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Night Hawk access point wifi router
I did some work on my laptop with windows 10 and lost the shortcut to access the nighthawk access point. I have tried all of my browsers and even clear all the cache but the ip address 192.168.1.1 an...
I got into the modem and see Many attached devices and the R6900P is 10.0.0.252 but set using DHCP. Below it I can select Reserved IP. If I choose that then I and just set that IP address as fixed?
wpatters1229 wrote:
I did some work on my laptop with windows 10 and lost the shortcut to access the nighthawk access point. I have tried all of my browsers and even clear all the cache but the ip address 192.168.1.1 and 0.1 never connect and just time out.
As plemans says, that address won't work in in Access Point mode.
When you turn a router into an access point (AP), you lose the option to access it through the graphical user interface (GUI) and routerlogin.net in a web browser.
That's because the other router (main) handles the network traffic and gives the AP its own IP address on the local network. This means that the browser GUI now has no idea where to find the AP.
You need to track down the IP address that the router has given the AP.
One way to do that is to look at the list of attached devices in the GUI for main router. That should list the IP address of things on the network.
Look for the AP in that list and put its IP address into a browser. That should get you into the GUI for the AP.
I avoid that hunt by fixing the IP address of the AP when I put it into AP mode. (Netgear says that this not recommended but does not explain why.) Then I can always get in with that IP address.
There are other options, such as giving the AP an "Address Reservation" in the main router.
Just another user with time on their hands.
Thanks that is very helpful info. I have a Comcast modem going directly to this router since the modem is in another building. It is hardwired. I think I can log in to that and then make the address what I want or at least see what the modem lists it as. There should only be two addresses since the only other thing attached is a desktop computer cabled to a small switch which has the cable going to this access point.
I got into the modem and see Many attached devices and the R6900P is 10.0.0.252 but set using DHCP. Below it I can select Reserved IP. If I choose that then I and just set that IP address as fixed?
This method worked like a champ! Got into the Xfinity modem and changed the NightHawk R6900P to a fixed IP address using the reserved option and then was able to use that to get into the NightHawk.
I now understand why I was not able to reach it. Never knew the AP option removed the default IP address to not work. That should be one of the first suggestions when support lists things to check.
I am not feeling much better about my ability to control things.