How to Set Routers Using Gateway

Select the router that is not capable of a wireless client bridge; this will be your gateway router.

Look on the back of your router for an IP address and enter this into your Internet browser's address bar.

Type in your username and password, found on the back of your router or in the router's manual.

Change your router's IP to "192.168.1.1" in the LAN IP Setup section. Enable the "Use Router as DHCP Server" option.

Modify the IP address range so it starts at "192.168.1.100" to "192.168.1.199."

Click "Wireless Settings" and configure your router's security, choosing either "WPA" or "WPA2" to maximize performance. Write down the SSID, security type and security key.

Connect your modem to your router's WAN port.

Test your Internet connection using any mobile wireless device, such as an iPhone or laptop. Position this device where you wish to set up your wireless bridge. You should receive at least 50 percent signal strength.

Connect your second router --- capable of wireless client bridge --- directly to your computer using an Ethernet cable.

Type "192.168.1.1" into the address bar of your browser. Look for "Domain Name Server" on the Router Status Page and write down the two sets of numbers next to it.

Log out of the router.

Go to "Start menu," then "Control Panel," followed by "Network and Internet Connections," then choose "Network Connections."

Right-click on your active Internet connection and then choose "Properties." Find and select "Internet Protocol" and then click "Properties."

Click on the "Use the following IP Address" radio button. Change the IP Address to "192.168.1.10," set the subnet mask to "255.255.255.0" and the Default Gateway to "192.168.0.1."

Enter the two numbers that you wrote down --- in the same order --- into the "Preferred DNS server" box and the "Alternative DNS Serer" box.

Log back into your router using the "192.168.1.1" IP address.

Click on "Wireless Basic Settings" and change the wireless mode to "Client Bridge." Set the Wireless Network Mode to "Mixed" and the Network Configuration to "Bridged."

Enter the SSID you note down into the box provided and then select "Apply Settings."

Click "Wireless Security." Enter the security type you noted down into the "Security Mode" box and then type in your security key.

Go to "Basic Setup" and change your router's IP Address to "192.168.1.3." Set the subnet mask to"255.255.255.0," the gateway to "192.168.1.1" and the Local DNS to "192.168.0.1."

Disable the WAN Connection Type and then click "Apply."

Log out of the router. Log back in using the new IP address "192.168.1.3." The second router should be connected to the gateway router.

Repeat the steps from this section for each router that you want to add to the bridge.