Adding the secondary network to your router is not such an out-of-universe thing now. People usually call for technicians, network, and computer operators to get access to other networks. But now you can easily add any secondary network to your router. Here you will know about the easy method of adding any other network to your router and enjoying it. Let’s know more on How to watch secondary networks?
Since we know that it is all the game of internet protocol(IP) address which recognizes any device and internet service on the internet. So to enjoy a secondary network on your one or the same device, the IP address of the network is added. Here you will see the easy method of adding a new network on your device and will be able to do this for your friends or customers.
How to add a second IP address?
It is not impossible to add a secondary IP address on the same device. You can also multiple IP addresses by this method and can enjoy many secondary networks on a single device through the single router. Internet protocol address is also known as internet protocol aliasing. They help set different sites and make multiple connections to any local or public network. To add any secondary network to your device, it is necessary to know the IP address and subnet mask of that particular network. So here we, at first, discuss the method of finding IP addresses and subnet masks.
Since we know that each network has its IP address which is different from other networks. Each IP address has two parts and which part is the host part and which part is the network part, is decided by the subnet. You can easily find out your network address and code on your smartphone. The steps to find the IP address and subnet code of a network are as follows;
- Install the app “Wi-Fi Analyzer” on your smartphone.
- Open the app.
- Click on “View” from the menu.
- Click on the “AP list”.
- Click on the “Connected to: (Network)”.
- A window will appear. Look for the router’s IP address on the right side of the “Gateway.”
Things to know about a secondary IP address:
Here are some facts and figures which you need to know about the secondary IP address because then you can effectively work on adding other networks to your device.
- While adding a new IP address you do not need to shut down your device. You can effectively add a secondary IP address when the virtual machine VM is running.
- The Skytap dynamic host configuration protocol (DHCP) service doesn’t update these addresses by itself.
- The primary IP address should not be deleted.
- An adaptor can hold up to a single primary IP address and two fifty-four secondary IP addresses.
- The method of adding a secondary network to your device can be slightly different for different windows but it is almost the same, so you don’t need to worry.
What are the steps of adding a secondary network?
As stated before, the process is not so difficult, and it is easy. You can add a new network to your device or router by the following method.
- Open your computer.
- Go to “Control Panel” by searching on the search bar or directly.
- There will be many options. Choose the “Network and Sharing Center” from the options given at the left of the screen.
- Again look for the options on the left side of the screen and choose “Change Adaptor Settings”.
- Then there can also be multiple options. But you have to choose that network option that is currently working on your device.
- Press double click to choose your current network option.
- Wi-Fi status will show up on your screen.
- Look for the option given at the bottom of the pop-up and click on “Properties”
- There will be multiple options that can be seen under the “This connection uses the following items:” section.
- Choose the “Internet Protocol Version 4(TCP/IPv4)” option.
- Click on the option “Properties” given in the lower right corner of the screen.
- Click on the option “Advanced” given in the lower right corner of the screen.
- There can be two “Add” options on the screen. Click on the first one.
- Then enter your secondary network’s IP address and subnet mask. Click on “Add”.
- Then click on “Ok”.
- Again click on “Ok”.
- Click on “Close”.
- Click on “Details”.
- Look for your entered network IP address. If it is available there, then it has been added to your device.
Conclusion
Hence, this is the simple method of adding any network to your single device. By this method, you can add up to 250 plus networks to your device. Follow the above instruction keenly and enjoy your desired network. This method is approved for Windows 10 but you can follow it for any other window because there is not such a big difference in steps.
