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Acessing R6050 router as AP
I'm not sure this is a Netgear router, but I don't know where to post this. I have an Asus AX3000 as my router and a Netgear R6050 set as an AP. I want to access my 6050 and change SSID names. I k...
Yeah, I've given it a static. I type the IP and get "Forbidden." No idea what that means.
required_alias wrote:
Yeah, I've given it a static.
What does that mean?
Netgear doesn't use the "static" word for IP addresses like that.
You either use a "fixed" IP address when you setup the AP:
Or you go to LAN Setup in the router's settings and set an Address Reservation:
I admit I don't know the lingo, so, yeah, I gave the 6050 a fixed address. In either case, typing the fixed address in the browser results in "FORBIDDEN"
required_alias wrote:
I admit I don't know the lingo, so, yeah, I gave the 6050 a fixed address. In either case, typing the fixed address in the browser results in "FORBIDDEN"
Browsers are getting increasingly picky about security.
The IP address for your AP is a simple 192,168.1.xxx, or something like that. Some browsers will reject that and won't let you get at them. They may warn that it is dangerous but offer a way around this at your own risk.
See the Advanced link.
That is in Edge. Other browsers have different ways of working.
Or you may have a firewall that is being equally uncooperative.