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Hook up MR1100 to Wifi Router
I had an old Unite Pro that had to be hooked up through USB to a Cradlepoint which was then connected to my main rifi router. This new router has a lan port. When I plug it straight into my wifi ro...
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No one knows how to attach this device to an existing wifi router home setup properly? Everyone uses this thing as a mobile router?
I just want it to provide internet connectivity and plug it into my existing router via ethernet port. Currently, my setup is really messing up the network.
GAHHHHHHHHHH!!!!
Just got off the phone with technical support after ONE HOUR. Even they don't know how to get this damn thing to work?
Seriously....you cannot tell me I am the only person on this planet that wants to use this as a STANDALONE INTERNET CONNECTION.
Why is this not possible? DHCP is disabled on the M1. IP Passtrhogh is enabled.
Why is there not a step by step guide for what tech support calls a 'common' setup?
How do I set up my main wifi router to make this freakin' hotspot work?!
M1= 192.168.1.01, DHCP disabled, IP Passthrough enabled.
Linksys=192.168.0.4
When the linksys is connected to the M1 and my home PC is connected to the linsys, I have internet. But the idiot on the phone said I shouldnt be able to connect to the M1 via 192.168.1.1. NOT TRUE. Because I can. But after all of this is hooked up, I cannot access my Linsys router via 192.168.0.4. I can't get to it's admin page.
This makes ZERO FREAKIN' SENSE. Something is terribly wrong in this setup and I need some assistance figuring out what.
Is there anyone that has any idea about networking or router setup that can get this going? It's getting stupid now.
Hi agdodge4x4 looking at your network picture I can see you have set your router in a different subnet to the M1. This will be why you can't talk to the router.
I'm assuming the M1 is being used as the sole modem access to the internet
Here is how I would approach this set up.Turn off IP passthrough on the M1 . I would enable DHCP in the M1 and disable DHCP in any other devices that run DHCP as a server( ie. is leave DHCP client enabled, but servers off) . Have a look at the M1 settings> router setup page and you will see DHCP start and end address, mine is from 192.168.1.20 - 192.168.1.99 . Set the ip of the router you are trying to access to either a DHCP client or a static ip outside the M1 Server range , eg would be 192.168.1.100 for router 1 and 192.168.1.101 for router 2(do not use 192.168.1.1 as your M1 is most like using that as the gateway address, see at the top of setup page).
You should be able to access the internet fine and access both routers now as they are now within your subnet and won't accidentally conflict with the M1 DHCP service.
Or
If you don't know how to change the IP of router 1 and router 2 then you could go to settings > setup > router setup and change the M1 gateway address to 192.168.0.1 and then the M1 DHCP starting address to 192.168.0.20 , end address to 192.168.0.99. IP passthrough off . Reboot the M1, then after it has started reboot all your other devices to get a new address and you should still have net access and be able to access routers 1 and 2
Hi agdodge4x4,
I have connected my M1 to many wifi routers via ethernet and have had no issues. Below is the steps I follow:
1. Setup DMZ on M1 to 192.168.1.x (I use 192.168.1.99)
2. Setup my WiFi router with a static IP and Gateway address (IP: 192.168.1.99 and GW: 192.168.1.1)
3. Power up the WiFi router
Please note that with older versions of firmware the Ethernet Port is disabled by default on power up. A quick tap of the power button will wake it up. In the latest firmware the Ethernet Port is active for 2mins on power up and then goes into standby, a quick tap of the power button when in standby will wake it up. Please send me your contact details to adalpathadu@netgear.com if the above is still failing for you and we can troubleshoot this issue.
Kind Regards,
ArodiDI should also mention that I can access both M1 and WiFi router with this setup.
M1 - 192.168.1.1
WiFi Router - 10.0.0.1
If I connect to M1's WiFi and assigned an IP in 192.168.1.x range I can access 10.0.0.1 homepage
If I connect to WiFi router and assigned an IP in 10.0.0.x range I can access 192.168.1.1 homepage
I tried to duplicate the WAN setup using the M1 and my new R8000P netgear router. I get no internet. I don't have something set up right in the R8000P. Anyone know what I need to do with it to set it up so that the M1 is a standalone modem and the R8000P does the routing and DHCP?
ArodiD, 😊 your solution was perfect for me! I did not need to disable ip pass through or any other steps. I did stop the WiFi network from broadcasting on the MR1100 so it would not be confusing. Thank you so much!
