Extending home network using multiple access point originating from another access point
- by cyberjar09
I have a home network with the current setup (RJ45 running from main router to access point) :
+-------------+ +--------------+
| 192.168.2.1 | |192.168.2.2 |
| router +--------------->access point 1|
+-----^-------+ +--------------+
|
|
+-----+--------+
| 192.168.1.1 |
| modem |
+-----^--------+
|
|
|
|
+--+--+
| ISP |
+-----+
However I would like to extend the network to two more floors in the house via the existing Access Point (router is too far and not reachable using a network cable, hence I need to extend using current access point). Please see diagram below :
+-------------+ +--------------+ +----------------+
| 192.168.2.1 | |192.168.2.2 | | 192.168.2.3 |
| router +--------------->access point 1+----------> access point 2 |
+-----^-------+ +--------+-----+ +----------------+
| |
| |
+-----+--------+ |
| 192.168.1.1 | |
| modem | |
+-----^--------+ | +----------------+
| +----------------> 192.168.2.4 |
| | access point 3 |
| +----------------+
|
+--+--+
| ISP |
+-----+
Q1 : is this setup possible?
Q2 : if possible, will I have to do
anything different from what I did to setup access point 1?
edit 1 : I am trying to study the dd-wrt documentation to see which would be the correct mode of operation for me Linking Routers but Im confused because I dont see any info on how to use an existing Access point to extend the signal of the SSID. If anyone could point me to the correct wiki for how I should setup AP2 and AP3 based on AP1, it would be very helpful.
For AP1, I did the following
Use static IP and setup same SSID as primary wireless router
use same security as primary wireless router
make AP1 point to 192.168.2.1 (primary router) for DHCP
Thanks in advance.
