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WNDR3700: how to create accespoint and general information
Hi, Hereby I would like to ask for your support regarding to my home network. Situation: For a couple of years I own the WNDR3700 router, which I use as a router. It's connected with a cable ...
The WNDR3700 can be used as an Access Point, but only when it is physically wired to the main router. If your house is wired for Ethernet or you are able to install Ethernet (Powerline can used as an alternative), then you can enable AP Mode in the WNDR3700's setup via ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP.
Personally, I prefer and recommend an alternative form of setting a router up as an Access Point. It's an old school method that was used before Netgear added the AP Mode setting. My instructions for setting this up can be found in another thread (link). Note, in particular the difference in using a LAN port instead of the WAN port!
Use the IP address you assigned to the WNDR3700, 192.168.0.230, to log into it. That's what it's for.
Ok, the original problem is that the WAN port was still using an address in subnet 192.168.0.X. That's why you were prevented from configuring the LAN port with an address in the same subnet. I should have instructed you to clear the address on the WAN port.
If you can recall the new address that you set on the LAN port, then disconnect the router from the network, connect just one computer to the LAN port and manually configure the computer to an address in 192.168.1.x. Just make sure to set it to the different address than used by the router. For example, if you set the router to 192.168.1.240, then set the computer to 192.168.1.200. Then you should be able to log into the router, fix the configuration, then reconnect the router back to the network.
If you can't remember the new address you configured on the LAN port, then you will have to perform a factory reset and start over.
Hi,
Sorry for my late reply. I was busy with some other stuff, while my network was working properly.
However, I wanted to get control over my access point and that's why I decided to restore my WNDR3700 with the back-up file I made right before I went through the process of creating an access point. So right now I am back at the moment where there is no access point created.
However my connection was working properly, I did not know what my WNDR3700 IP address was, because I changed it into an address which I could not remember. You mentioned that I should clear the address on my WAN port first, so I would be able to change the IP.
Could you explain how I should clear this address on my WAN port?
Thanks!
Just set the WAN port to get its IP address automatically. This will clear it.