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Orbi 850 changing IP address range and static addresses
On my Orbi 50, I'm able to set up a 10.1.x.x address scheme. On my new Orbi 850, I'm unable to get away from the 192.168.x.x range. The 850 is a later model, I'd have expected to have retained a basic customisation like this. I can't find it. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
When I transition from router to access point mode, a device naming is greyed it. Neither mode lets me change IP addresses.
Why do I need to do this? Because I want WiFi users to be able to access other devices on the LAN, such as printer, scanner and media server.
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There are multiple issues:
- Access Point (AP) mode disables the DHCP functionality of Orbi routers.
View this article for a complete list of features which exist in router mode but not in AP mode:
https://kb.netgear.com/000061277/Which-features-are-disabled-on-my-Orbi-router-when-it-is-set-to-AP-Mode - When in Router mode, the Orbi defaults to a LAN subnet of 192.168.1.1, but can be changed to any private IP address space that does not match the IP subnet assigned to the WAN port.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Private_network
Most of the time, the network connected to the Orbi router assigns an IP address to the Orbi that is not in 192.168.1.x, which causes the Orbi to default its own LAN to that space. However, in the rare occasions when the Orbi WAN port has been assigned an IP in 192,168.1.x the default behavior is to create a LAN with 10.0.0.1. The user is free to change that to any IP subnet that does not match the WAN port subnet.
Thus, if the Orbi is put into AP mode, all those features disappear. If the Orbi is in Router mode and the WAN port is not part of 10.0.0.x, then the Orbi can create a LAN with that IP subnet.
- Access Point (AP) mode disables the DHCP functionality of Orbi routers.
