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toddincharlotte
Aspirant
Nov 27, 2016
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Centria as Stand-Alone NAS

Hey All,   New to the forum.  Have had really good luck with streaming off my Netgear Centria in the past but my family has switched to a new setup.   We recently got an upgrade in service fr...
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  • ElaineM's avatar
    ElaineM
    Dec 01, 2016

    The router should still be accessible even if it's not connected to any modem. 

    You can still access the admin page with or without Internet access. 

    If you will be connecting through wireless, then same process and ReadySHARE should still be available just like before. 

    When you connect to the wireless, see if you are getting an IP address from the router. 

    If you do, then you should be able to access the admin page. 

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StephenB
Guru - Experienced User
Nov 27, 2016

This question really belongs in the router forum - I am moving it there.

    • ElaineM's avatar
      ElaineM
      NETGEAR Employee Retired
      Nov 30, 2016

      Try configure the following on the Centria.

      • Change the LAN IP of the Centria and make it in the same range as the main router
      • Configure the wireless settings (just in case you still need to use the wireless portion)
      • Disable DHCP
      • Connect the main router to one of the LAN ports on the Centria 

      Once you have done the following, see if you can access the attached storage. 

      • toddincharlotte's avatar
        toddincharlotte
        Aspirant
        Nov 30, 2016
        ElaineM wrote:

        Try configure the following on the Centria.

        • Change the LAN IP of the Centria and make it in the same range as the main router
        • Configure the wireless settings (just in case you still need to use the wireless portion)
        • Disable DHCP
        • Connect the main router to one of the LAN ports on the Centria 

        Once you have done the following, see if you can access the attached storage. 

        ElaineM wrote:

        Try configure the following on the Centria.

        • Change the LAN IP of the Centria and make it in the same range as the main router
        • Configure the wireless settings (just in case you still need to use the wireless portion)
        • Disable DHCP
        • Connect the main router to one of the LAN ports on the Centria 

        Once you have done the following, see if you can access the attached storage. 

        Hey Elaine,

        I appreciate the input. 

        Sorry I was unclear.

        • This Centria will be a stand-alone wi-fi router that will not be connected to a main router and not be connected to the internet
        • The Centria's sole purpose will be to broadcast streaming media to locations throughout our home [WDTV pull].

        This had worked fine in the past when connected to our cable modem and acting as broadcast for both NAS files and internet, however, without an internet connection, I am unable to access files and cannot even login to router settings.