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D6300 issues setting up as AP
Hi Guys,
I recently purchased a D6300 and thought it might be good to use it as an AP and bring it into my Fritzbox Mesh network, however I am running into a few problems.
After reading close to 50 odd posts on both net gear and fritzbox end, I simply have no clue what I am doing wrong.
The manual for the D6300 sets out how to setup AP mode very easily and I have followed this, I can see and connect to the D6300(only when it is connected via LAN to my FritBox 7590) as soon as I disconnect the LAN cable from port 3 on the fritzbox(which is connected to the Internet port of the D6300) I am not longer able to connect to it. I can see that my fritBox has allocated a specific IP to the D6300 and I have set instructions to keep the same IP address all times for this D6300.
Can someone te me what I am doing wrong and how I can bring this into my mesh network at home please?
I recently purchased a D6300 and thought it might be good to use it as an AP and bring it into my Fritzbox Mesh network, however I am running into a few problems.
After reading close to 50 odd posts on both net gear and fritzbox end, I simply have no clue what I am doing wrong.
The manual for the D6300 sets out how to setup AP mode very easily and I have followed this, I can see and connect to the D6300(only when it is connected via LAN to my FritBox 7590) as soon as I disconnect the LAN cable from port 3 on the fritzbox(which is connected to the Internet port of the D6300) I am not longer able to connect to it. I can see that my fritBox has allocated a specific IP to the D6300 and I have set instructions to keep the same IP address all times for this D6300.
Can someone te me what I am doing wrong and how I can bring this into my mesh network at home please?
Hi Jcyshin
Jcyshin wrote:
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3) 2nd attempt at the Genie App `interface, I chose 'No' and went through the settings myself. Within the Genie App I left everything the same, didn't change the SSID, didn't change the password. The only thing I did was set the D6300 to 'AP Mode' under advance settings.
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This is the only way to bring these xDSL routers to an AP configuration, being on the D6300 or on the D7000v2. (Documented in the RT*M for the D6300 p.99 ff. resp. the D7000v2 p.91 ff.). The "captured" Genie Assistant is made for establishing a router config on this xDSL router, probably even only for the ADSL, VDSL, VDSL2, ... Internet connection (otherwise the connected "Internet" relsp special LAN port 4 on the D7000v2 port would be recognized and it would be set-up as a NAT router). At that point, the designated Ethernet interface for the AP operation is the one shown in the RT*M, marked WAN.
One would expect it is able to get an IP config from the Ethernet connected Fritz router, and you should be able to reach the Web interface on that IP address from your normal LAN or WLAN.
Ignore the partial misleading "10. To reconnect, close and restart your browser and enter http://www_routerlogin_net. " - this can only work if the (plain text) DNS query does pass that device, eg. while you are connected to the Dxxx WLAN.
Jcyshin wrote:
5) I then unplugged the LAN Cable above and tried to see if it would work as a wireless AP or not.
This is where your misconception does start: A Wireless Access Point (AP) is by common definition always a bridge between the wireless and the wired network - it must be always connected to a wired network. You can't disconnect a "normal" from the wired network - it won't become magically a wireless repeater, or Mesh member of your proprietary AVM Fritzbox 7590 (MeshMaster) system (nor any other Mesh system like a Netgear Orbi, Orbi Pro, ...) and act like a Fritzbox 7490(Mesh Repeater/AP). It is what it is with this "third usage" config: A Wireless AP.
The same applies if you run your D7000v2 as a xDSL modem and router. The D6300 can only be connected as a wired Wireless Access Point. And yes, unfortunately has missed the opportunity for adding Mesh funtionality to older WiFI devices.
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Hi Jcyshin,
Thank you for reaching out. Please allow me to gather details on your setup.
1. Did you connect the Fritzbox to Netgear to the WAN port of the D6300?
2. What is LAN IP address are you getting when connected to the Fritzbox?
3. What IP address range did you set to static to D6300?
4. What is the current firmware of the D6300?
Please do not hesitate to let me know if you need further assistance.
Regards,
Oliver
Community Team
Hi Oliver
Thank you for trying to assist me with my enquiry:
1. Did you connect the Fritzbox to Netgear to the WAN port of the D6300?
-As the D6300 is a slightly older ADSL Modem, it doesnt' have a WAN Port. Instead what it has is an 'Internet' port, 4 x LAN ports, 'ADSL' Port and a few USB ports, I connected the LAN cable to the 'Internet' port of the D6300(figured it was more or less a WAN port compared to current routers), The other end of the LAN cable went into port 3 of my FritzBox 7590 which is the main Router/Modem for this household. Fritzbox 7590 has a LAN cable from the WAN port to the Fibre box. Basically, I currently have a Fritzbox Mesh 7590 & 7490, purchased this D6300 as it was a good modem in the day so thought I would use it as an AP.
2. What is LAN IP address are you getting when connected to the Fritzbox?
-LAN IP for the fritzbox is 192.168.178.1 as per recommendations from my ISP,
3. What IP address range did you set to static to D6300?
-IP Allocation to the D6300 was 192.168.178.3 as it was allocated by the Fritzbox 7590.
4. What is the current firmware of the D6300?
-Firmware Version V1.0.0.102_1.0.102
You haven't put what error you're getting or what issue you're running into with it connect.
Got a few more details on this?
Hi Jcyshin,
What do you mean by " I am not longer able to connect to it?" Did you mean that it was working before? Did you mean that you cannot connect to the wifi of D6300 or to the internet itself when connected to the D6300 wifi network? Is there any error message?
Please do not hesitate to let me know if you need further assistance.
Regards,
Oliver
Community Team
Good afternoon Oliver,
Apologies for the late reply, holiday madness at the house. So in reply to your question:
So I purchased the D6300 and tried following instructions to get it connected, I wasn't sure if it would work in a mesh network that I currently have(which consists of a Fritzbox 7590 (MeshMaster) and Fritzbox 7490(Mesh Repeater/AP).
1) I plugged a LAN Cable into my FritzBox 7590, and the other end of the LAN Cable went into the 'Internet' port of the D6300, then powered the D6300 up.
2) From there, I used my Samsung Galaxy S10 and joined WIFI network 'NETGEAR80', and got into the Genie App Interface.
3) Followed the onscreen instructions, it said there was 'no internet' and asked if I would like Genie App to help establish a connection, I said 'Yes', selected my country, and went through the sreens, that didn't work, so I tried providng the MAC Address of a computer that is already on the network, all that option got me was a message on my phone saying:
Netgear80
Connected without internet
I can see the D6300 in my Fritzbox interface, but can't get into the Genie app by clicking it from there.
3) 2nd attempt at the Genie App `interface, I chose 'No' and went through the settings myself. Within the Genie App I left everything the same, didn't change the SSID, didn't change the password. The only thing I did was set the D6300 to 'AP Mode' under advance settings.
5) I then unplugged the LAN Cable above and tried to see if it would work as a wireless AP or not.
After reading post after post on Netgear Community, I am still lost :( but have come to a couple of possibilities:
A) the D6300 is not made to be used like an AP with anything other than Netgear, which means it hates the Fritzbox and vice versa.
B) The Fritzbox is the one causing the issue, however not sure how to fix that.
C) It must be something in relation to a missing step in my setup process like disabling DHCP on the D6300/applying the DHCP settings from my ISP?
Regardless, I am at a lost, so will upload somemore images which will hopefully help show what I am doing.
I have purchased a Netgear Nighthawk AC1900 D7000V2, so will try again and completely remove the Fritzbox and see if the two will connect. However, as the Fritzboxes are newer, I might have to sell both the netgear ones. I don't want to though :( as I really want to include them into my home mesh network.
Any ideas or thoughts would be great.
Thank you
