Daisy-chaining two routers (Router A and Router B below) means connecting them via an Ethernet cable. This is typically done when a single device runs out of LAN ports (mainstream models usually only have 4) and you need to expand the network to share the same public or local network. Below is a simple guide to the connection and setup process, broken down into three steps:
1. First, the physical connection: Run an Ethernet cable from a LAN port on Router A to the WAN port on Router B.
2. Configuring Router A:
1) The IP address is 192.168.1.1 (this is the default address for most wireless routers and does not need to be changed).
2) Router A uses DHCP to assign IP addresses automatically, so you need to assign a static address for Router B under [DHCP Server — Static Address Assignment?]. The MAC address and IP address should be the physical address of Router B and the IP address it will use for its WAN port settings, respectively.
3. Configuring Router B:
1) Network Parameters — LAN Settings: Change the default IP address from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.2.1 to create a different subnet.
2) Network Parameters — WAN Settings:
Since Router A assigns a static IP address, set the WAN connection type to Static IP; the IP address is the static IP you assigned to it.
3) Enable the DHCP service;