How to Create a Wireless Repeater with my Old and New Router?

Punchofdeath · Sep 17, 2014

I have a router that is already hooked up and working but I have my old router and I was wanting to use it to extend my wifi range with my laptop. I am using the routers Netgear R6250 and my old router is a Netgear WGR614. I have the router hooked into to my laptop with an ethernet cable but I don't know how to make my new router use the old one as a repeater. If anymore information is needed please ask me! Thanks ahead of time to anyone who helps!

photonboy · Sep 17, 2014

Should be in the manual, but here's a quick link:
http://documentation.netgear.com/wgr614v9/enu/202-10308-01/WGR614v9-06-18.html

You may need to update the FIRMWARE of the old unit as well.

There are also fairly inexpensive Wi-Fi extenders that simply plug into the wall and work fine. As cheap as $30.

Punchofdeath · Sep 17, 2014

Ok I have the router hooked up to my laptop so I could config. it but when I went to do so I couldn't get the (Internal Ip?) to work in the url bar. It is hooked up to my laptop correctly but it isn't connecting to the router.. I turned the wifi adapter off and enabled the local network connection as well and now it just says Unidentified network...

bill001g · Sep 18, 2014

That route only support 802.11g so even if you could get it to work as a repeater you do not want to use it.

The router can only act as a source for traffic it has no ability to connect to another router. There may be third party firmware but it is really not worth the effort with a router that old.

If you can not get into the device when it is directly cabled you likely will have to factory reset it.

coolsmartrouter · Sep 18, 2014

Maybe need to update the FIRMWARE of the old router

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