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How to connect 2 routers on existing DHCP Server?

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backroger

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Hi guys;

I need help on IP Config for my 2 routers which is already within my RV016.

Any help to set up this 2 router on the existing DHCP Server is very much appreciated.

Thank you in advance.
 
What's the "correct setting" depends on what you're trying to accomplish.

Why are you using 3 routers? Do you have a specific role for each one?
 
Well the RV016 is connected to a Layer 3 Fiber Optic 3 Com Switch but we are only allowed to use 4 IP Address in the entire building of 5 floors. RV016 due to its nature of using Dual WAN distribute outright 2 IP Address. Besides, I need to monitor all the bandwidth or else the IP Provider will charge us more.

Now the I have already configure a router to act gateway and another was connected to it using WDS. Some floors have gateway routers but the other that don't need a gateway is rather time consuming to setup specially if I have multiple WDS.

To minimize conflication of too many gateways on a same LAN, I want to centralize the DHCP Server on RV016 and I have 5 Floors which 3 of them uses multiple WDS.

Currently, 1 to 5 floors have internet net access & multiple Wireless Signal but It has 4 gateway routers not including the RV016 which is the main DHCP Server.

Accomplishing this will remove 3 gateway routers and those 3 will just act as a DHCP Forwarder.

Thanks in advance.
 
Well, I'm pretty sure I don't understand your setup and goals, etc., but in the spirit of the Internet, will throw out a random suggestion anyways: How about using the extra routers as Access Points / switches; connecting them using a LAN port and disabling their gateway/routing features? Of course, allocate static IPs to them within your LAN so that you can manage them.
 
Thats what I'm trying to do. Eliminate the routers capabilities of gateway/router and make it a switch but retains capabities to do WDS.
 
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