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tantony
Luminary
Oct 15, 2018
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Default gateway on WiFi router

If I go to LAN Setup, I can configure static IP for this WiFi router, but how do I add the default router?  The IP Address is 172.16.128..  IP Subnet Mask is 255.255.192.0, but I don't see a Default ...
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  • schumaku's avatar
    schumaku
    Oct 15, 2018

    I don't have the bigger, global picture. For a router operating in router mode, the router is the default gateway. For routers operating in WLAN AP mode only, features like the DHCP server won't be available - but of course the management interface is able to take a single static default gateway address.

tantony's avatar
tantony
Luminary
Oct 15, 2018

Are there Netgear WiFi routers where I can put in the default gateway and DHCP?  Or is this the same for ALL WiFi routers?

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schumaku
Guru - Experienced User
Oct 15, 2018

I don't have the bigger, global picture. For a router operating in router mode, the router is the default gateway. For routers operating in WLAN AP mode only, features like the DHCP server won't be available - but of course the management interface is able to take a single static default gateway address.