Connected two Belkin wireless routers

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vanessakda

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Ok, I think I may have done something wrong. I wanted to connect my second 300N Belkin wireless router to my 600N Belkin wireless router and assign our blue ray and PS3 to it and leave the other for the laptop and phones. I used to see both routers on my network map but somehow when I made the 300 an access point (like it was mentioned to do somewhere) they dissapeard. I know have a network map that has the modem, model number of one of the routers, an access point and then the connection to the internet. This set up didn't really address the problem I was having with range for the blue ray or PS3. Now I want to undo it all but I can't access the Belkin webpage or anything of that sort. I have tried to reset them both but it hasn't worked. Can anyone tell me what I did wrong and how, if I can, fix it?

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•Unplug all LAN cables from the router.
•Unplug the router power cord connector from the back of the device.
•Using a paper clip or something similar that will fit into the reset hole, press continue to hold the reset button, then carefully reinsert the power cord, making sure not to release the reset button in the process.
•Continue to hold the reset button in for at least 15 seconds after inserting the power cord, then release it. After about 10-25 seconds the router will boot and it will be set back to the original factory default settings.

By default the password on the router is left blank, and the default IP address is 192.168.2.1
 
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vanessakda

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I'm not quite sure exactly. I guess I just wanted to extend the range by adding another router and assigning it to one particular device. I tried to assign it to the 5gh but I had no luck. Just in case you guys haven't noticed already, I have no idea what I am doing. :)
 
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FYI, what you're trying to do is called cascading. I have done this successfully with Cisco equipment and I'm guessing yours is similar. One thing I learned is that the devices we call routers are actually two separate devices: a router and a switch. When cascading it isn't necessary to use the router portion of the device. In fact it's cheaper to just buy a switch. I set up my LAN this way so that I could add more devices in a remote location. You can do this wirelessly but wired is more reliable and you don't have to worry about signal degradation through walls, etc. I'm sure the Belkin website can tell you the proper way to do this with your equipment.
 
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