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Virgin Wifi Router

  • 17-02-2016 4:49pm
    #1
    rochestown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭


    Can anyone advise...

    Having a nightmare with my wifi in the house - i have a Thompson router and have just bought a ASUS RT-AC87U AC2400 Dual-Band Gigabit Wireless Router - can anyone advise if it is straight forward to connect the Thompson to the ASUS and disable the DHCP and WIFI on the Thompson to allow the ASUS to control the wired and wireless network?

    Thanks...


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  • #2
    rochestown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭rochestown


    Anyone - im a little nervous messing with my broadband and if someone could advise if i could disable the DHCP setting on the Thompson, plug it into the ASUS will the ASUS assign IP addresses?

    Thanks again...


  • #3
    Kev1nDonn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭Kev1nDonn


    Hi rochestown,

    I have done what you are planning due to the poor wifi signal.

    I connected an ASUS RT-AC68U to my Cisco EPC3925.

    I did not change the Cisco settings or cable set-up. I simply attached a cat 6 ethernet cable from my Cisco to the blue Internet connection on my ASUS.

    The ASUS assigned it's own IP address.

    I attached a laptop to it via ethernet and found the new IP address as follows:

    Right click window symbol in bottom left of screen (I use Win10)
    Type RUN & press OK
    In new screen type IPCONFIG and press Enter
    The screen will show you the Default Gateway.
    From memory my Cisco is 192.168.1.1 and my ASUS is 192.168.2.1

    I accessed the ASUS set-up screen via my laptop which I think came up automatically the first time I plugged the laptop to it. This allowed me to set up the password for both the 2.4 GHz & 5 GHz bands. (Same password by default).

    I can receive wifi from both routers but I obviously use the ASUS for wifi which was the whole point of the exercise.

    My wifi strength increased threefold.

    Good luck.


  • #4
    rochestown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭rochestown


    Kev1nDonn your a gentleman - really appreciate you coming back to me with such detail!!

    Thanks again!! :)


  • #5
    Kev1nDonn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 42 ✭Kev1nDonn


    Hi rochestown,

    I made an error above - sorry.

    Type 'RUN & press OK' should read 'Select Run and then type CMD and press OK' in the panel that comes up.

    Kev


  • #6
    rochestown
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 243 ✭✭rochestown


    Hi Kev1nDonn - to follow up on this thread - i managed to setup the Router and an AP (Access Point) and add it to my network. I was happy until i setup the Guest network which is supposed to give Wireless Internet access only access and block access to my physical network - it doesn't work when in an AP mode!

    After 2 hours on the phone with ASUS it was deemed that the firmware was buggy - they suggested installing a third party firmware (which i did ) - still no joy... its been packed up and sent back to Aamzon... very disappointed... thanks again for your initial help it was spot on..


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