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General Maximus · 11-08-2014, 20:29

couple of things:

1) You put the tp link on the dhcp reservation list so you know that every time either of the routers reboot (the shub needs to hand out new ip's or the tp link needs to request a new one) that it is always going to get 192.168.0.2 and not a random address
2) if you disable dhcp and connect the shub to one of the tp links lan ports it basically turns the tp link into a combi switch/wireless access point. In order to do that though you first need to connect your pc/something to the tp link, set everything up in the way of wireless ssid, passwords, disable dhcp etc and then connect the tp link to the shub so it gets it's ip address etc
3) If you set the tp link with the same ssid as the shub then it will behave as one wireless network and your devices will switch between them seamlessly as you move around the house. The reason why your phone might not connect is because it is setup to access the shub's wireless network and not the tp links or vice versa or you have configured different ssid's.

By following the steps above you are basically extending your current network by allowing the shub to handle the routing, dhcp leases and serve as the gateway, with a second router acting as a wired switch for devices elsewhere in the house and also a second wireless access point extending your coverage. By using the same ssid, you are creating a bigger version of the same wireless network (which is what you want) with overlapping channels. (As an fyi you also need to keep the passwords the same on each of the routers as well).

11-08-2014, 20:29	#5
General Maximus Ran Away Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Lincoln Services: phone + 1gbit BB + SkyQ Posts: 11,021	Re: connect TP-Link WR841 to Virgin Superhub, LAN settings couple of things: 1) You put the tp link on the dhcp reservation list so you know that every time either of the routers reboot (the shub needs to hand out new ip's or the tp link needs to request a new one) that it is always going to get 192.168.0.2 and not a random address 2) if you disable dhcp and connect the shub to one of the tp links lan ports it basically turns the tp link into a combi switch/wireless access point. In order to do that though you first need to connect your pc/something to the tp link, set everything up in the way of wireless ssid, passwords, disable dhcp etc and then connect the tp link to the shub so it gets it's ip address etc 3) If you set the tp link with the same ssid as the shub then it will behave as one wireless network and your devices will switch between them seamlessly as you move around the house. The reason why your phone might not connect is because it is setup to access the shub's wireless network and not the tp links or vice versa or you have configured different ssid's. By following the steps above you are basically extending your current network by allowing the shub to handle the routing, dhcp leases and serve as the gateway, with a second router acting as a wired switch for devices elsewhere in the house and also a second wireless access point extending your coverage. By using the same ssid, you are creating a bigger version of the same wireless network (which is what you want) with overlapping channels. (As an fyi you also need to keep the passwords the same on each of the routers as well).