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How to use WNR2000 as an access point
Hi I have just bought a Netgear WNR2000 and need to operate it as an access point as I already have a router that is connected to the isp WAN. How do I confiure the WNR2000 as an access point. ...
- To set up as an access point do these things in this order; 1. Configure the wireless rate, channel and security as you want them, 2. Set the ‘access point’ IP address to an address on the subnet of your LAN e.g. 192.168.1.200, disable DHCP then click apply (in the LAN Settings page), 3. Connect nothing to the WAN (Internet) port, connect by cable from a LAN port of the ‘access point’ to a LAN port of the router. 4. Change the DHCP range of the router so that it ends at 192.168.1.199 The second part of your question doesn’t apply to the above, but if you did have these two routers in series with both operating as routers then you would need to change the subnet of one of the routers to a different Private subnet, and you may get away with accessing both subnets by setting up static routes, but I’ve never had need to try that arrangement so can’t be sure.
yes, i have a hardwired connection between LAN ports of both devices.
i have followed the instructions that you posted for setting up the 2nd device to be an AP
1. i gave it a static ip address of 192.168.1.100, i disabled dhcp
2. i set up the main router to used address space xxx.2 thru 99
now i simply want to access the UI of the AP but i cant seem to get it. I try to point my browser to 192.168.1.100 but it doesnt find it and it cant ping it.
I have also tried have tried cable from pc to the lan port of the AP but cant get inside the AP ( I want to be able to change the channel and/or the ssid)
Q1 what am i doing wrong?
Q2 - on my main router (ASUS RT-AC66u), there is a feature called 'network map' where you can see all the clients that are connected. I do not see the AP in the list. should this show up as a client with the static ip address of 192.168.1.100?
Q3: can i plug more devices into the other 3 lan ports of the AP. will they get a IP address assigned by the main router?
thanks!
i have followed the instructions that you posted for setting up the 2nd device to be an AP
1. i gave it a static ip address of 192.168.1.100, i disabled dhcp
2. i set up the main router to used address space xxx.2 thru 99
now i simply want to access the UI of the AP but i cant seem to get it. I try to point my browser to 192.168.1.100 but it doesnt find it and it cant ping it.
I have also tried have tried cable from pc to the lan port of the AP but cant get inside the AP ( I want to be able to change the channel and/or the ssid)
Q1 what am i doing wrong?
Q2 - on my main router (ASUS RT-AC66u), there is a feature called 'network map' where you can see all the clients that are connected. I do not see the AP in the list. should this show up as a client with the static ip address of 192.168.1.100?
Q3: can i plug more devices into the other 3 lan ports of the AP. will they get a IP address assigned by the main router?
thanks!