How to Set Up Asus Router as Repeater

You have clicked on the right article if you have an ASUS router and want to set it up as a repeater but are unsure how to do that successfully. 

With our help and simplified and detailed step-by-step instructions, you will finally learn how to set up ASUS router as repeater, and the best thing is that you will be able to do it all by yourself! So, let’s begin!

How to Set Up ASUS Router as Repeater

We understand your struggle if you have those annoying dead zones in your home. No one wants to pay for the Internet service packets and still have dead WiFi zones all over their places. 

Although the ASUS router is one of the highest-quality and most utilized routers so far, its bad placement or the overall layout of your house might cause problems in the signal transfer and result in poor WiFi connectivity. 

That said, the most logical thing you can do is learn how to set up an ASUS router as a repeater and get the ultimate WiFi performance and coverage. You can set up the ASUS router as a repeater through the ‘router.ASUS.com’ website.

Step-By-Step Guide

The most popular method we will look at is setting up the ASUS router as a repeater through the ‘router.ASUS.com’ website. 

This method’s chances of working are almost always 100%, so we do not doubt that your ASUS router will become a repeater in no time. 

Follow the detailed step-by-step directions, and you will finally have a strong and steady WiFi connection only with the help of your ASUS repeater.

Login

1. First, you need to connect your computer or laptop through the Ethernet cable to the ASUS router you would like to set up as a repeater. Then, open your browser, and in the search bar, enter www.ASUSrouter.com or www.router.ASUS.com. 
2. You must log in by entering the administrator username and password. This information was given to you when you purchased your ASUS router.
3. After successfully signing in, you need to find the ‘Advanced Settings’ option on the left side of the screen and click on it.
4. When the Advanced Settings open, find the ‘Administration’ option and click on it.
5. After doing so, you will see a screen of the ‘Internet Operation Mode’. You must select the ‘Choose Operation ode’ and then click on the ‘Repeater Mode’.

Setup

After successfully logging into the website and choosing the ‘Repeater Mode’, you may proceed to the second part of this method.

1. After selecting the ‘Repeater Mode’, the program will search for a nearby WiFi network. Remember that if this process does not start automatically, you will see a button that says something like search for WiFi network nearby and must click it.
2. When the search for WiFi signals is over, you will see a list of available networks.
3. From the list of networks, find the existing WiFi network connection and select it.
4. After choosing the preferred WiFi network, you will be required to enter the Network key, otherwise known as the WiFi network password. 
5. When you enter the password successfully, under the ‘Internet LAN IP’ setting, ensure to select the ‘Automatic IP’.
6. Finally, when the wireless security and the WiFi network name (SSID) are being set up, you can do this by default or by yourself; click the ‘Apply’ button to save the changes you have made.

Log in in the repeater mode

After doing the previous steps, it is time to make the final changes.

1. You must first set up a preferred login username and password for the router in repeater mode. After doing so, click ‘Next’.
2. When you click on ‘Next’, you will see a window with a summary saying that the Internet connection setting is finished.

When you see this window and the message, your ASUS router has been successfully set up as a repeater.

Read more: How to Control Devices Connected to Your WiFi

How to Access the Router’s GUI in Repeater Mode

Remember that after you set up your ASUS router as a repeater, its IP address will also get changed. You can follow the next steps to see and find your repeater’s new IP address:

1. Download and install the Device Discovery Utility program.
2. After installing, you need to open it and connect your device (your laptop or computer that you are utilizing) to the router in repeater mode through the Ethernet cable or WiFi.
3. You can click the ‘Search’ button when connecting your preferred device to the repeater. In the list that will appear, you can see your router’s IP address in repeater mode; click on it.
4. Next, when your router’s login page opens, you must log in by entering the username and password. After doing so, click on ‘Sign in’.

If you can not seem to remember the username and password, you can reset your router to default settings and see the router’s login credentials on its label or manual. 

1. Ultimately, check what the Web GUI (repeater mode) shows. If it says that the repeater mode and the Parent AP status are connected, then the repeater mode setting is finished. 

Read more: How Often Should You Reset Your Router

What Should You Do if the ‘repeater.ASUS.com’ Is Not Working?

• Try rebooting your extender
• Try using a different browser
• Clear the cache and try entering the website again
• You can use a different computer or laptop

Conclusion

In this article, we have looked at how to set up ASUS router as repeater most easily and quickly. Following our detailed and explained directions, you can turn your ASUS router into a repeater in only a few minutes. 

By doing so, you will finally be able to maximally utilize the amount of internet speed you pay for and enjoy the great coverage your ASUS router provides.