need more than 4 port router

[chet8]

Hello,

I need to connect more than 4 computers/game systems to the router, how do I go about doing this? Do I need a router with more ports or is there another way? Thanks

[Keyboards]

The simple way is to add a switch on one of the Actiontec ports.  It will allow as many devices to be added as it supports and all the routing functions (DHCP, DNS, etc) are still handled by the primary router.

[chet8]

Could you guide me as to how to add this switch?

[jumpin683]

One would need to place an ethernet cable from the switch (or router) to the Actiontec router.  Netgear (as an example) sells an 8 port switch.  You would place an ethernet cable from one of the ports on the netgear and connected the cable into one of the LAN ports on the Actiontec router.  Its as simple as that, plug and play.  If you happen to purchase a router, make sure you plug into the LAN port and not the WAN or Internet port. 

Hope this helps

[dslr595148 · Accepted solution]

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@chet wrote:
Could you guide me as to how to add this switch?

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One of the ways of doing that, is having a second router and following...

portforward.com -> forum -› Knowledge Base -› Using a Second router as a Switch/Hub/WAP

http://forum.portforward.com/YaBB.cgi?num=1133918703

[chet8]

I will give this a shot, thank you for your help.