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Wn802t
Hi, i want to connect the netgear AP WN802T to my wi-fi home (via router), then with a wired line connect the same AP - WN802T to the pc. As i understand i have to make a bridge. Now..i try to go in ...
Hi,
what you need to do is connect the AP to your LAN using the wired connection. Then you can connect to the AP wirelessly. Since you already have a router, do not set the AP to act as a DHCP server (i.e. make sure that's off). I would also set your AP to use a static IP address on the subnet of the router. Be sure that this IP is outside the range of the IP addresses that the router is serving. You'll want to do this so that if you need to "surf" into the AP, you'll know what IP it has. if you let it get an IP from the router, you'll have to guess which one it is, or check the router first looking at list of attached devices to the router.
this is the basic way to use the AP. Once you get this working, (get the AP on your LAN with a static IP, you can surf into the AP to make changes to the config and you can connect wirelessly to it), then you try other configuration options.
Best,
jeff
what you need to do is connect the AP to your LAN using the wired connection. Then you can connect to the AP wirelessly. Since you already have a router, do not set the AP to act as a DHCP server (i.e. make sure that's off). I would also set your AP to use a static IP address on the subnet of the router. Be sure that this IP is outside the range of the IP addresses that the router is serving. You'll want to do this so that if you need to "surf" into the AP, you'll know what IP it has. if you let it get an IP from the router, you'll have to guess which one it is, or check the router first looking at list of attached devices to the router.
this is the basic way to use the AP. Once you get this working, (get the AP on your LAN with a static IP, you can surf into the AP to make changes to the config and you can connect wirelessly to it), then you try other configuration options.
Best,
jeff