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Need Help to Setup a NETGEAR Nighthawk Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System (MK63S) AX1800
Hello, and I'm sorry in advance for the long post however I always think that the more information I provide, the easier will be for someone to help me. I just bought a NETGEAR Nighthawk Whole Ho...
did you get it in access point mode?
if not, disconnect it from the peplink gateway.
then with a computer connected to it, pull up a command prompt on your computer and run ipconfig. The default gateway IP address should be the routers address. Use that to access it and put it in access point mode.
Once its in ap mode, then connect it back to the peplink. the peplink will assign it an ip address that you could be able to find in the peplink's attached devices page.
You need to set it up in access point mode.
https://kb.netgear.com/20927/How-do-I-change-my-NETGEAR-router-to-AP-mode
are you hardwiring in the satellites?
If so, make sure to run the gateway to the MR60's wan port. then the satellites need to connect to the MR60's wan port.
Not through the peplink gateway.
so
Peplink---->wan port on MR60--->lan port on mr60---->satellites
And you'll want the MK system in ap mode or you'll keep running into the double nat you're in.
That's exactly the way I'm running. Peplink---->wan port on MR60--->lan port on mr60---->satellites
The issue I'm facing is that no matter what I do I can't connect to the MR60 using a Laptop or Desktop. I'm connecting the MR60 using the Ethernet Port (not WAN) direct to the computer Network card. When I type 192.168.1.1 or www.routerlogin.net I get a message saying the page could not be found. And like I said is exactly what I always did with all my other old routers to to configure them as AP.
And no, not hardwiring the satelittes. They connected to the MR60 wireless.
did you get it in access point mode?
if not, disconnect it from the peplink gateway.
then with a computer connected to it, pull up a command prompt on your computer and run ipconfig. The default gateway IP address should be the routers address. Use that to access it and put it in access point mode.
Once its in ap mode, then connect it back to the peplink. the peplink will assign it an ip address that you could be able to find in the peplink's attached devices page.
It worked and I will accept your answer as a solution but I have one last question. With the routers set as AP I can always access them by typing the IP assigned to the router. It works with all the other routers although isn't working with the Mesh Router.
Ok. What happened is that my first attempt to set the Mesh as an AP didn't actually went through so I tried again and this time the Mesh is indeed as an AP and I can access it through the IP like I use to do with the others. What isn't working anymore is the Nighhawk App. It just can't find the Mesh anymore. Also, the Router light is always orange and not Blue like it use to be.