N600 Questions re Acess Point/ USB Printer Server

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Barryng1 wrote:

-Can I set the N600 up over WiFi or must it have an Ethernet connection to do so? I tried to access the N600 using 10.100.10.1, 10.100.10.125, but have been unsuccessful.

How do you want the WNDR3700v4 – please don't call it an N600 because Netgear has made dozens of those – to the network?

You have two options, as an wireless access point wired back to the main router or as a wireless repeater.

The manual explains how to do these. Look at the sections Wireless AP and Wireless Repeating Function (WDS).

I don't know why you were trying to use 10.100.10.1. Perhaps it would help to tell people what the main router is. That might rule out the WDS option, because not all router play nicely with that.

AP mode should work with just about any router.

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-Can the USB port on the front of the N600 feed the printer if I set the N600 up as an access point?

 

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Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support

The bad news is that the WNDR3700v4 does not claim to support a USB printer. The WNDR3700v5 does support ReadySHARE Printer. There's a chance that a firmware update added it to your router.

The way to try that is to test the printer on the WNDR3700v4 by putting it into AP mode and connecting it to the router. The see if the printer plays ball.

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-If the USB port will feed the printer, is there anything else needed in the setup other than enabling it as an access point? It obviously has to connect to the WiFi network ....

 

In access point mode, the WNDR3700v4 does not connect to the wifi. Do not enable it as an access point if you want to use it over wifi to the main router.

The manual should answer your other questions.

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