I put in a new router and took my old WNDR 4500 out of service. I've now decided to use that old router as an acces point but neglected to change the ip address before I took it off line. I need a suggestion on how I can login to this old router without connecting to the network and causing a conflict with my new router. (Both routers would have the same address 192.168.1.1). Thanks!

In any case, I get the impression you are more interested in showing how knowledgable you are so never mind. I'll figure it out. I just didn't want to switch on the wireless and interupt other users, even momentarily, on the network. I never had to deal with home wireless routers during my 18 years as network administrator.

change ip address on netgear wndr 4500

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antinode
Guru
Oct 25, 2020
> [...] wndr 4500

   WNDR4500, WNDR4500v2, or WNDR4500v3? Look for "Model" on the product
label.

> [...] I need a suggestion on how I can login to this old router
> without connecting to the network and causing a conflict with my new
> router. [...]

   The usual way would be not to connect your WNDR4500[vX] to your new
router, and to connect a computer to your WNDR4500[vX]. Then follow the
instructions in the WNDR4500[vX] User Manual.

   Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your (actual) model number,
and look for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for a
topic like "AP Mode" or "Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point".
Further reading might not hurt, either.

   You don't need an Internet connection to let your computer talk to
your WNDR4500[vX], when your computer is connected to your WNDR4500[vX].
- mwarney
  Aspirant
  Oct 25, 2020
  No I realize that I don't need the internet... I know how to set it up. But my old router was configured with a 192.168.1.1 address and also as a dhcp server. My new router, the one now serving my netwoek, is also configured the same way. I was going to just run a RJ45 from a PC to one of the jacks on the old router and reconfigure it that way. But my concern is that, since it also configured as wireless, and on the same subnet, wouldn't simply turning it on create problems? I suppose I could take out of range first and then plug into it... Hmmm
  - antinode
    Guru
    Oct 25, 2020
    > > [...] wndr 4500
    >
    >    WNDR4500, WNDR4500v2, or WNDR4500v3? Look for "Model" on the product
    > label.
    
       Still wondering. It might be helpful if we both referenced the same
    User Manual.
    
    > [...] I was going to just run a RJ45 from a PC to one of the jacks on
    > the old router and reconfigure it that way. [...]
    
       Assuming that you mean an Ethernet cable, and "one of the jacks"
    means one of the Ethernet LAN ports, then I'd expect that to work.
    ("RJ45" is a connector type, not a cable type.)
    
    > [...] But my concern is that, since it also configured as wireless,
    > and on the same subnet, wouldn't simply turning it on create problems?
    
       Nothing permanent, and not for that reason. If you have neighbors
    with wireless routers, then they could be using the same (private)
    subnet, too. If the two routers are not connected to each other, then
    thay should be independent.
    
       Some radio interference is possible, but seldom fatal.
    
    > [...] I suppose I could take out of range first and then plug into
    > it... Hmmm
    
       Yup.
    
       Live dangerously, I always say.

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