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How do I use my WNDR3400 modem router as a router only
My internet provider has 'upgraded' my line to a vDSL and have sent me a new modem/router as my wndr3400 stopped working. The wireless router the ISP has sent is rubbish and so I want to use my exist...
> [...] WNDR3400 [...]
> Model: WNDR3400v2|N600 Wireless Dual Band Router
Which is it, "WNDR3400[v1]", or "WNDR3400v2", or what, exactly? Look
for "Model" on the product label. Significant features differ among
these hardware variants.
> [...] a new modem/router [...]
Thanks for that detailed description. Did you want to use that
mystery device as a modem-only, or as a modem+router (but without its
wireless stuff), or what?
> [...] The wireless router the ISP has sent is rubbish [...]
Elaborate "rubbish". Poor router functions? Poor wireless
performance? Other? It's hard to imagine anything modern being much
worse than your antique, but, with my weak psychic powers, you're the
boss.
> [...] I want to use my existing WNDR3400 modem/router but in wireless
> router only. [...]
Did you want to use the WNDR3400[vX] as a wireless router, with your
(unspecified) "a new modem/router" acting as a modem-only; or as a
wireless access point with your (unspecified) "a new modem/router"
acting as a modem+router, or what?
> [...] Is this possible [...]
Which "this"? As usual, many things are possible.
> [...] and if so how do I do it? [...]
That would depend on what "it" is, as well as on your actual model
number(s).
> [...] I have looked all through the Router smart wizard but can't see
> anything which would enable me to switch to using it as a router only.
Did you consider trying this radical concept (which works for some
people):
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RTFM
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read.
Look for a topic like "Cable Your Router" for one of the possibilities,
and "AP Mode" for another. Further reading might not hurt, either.
Yea you can turn that router into an access point. You have to disable the "dhcp" and change the Ip of the router to something within the IP parameters of your current router. Look up on youtube "how to set up my router as an access point" and look at a few videos and you'll be able to see what you need to do to your router to make it an access point. Also when you set it up as an access point the ethernet cord coming from the main router has to be put on one of the four LAN ports on the back of the wndr3400.
> Yea you can turn that router into an access point. [...]
Almost any wireless router can be configured as a wireless access
point, but the how-to details depend on how it's done. Much of that
advice does not apply when using a WAP-mode option on a Netgear router.
And, without an accurate model number, it's tough (for some of us) to
provide (accurate) guidance.For a router which lacks a specific WAP mode option, you might see,
for example:https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option. If the router which you're reconfiguring has a WAN/Internet
Ethernet port (unlike a Cxxxx), then leave it unconnected.Or, you could try to find a movie.
Thanks for this. I had previously thought that you could only configure the netgear as an access point using wireless to wireless communication. If I used an ethernet cable would I be able to make use dual band and guest network features of the netger modem?
wcalifas wrote:Yea you can turn that router into an access point. You have to disable the "dhcp" and change the Ip of the router to something within the IP parameters of your current router. Look up on youtube "how to set up my router as an access point" and look at a few videos and you'll be able to see what you need to do to your router to make it an access point. Also when you set it up as an access point the ethernet cord coming from the main router has to be put on one of the four LAN ports on the back of the wndr3400.