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Problem connecting a R6120 router as access point to a C7000 Router-Modem
I am trying to set up an access point using a old R6120 Netgear WIFI router as the Access Point either net wired to my to my Night Hawk c7000 cable- modem/router. I am a bit new to this stuff and ...
47Chevy wrote:
Thanks for the replies. No matter how I attempt it, I still cannot connect to the R6120 admin settings because I can't get it connected to the internet. I accessed the C7000 admin settings so I know how to get there. I've tried leaving the R6120 disconnected from the C7000 modem/router.-----which is has a different IP address because it was connected to the c7000. Its why step 1 was factory reset with it disconnected. It showed up in the computer WiFI as an available network but would not connect to the internet (I am using a laptop).----Because its in a double nat. So when I entered the IP 192.168.1.1 it would not connect.-----Because thats not its ip address anymore. you might try 10.0.0.1 if you don't want to reset. Or go into the pc that is connected to it and pull up a command prompt and type ipconfig. That'll give you its default ip address (as long as its not connected to the c7000) I connected the R6120 to the laptop by Ethernet cable and that didn't work as I still lost internet access.---Because you're still using the wrong ip address for it. Not sure why that happened because the laptop still should have had wifi connectivity to the C7000 and connection to the internet provider. Like I said, I am relatively new to this kind of thing but I feel I am missing something basic.----You are. you didn't reset. And if you don't reset, then you need to find out what ip address the router is actually assigned. Thats why I started with "factory reset" with the routers disconnected from each other.
Been meaning to get back to you. Finally got the R6120 reset running as an AP.
Thank you for your help.
Glad you got it working! might mark it as solved so others aren't still trying to fix the issue 🙂
Update R6120 as wired access point.
Had to reset both routers a few days ago. Once again could not log into the R6120 to change settings back to AP mode. Only way to access the admin of the R6120 was as follows:
The C7000 Cable Modem/Wifi router was connected by wifi to the laptop....no ethernet cable. This enable the laptop to have internet access.
The R6120 Internet port was connected to a C7000 ethernet port. Second cable was run from the R6120s ethernet port to the laptop. In this configuration I could easily log into the R6120 and change the settings back to AP mode.
47Chevy wrote:
In this configuration I could easily log into the R6120 and change the settings back to AP mode.
It is generally easier to put a router into AP mode before you connect it to the network, but there are several other ways of getting there without messing around with the wiring.
If you connect the R6120 as a router to the C7000 and start the network, you should be able to look at the list of connected device on the C7000 to see what IP address it has assigned to the R6120 then aim a browser at that and use the GUI to change the R6120 to AP mode.
Alternatively, find the IP address of wifi from the R6120 and aim a browser at that.
Of course, all this depends on connecting with devices that block your access. New routers and operating systems love to frustrate this sort of manoeuvre.
