Daisy chaining two wireless routers via a wired connection?

[SithSolo1]

Please bare with me.

My parents live in a long, single story home. In the back of the house they have a cable modem connected to a Linksys E2000 router.

The E2000 is connected to the following:
Wireless connection to my mother's computer in the back bedroom
Wired connection to my brother's room in the middle of the house
Wired connection to my father's computer in the den(opposite end of the house from E2000)

Currently the E2000 wireless connection does not reach the den or any area's around or after it(kitchen, patio, garage). Dad also plans to install some wireless IP cameras around the garage in the near future. To aide in this, I purchased an Asus RT-N66U.

What I want to do is place the N66U on dad's end of the wired connection so that he remains wired but that end of the house has wireless access. i.e [E2000 bedroom}---wired---{N66U-wired-DadPC+((((wireless area))))]

I have no idea how to go about setting this up. I don't even know if my explanation even makes sense. Any input at all is greatly appreciated.

Additional info: Everyone is running Windows 7(mom and brother Home Premium, Dad Professional)

 

[ImDonly1]

Hookup the Asus router to your PC to configure it. Login to it at 192.168.1.1 in your web browser (username and password is admin).

You can just disable the 2nd router's (the Asus router) DHCP in the Advanced settings -> LAN -> DHCP server. Also check what the IP is of router 1 (the linksys router) and what IP ranges it assigns (i.e. 192.168.1.1 is router 1's IP and it assigns IPs from 192.168.1.1 to 192.168.1.100, to find this out you should login to the Linksys router and check the settings under the LAN settings tab or whatever it is called). Then you should assign a static IP to router 2 somewhere in that range like 192.168.1.100 as an example. Do this in the LAN IP tab of the Asus router.

Then, just move router 2, which you just setup and put it in your dad's room. Connect the CAT5 Ethernet cable from router 1 to a LAN port on router 2 (not WAN port). Give it 1 minute to bootup and go on any computer and try to connect to router 2 by typing whatever IP you assigned to it in your web browser... default was 192.168.1.1, but you changed it above (I used 192.168.1.100 as an example above). If it connects, then success.

So now it works as a switch/wireless access point. Then just configure the wireless password and settings as you normally would. Also turn on/off the guest account. Make sure you configure both the 2.4Ghz and 5Ghz options.

Also isn't the N66U a better router than the E2000?
It would be better if you hooked up the N66U to the modem and then put the E2000 in your dad's room to extend the wireless? Just a suggestion.

 

[s44]

Then you should assign a static IP to router 2 somewhere OUTSIDE that range

FYP

 

[SithSolo1]

FYP

I assigned it one inside the range and it appears to be functioning fine. Is there any specific reason it should be outside the range?

I did run into one issue that stumped me for a few mins but I discovered the setup will only work with the cable from the E2000 in port 4 of the N66U.

My mother's computer and my brother's laptop are the only two wireless devices in the back of the house. Even the new router has trouble going through all the walls to get back there so I left the E2000 in the back just for them. I did some walking around with my cell phone in wi-fi to test the range of the N66U where it is now. I can reach the front porch and part of the yard, the connected garage, the back porch and yard, and the stand alone garage in the back. Just what I wanted.

Thank you both for your replies, especially ImDonly1 for his timely one. I had been failing for a while and was about to throw it across the room when you posted.

 

[s44]

I assigned it one inside the range and it appears to be functioning fine. Is there any specific reason it should be outside the range?

So the router never tries to assign another device that IP. Keep static devices on the same subnet but outside the DHCP range.

It's likely not an issue for you because you don't have a whole lot of devices.

 

[SithSolo1]

So the router never tries to assign another device that IP. Keep static devices on the same subnet but outside the DHCP range.

It's likely not an issue for you because you don't have a whole lot of devices.

Ah gotcha, I have assigned to 192.168.1.130 but I'll change it next time I'm over there.