the same thing or will this allow all ports to use internet at the same time?
Thank you!
Ok so I should be able to use all 4 ports at the same time on the switch? It shouldn't just let you actively use one port at a time?
Something that was not clear, MUST I use the LAN connection of the router when connecting the umanaged Ethernet switch? 😀
Hello there
If i my isp provides me 100mbps speed, and i connect a 16 port switch to my router ,will i rcv 100mbps on all ports or it'll get divided?
I have wired PC's in the house. I have a router supplied by my IS with 4 outputs and wifi. But i now need to use one the ports for my ev charger ( zappi) as it is the other end of the house and out of wifi range.
If i install as you have shown will i still be able to network all my pcs still even going through a switch? (I am running windows 7 as I hate windows 10)
Cheers.
If I have something connected to my router then unplug the cable connected to my router and plug it into the switch, will the thing connected to my router still have internet? This is for the main cable that will connect directly to the router
When DHCP is disabled, would that also disable wifi in the old router or I have to disable wifi too
so, an unmanaged ethernet switch is a lobotomized router thanks for this info it was useful
Thank you so much
excellent thank you
does this cause double nat type?
thanks for this.. 10/10
Thanks man.
That was helpful and very well done !
does the speed change?
Cool Bro. Thanks.
what if you have only a modem/router that just needs 1-2 more ports
Thanks
I need to sort this on my starlink router
Ty
Question....do you also need to change the IP address like you did in your video of how to connect two routers? Also don't you need to turn off or disable the wifi on this router you are using for extra ports?
No the switch doesn't have an IP address. This video involves a switch which doesn't have WiFi. In the other video, you can disable WiFi if you don't want to use it, but you don't have to.
@@HomeNetworkCentral I was talking about the first part of the video where you use an old router to get more ports, not the stand alone switch. Thank you again for your time.
Sadly my old Pace 4111n router won't let me connect to it even tho it's plugged into the main router :(
Update: Just bought a 8 port unmanaged switch from amazon!
hello, does this slows down the performance of the second router's lan ports?
That's my question also. Do the devices on the 2nd router or switch have slower speeds since there are multiple devices going into one port on your original router.
Nice vid but I have a question. if there are multiple routers connected, Will the internet be slowed down?
Yes it will
The rule of thumb is you shouldn't add more then three layers of switches. So you could have your router to a switch, then from that switch to a second switch. That would be a 3 layer daisy chain. You don't want to add any more to the chain past the 3rd layer. Then you will start notice an impact.
Good videos, much appreciated. 2 questions: 1) Can these routers be used as a "mesh network" with 1 SSID instead of having 2 different SSIDs? It's annoying to log off 1 network to sign on another one when moving back and forth around the house. 2) Just curious, why can't the ethernet cable on main router Lan port go into router 2 "internet" port? Thanks for the videos and good job.
1) it does not work the same as a mesh Network. Mesh routers sort of play hot potato with your wireless devices. You will bounce around between the mesh devices depending on the strength of the signal. but these normal routers just hold on to your wireless device as long as they can and it will only disconnect from it and reconnect to the other one when it has lost connection to the first one.
2) the reason we don't use the internet port is because a router is a layer 3 device but the switch is a layer 2 device. Without getting long-winded here, plugging into the internet port "separates" your network. This will have unintended consequences and cause complications. But if you just connect all the routers using the switch ports (LAN ports) it keeps all of your stuff on the same network. There are different ways to do it, but this is the quickest and simplest way to do it without making any extra configurations. I like to keep things simple.
Thanks @Home Network Central
@@HomeNetworkCentralwhich cable do u plug in from router into switch
@@Eastbaypisces watch the video again. It's not the cable that's important, it's the opening that it's going into. Think of it like the duplex adapter for an electrical outlet. (You plug the adapter in and it splits the power to as many openings as the adapter has). The router wire that would normally go to your device (from the main router) now goes to the device opening in the second router. Now all of the device openings in the second router have internet and can be connected to other devices. HTHG
Didn't work using old router. I HAD to plug into WAN to make it work and I couldn't login to it to change anything. I'll just buy the Ethernet switch, I think that's the best way to go. it's like $25
Sir, I have a question. I have ONE primary ADSL MODEM ROUTER, WHICH IS GETTING INTERNET THROUGH the ADSL connection. Further, I have used one port of this modem router and connected it to my second router at 2nd floor of the same building, which I am using as a access point to access the internet at the second floor. Now in the 2nd router WHERE DO I HAVE TO PLUGIN THE LAN CABLE COMING FROM THE FIRST ROUTER, on the WAN PORT OR LAN PORT AND WHY? GETTING A BIT CONFUSED. I WOULD APPRECIATE IF YOU COULD SHARE YOUR EMAIL ID.
Connect the 2 routers on LAN ports at both ends. On that 2nd router just put a piece of tape over that WAN port because you won't use it.
@@HomeNetworkCentral Sir but I have put second router(Netgear make) on access point mode. Then also do I have to connect the cable on the LAN PORT ON THE SECOND ROUTER?
What is the model of that router? My assumption is you would use the internet port in that case. But you have to look up how that router works in access point mode. What you're doing is one of those "advanced configurations" that I am trying to avoid. It's not difficult, but you just need to follow the Netgear instructions to make that work. What you're doing is not the same as what I have explained.
@@HomeNetworkCentral sir, my primary ADSL modem cum router is Netgear D3600 (which is getting the internet) & the secondary router which I am using as an access point is Netgear R6850, by selecting the ACCESS POINT MODE IN THIS PARTICULAR ROUTER. Please guide me with the cabling at both of these routers. And please share your email id.
Plug into the internet port on the R6850. Then plug into a LAN port on the other router. Here is the manual: www.netgear.com/support/product/R6850.aspx#docs
Informative but could have been 3 times shorter if you didn't repeat everything at least 3 times.
Is it managed?
he said un-managed in video
That looks like an extender
allways use the switch. never use the all the port on a router. it works as a hub. and thats slow. Google Switch vs Hub (home wifi Router). one cable Router to switch. then use all the switch ports. be much quicker.
Helpful video, but could have been half the time.
Why don't you put a patch cable between a LAN port and the WAN port on the slave router so you can get WIFI?
You don't need to do that. Look up how to hook up two or more routers. You run into IP and DCHP