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Title: Adding Router to existing router
Post by: Sepman1 on March 30, 2011, 07:23:43 AM

Need help adding DIR-625 to an existing DIR-655 set up. I need additional Wifi coverage in house. I saw an earlier post to turn off DHCP but see below:

Setup: Comcast modem to 655 to 8port dlink switch DGS-2208 to DIR-625.

I tried to access the 625 in this set up to turn off DHCP. I could only access the 655. So I placed the 625 where the 655 was in the chain and was able to access its set up and turn off DHCP.

Put the set up back as it was and now when I try to access the 655 it only lets me access 625. Also no internet connection.

Can someone post step by step how to fix this problem.

Thanks up front!

Title: Re: Adding Router to existing router
Post by: smlunatick on April 13, 2011, 12:14:57 PM

A router is not a wireless "repeater" or might not have a dedicated access point mode.  You can try:


Reset the 625 back to factory defaults

Connect a cable from a LAN port of the 655 to the WAN port of 625

Connect a PC, by a cable, to the LAN ports of the 625

Log into the 625

Set LAN IP address of the 625 to an IP address on the same IP subnet of the 655 but outside of the 655 DHCP range.  (SAVE but do not reboot.)

Turn off the DHCP service  (SAVE but do not reboot.)

Make sure WAN port is set to DHCP.

Disconnect the cable from the WAN port.

Reboot the 625.

Connect the cable from the 655 to a LAN port

It should now be accessible on new IP address
  ex:
                  655   ---    192.168.0.1
                  625   ---    192.168.0.2

You now should two routers, with one set up as an access point only.   You would now need  o configure the 628 wireless network.  Do not use the same network SSID as the 655 one.  Also,  change the 625's wireless radio channel so as not to be on the same as the 655.