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r6230 lan to wan installation help
Hi everyone...I am going to install an r6230 in a lan to wan configuration with the r6230 being the secondary router and the primary is a linksys wrt1900ac. I need help with configuring both routers...
ok this isn't my original concern, but more answers invite more questions. I'm accepting your answer as the solution. Thanks again for spending this time with me.
Just set the NETGEAR router in AP mode, if I understand your question correctly.
AP mode won't give me a separate wi-fi network..it only extends your current network. Thanks for the reply. tonyd
> [...] install an r6230 in a lan to wan configuration [...]
I don't know what that means. A vague description of what you
believe is a solution is less useful than a clear description of the
actual problem which you would like to solve.> [...] 2 separate wi-fi systems [...]
How "separate", exactly, would you like them to be? Again, what's
the actual problem which you would like to solve?> [...] There will be one computer connected via a lan port on the r6230
> for lan connectivity for maximum speed and minimum latency. [...]Along with some wireless devices?
By "maximum speed" (et c.), do you mean "better than wireless", or
"better than connected to the main router", or what, exactly?> Just set the NETGEAR router in AP mode [...]
Probably. By "Just", he might mean:
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Use the Router as a WiFi Access Point".That should put all your devices on one big LAN, so not really
"separate". No changes are required on the main router to make that
work, but:Note that when you configure the R6230 as a wireless access point, it
should, by default, get a new/different LAN IP address from your main
router, using DHCP. When that happens, you'll need to ask your
main router about the devices which are connected to it to learn the
new/different LAN IP address of the R6230-as-WAP. Most likely, you'll
want to reserve a particular (memorable) address for the R6230-as-WAP
(on the main router), so that it will always get the same address, and
you won't need to hunt for it every time you want to talk to the thing.
There's some chance that the usual "routerlogin" names will still
work, if your client device is connected directly to the R6230-as-WAP,
but its new/different LAN IP address should work from anyplace on your
LAN.> AP mode won't give me a separate wi-fi network..it only extends your
> current network. [...]
Not really. Again:> How "separate", exactly, would you like them to be? Again, what's
> the actual problem which you would like to solve?A WAP lets you use different SSID+passphrase combinations. It does
not use a different LAN IP address subnet, and provides no isolation
between one set of wireless (or wired) devices and another.well, it was clear in my mind what i want...apparently I didn't convey that effectively. sorry. The r6230 will have its own wi-fi network, separate from the primary router wi-fi. The r6230 will be connected to the primary from the r6230 wan port to a lan port on the primary router. This will be the path to the internet. The lan ports on the r6230 and the wi-fi will have devices connected. So i was asking for help configuring this. What other information can I provide? thank you.