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Connecting 2 Routers with wire

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I'm upgrading my internet plan to optic fibre 1Gbps after being on crappy 15Mbps for over 5 years.

 

Problem is that my house has 3 floors and the optic fibre terminal point is on the 1st floor, most of the internet users are on the 2nd floor. My whole family is on WiFi.

 

Due to various reasons, Wiring up the whole house with cables is not an option, simple trunking at the most which is what I'm exploring. Therefore I'm planning to get 2 routers, 1 for the 1st floor and another to put on the staircase around the 2nd floor and connecting them up via wire as I heard that repeaters half your bandwidth will be a waste of the 1Gbps.

 

Router 1 (Planning to buy) - Connected to the modem on the first floor - Mainly for 1st floor users

http://www.amazon.com/TP-LINK-Archer-C5-Wireless-Gigabit/dp/B00JZFG6QS 

 

Router 2 (Already bought) - connected to Router 1 through trunking - Mainly for 2nd floor user, should be able to cover 3rd floor use.

http://www.amazon.com/ASUS-RT-AC87U-Wireless-AC2400-Gigabit-Router/dp/B00MPI5N7U

 

What I know:

Wired connection will not reduce bandwidth performance on either routers as compared to using a repeater - Someone confirm this please.

 

What I don't know

1. How to set it up on the software configuration side. (I only know that you connect 1st router's lan port to 2nd router's lan port). I searched for guides but most of them were made in 2007 - 2009.

2. Will there be 4 wifi networks produced since both are dual bands? Does that mean I have to manually switch networks for optimal performance on my phone if I move from 2nd to 1st floor?

3. Should I get cat5e or cat6 cables for connecting the routers?
4. If I were to get a cheaper router for the 1st floor (Router 1), would the performance of router 2 be affected?

5. Is there anyway my plan can be improved? 

 

Sorry but my understanding on networking is very limited, I tried reading up but the terms used were too confusing.

 

Appreciate the help!

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okay so you are connecting all the routers and pc's through ethernet..right?

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for the second router..get a asus ac56u...

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How to set it up on the software configuration side.....connect the second router to the firsts through the wan port

so

ac2400 lan port---->ac56u wan port--->ac56u lan port--->possible 3rd router wan port

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for that asus 2400 you got

make sure you install asus merlin firmware on it

fixes alot of the bugs and adds some new features..and rock solid stable

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/bkfq2a6aebq68/Asuswrt-Merlin

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