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Changing the DHCP address to the same range of IP addresses on my Nighthawk x10
I was wondering if anyone could help me. Im trying to get my Nighthawk X10 router to allow DHCP on the same network address range as the rest of my network. Currently its giving out IP addresses wit...
> [...] Would it be considered a wireless access point if you have it
> plugged into your LAN though?A wireless access point is called that because it provides wireless
access to client devices, not because it uses a wireless connection to
the LAN. (It uses a wired connection to the main router/LAN.)Recent Netgear manuals tend not to include useful pictures, but if
you go to the appropriate page on the R9000 management web site, you
might find some visual aid there.
> [...] Im using this router to connect a couple of remote computers in
> our plant to our ERP system, [...]
If you expect the R9000 to join an existing LAN subnet (like, say,
"192.168.0.*"), rather than creating its own (default: "192.168.1.*"),
then you might want to configure the R9000 as a wireless access point,
rather than as a full-function router.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual. Read. Look for "Use the
Router as a WiFi Access Point".
That way, the existing DHCP server will (continue to) do all the
work.
thank you for the reply. Would it be considered a wireless access point if you have it plugged into your LAN though?
> [...] Would it be considered a wireless access point if you have it
> plugged into your LAN though?A wireless access point is called that because it provides wireless
access to client devices, not because it uses a wireless connection to
the LAN. (It uses a wired connection to the main router/LAN.)Recent Netgear manuals tend not to include useful pictures, but if
you go to the appropriate page on the R9000 management web site, you
might find some visual aid there.