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N300 trek pr2000 can not get any connections at all. Need simple help to set up
Hello, I'm pretty computer and networking savvy, have set up all sorts of networks and home routers and wifi in the past with no problems.
Got this Netgear Trek N300 PR2000 as a present thinking I could connect at a hotel with wifi for only one login to their wifi, then connect several other devices, either wirelessly, or through the ethernet port.
Seems like it should be simple, so I must be missing something. Instructions aren't clear or I don't follow the terminology properly.
I think I should be able to plug this into the wall, switch to wired setting, vs. wireless. Then connect my computer via the ethernet LAN port and get an IP address so I can access the built in webserver for more setup.
I can NOT get an ip address. Tried the wired option and plugged into both internet and LAN port, and same for wireless. Can not get an IP address (Windows 7 Pro). I've done the reset via the button several times (holding for more than 10 seconds).
I was even given another one of these from a friend who couldn't get it to work and same thing, essentially nothing.
What am I missing?
Thanks,
Rich
The unit seems to be faulty.
When you toggle the button to "Wired" then it should provide you an IP address.
In your case it doesn't and since you already reset the unit I suggest that you get it replaced.
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Here is the support page for the pr2000 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/PR2000.aspx#docs
From what i saw the unit has a slide switch on wired-power off-wireless do you have this switch to the mode you need it?
I've gotten the docs and read them. It's not clear to me which way to even use the switch to do what I want to do, or even get into the device.
I see a part where you connect the computer to the internet port, and another section to the LAN port.
As I said in my original post, I've connected to both, with switch in both positions and get nothing.
What SHOULD I get? I thought that at one switch setting, connected to one of the ethernet ports, I'd get an IP address so I could access the device via it's web server. If I'm reading correctly, the default is 192.168.1.1 for the N300. I even tried manually setting my ip address to 192.168.1.10 but still couldn't access the device.
I need someone who's set one of these up successfully to give a quick review of what to plug where and then what to do.
I think the devices I have, one new out of the box, and another given me by someone who also couldn't set it up, are both bricks. But I want to know the above steps to try first.
Again, I've tried resetting the devices via the reset button, but nothing much seems to happen.
Thanks.
Here is the users manual http://www.downloads.netgear.com/files/GDC/PR2000/PR2000_UM_Non-Cellular%20Version_09Apr2014.pdf
Connect a lan cable from the present network to the blue internet port of the pr2000, the pr2000 needs to be in ap(access point) mode refer to page 37 you will a computer connected to the lan port of the pr2000 to set it up.
The wireless wifi settings will need to set up as well refer to page 40 I would use wpa2 security standard on the wifi this where you can set the ssid the networks name and passsphrease the secret password to allow guess access to the network.
The baisc and wireless setup can be done when you set it as a access point there many more features just forget about them. They will only cause problems for you. You said you wanted a guess wifi network so keep it simple.
William10a wrote:Here is the support page for the pr2000 https://www.netgear.com/support/product/PR2000.aspx#docs
From what i saw the unit has a slide switch on wired-power off-wireless do you have this switch to the mode you need it?
That's one of the problems... :) I don't KNOW which I need. I'd really like to get to the unit's web interface to check settings, etc. Eventually, I want it in a mode where I can go to a hotel, plug it in, connect wirelessly to the unit, then have IT connect to the hotel's wifi and act as a router for me to it. This will allow more than one device (computer, phone, etc.) to connect even if they charge per device for wifi connections.
See my other post for details on what I've done and where I've gotten, and am stuck again at.
At least it doesn't seem to be bricked, yay! :)
Thanks,
Rich
The switch should be set for wired if you use a lan cable to connect to wired network wireless setting is for use as a wifi repeater.