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This is going to be a long post, so I am going to try and break it up into sections...
You have your existing router/modem provided by the Internet Service Provider,
but it does not have the features you want,
so you are adding a second router.
This is a primer on how to set up your router security, and subnet your second router, if necessary...
First off, walk around the house, and find the wireless MAC addresses to all your devices, laptops, desktops, printers, phones, tablets, etc
Write these down,.
To access your new router, put it on the desk in front of you, and hook an internet cable from your laptop/desktop to one of the four Local Network ports on the back. Not the single WAN (Wide Area Network) port, one of the four others. Start the laptop. It should pull an IP address from the router.
Now connect to the router. IP address is usually 192.168.1.1, username is admin, password is sometimes "Admin", on a sticker on the back, or blank.
First, change the IP address of the router to 195.168.XXX.1, with XXX being from 25 to 225. Save changes, reboot router and laptop.
Now reconnect to the router. Remember that the IP address has changed.
Next, set up a reserved DHCP address for any wireless printers, This will assign them the same IP address each time,
I usually use 192.168.XXX.20 to 192.168.XXX.24
Next, go to "Mac Address Filtering". enter all the wireless MAC addresses you collected, remember that they should be uppercase, and separated by a colon. (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF). If someone figures out your password, they still cannot access your network through wireless unless the have a MAC address on the list.
Last, go to "Administration", turn off "HTTP access", turn on "HTTPS" access"
Final thoughts...
Make sure your 2.4 and 5 GHz bands have different names.
Make sure you set and change the Administrator password...
Plug in any VOIP devices, Magic Jack, Ooma, etc, into the first modem/router combo, not your new router...
You have your existing router/modem provided by the Internet Service Provider,
but it does not have the features you want,
so you are adding a second router.
This is a primer on how to set up your router security, and subnet your second router, if necessary...
First off, walk around the house, and find the wireless MAC addresses to all your devices, laptops, desktops, printers, phones, tablets, etc
Write these down,.
To access your new router, put it on the desk in front of you, and hook an internet cable from your laptop/desktop to one of the four Local Network ports on the back. Not the single WAN (Wide Area Network) port, one of the four others. Start the laptop. It should pull an IP address from the router.
Now connect to the router. IP address is usually 192.168.1.1, username is admin, password is sometimes "Admin", on a sticker on the back, or blank.
First, change the IP address of the router to 195.168.XXX.1, with XXX being from 25 to 225. Save changes, reboot router and laptop.
Now reconnect to the router. Remember that the IP address has changed.
Next, set up a reserved DHCP address for any wireless printers, This will assign them the same IP address each time,
I usually use 192.168.XXX.20 to 192.168.XXX.24
Next, go to "Mac Address Filtering". enter all the wireless MAC addresses you collected, remember that they should be uppercase, and separated by a colon. (FF:FF:FF:FF:FF:FF). If someone figures out your password, they still cannot access your network through wireless unless the have a MAC address on the list.
Last, go to "Administration", turn off "HTTP access", turn on "HTTPS" access"
Final thoughts...
Make sure your 2.4 and 5 GHz bands have different names.
Make sure you set and change the Administrator password...
Plug in any VOIP devices, Magic Jack, Ooma, etc, into the first modem/router combo, not your new router...