Hey Paul

What you want is a repeater/bridge/ap. They extend your WiFi signal! If you
attempt to add another router you will need to set the second router's IP
to something way off from the existing router. I do it this way here but
the problem comes in that any device trying to connect will connect as a
new user! So the hassle of switching over to other IP. You can NOT have two
routers on the same IP, at least nothing you can get cheap as in under 500
bucks. Too do that you would need to take a second mortgage out!! A Cisco
router doesn't come cheap then programming it is another biggie. Were
talking probably in the a couple of thousand.

So the cheapest and smartest way too go is with a repeater.

Of course things may have changed since and someone may chime in here and
argue the point. If so I'm all ears if it works!!!

Brad Feuerhelm

On Fri, Oct 17, 2014 at 10:53 AM, Hachmeyer, Mr. Paul S. <
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> I have FIOS now for my internet service.  They provide a wireless router
> which works pretty well, but at the far reaches of my apt, signal is
> sometimes weak.  Since I had wired the apt. with CAT5 years ago, I'm
> wondering if I can add another wireless router connected via the CAT5 but
> still use the address of the Verizon router.  It would be inconvenient to
> have to switch the wireless connection from one address to another
> depending on which room I might be in.    I haven't looked into signal
> amplifiers or relays or anything like that.
> Paul Hachmeyer
>
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