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R7000 router as an access point
I have a nighthawk router/modem (I think its a C7000) and a nighthawk router (R7000, I purchased the router first, got tired of paying to rent a modem and couldn't offload the router) now that I've m...
- Antinode, I appreciate your attempts to help. I wound up taking the router down stairs with a laptop and connecting it directly to the gateway. Then I reset it and ran the netgear genie. I'm sorry I couldnt give you a verbatim walkthrough of the minutiae. Long story short I took it and directly connected it to the gateway and ran the genie which let me choose to set it up as an access point (through the genie program) and once it was configured I used the supplied cable (with the router) to connect the gateway to the ethernet port I created and then connected the access point (router) upstairs with a different cable and it maintained configuration (from the basement set up). I'm sorry we couldnt get on the same page in terms of communication about my actions. Thanks for your attempt at being helpful, it is much appreciated.
Follow this guide: How do I change my Nighthawk router to AP mode after I’ve already run setup?
> [...] R7000 [...]
Firmware version?
> [...] I followed the instructions I found on netgear site [...]
Not a very detailed description of anything.
> Follow this guide: [...]
Or, 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 Wireless Access Point".
> [...] I can't get any devices to connect to the access point [...]
When you do what, exactly? How is the wireless stuff configured on
the R7000? (Same SSID(s) and password(s) as on the C7000, or
different?)
> [...] and it's got an amber light for the internet indicator. [...]
I wouldn't bet that that's abnormal. What do the other LED
indicators indicate?
While making these changes, did you press the "WiFi On/Off button
with LED" on the R7000? What happens if you connect a wired device to a
LAN Ethernet port on the R7000? Can you use a web browser to talk to
the management web site on the R7000 (at its new LAN IP address)?- Not sure of the firmware version
I'm kot sure how to use the link you've given. I googled how to use a netgear router as an access point and got this, https://kb.netgear.com/20927/How-do-I-change-my-NETGEAR-router-to-AP-mode-after-I-ve-already-run-setup. It was unhelpful as was the netgear genie that I was lead to believe would automatically configure the router as an AP.
No devices will connect to the r7000 I'm atte.pting to use as an access point I keep get "failed to obtain IP address" messages.
The r7000 is configured with different SSIDs and password.
The other indicator lights say that the 2.4ghz and 5ghz are broadcasting. I also see the white power light and the amber internet light, I don't think there are any other lights on but I'm not currently home where I can see the r7000 router.
Not sure on the on/off button status either, I didnt try using a word connection through the r7000 but the ethernet I connected did provide a wired connection for my xbox, so I believe I worked the outlets correctly from the basement to the first floor living room.
I appreciate any extra guidance you can give me and I'll try to plug in an ethernet to the r7000 while its connected and attempt to access the router menu that way, I'm not sure how to determine the IP address within the c7000 router menu but I'll try the standard 192.168.0.1 and 10.0.0.0.> I'm kot sure how to use the link you've given.
Copy+paste (or type) it into a web browser? I don't know what you
don't understand. As usual, showing actual actions with their actual
results (error messages, LED indicators, ...) can be more helpful than
vague descriptions or interpretations.
> [...] I googled [...]
If you look at the right side of that page, there's a "This article
applies to" section which does not include the R7000. But it seems to
be reasonably close to the appropriate section in the R7000 User Manual.
> [...] It was unhelpful as was the netgear genie that I was lead to
> believe would automatically configure the router as an AP.
_What_, exactly, was "unhelpful" about it? What did you do? What
happened when you did it? What's unclear?
Which "the netgear genie"? Ever helpful, Netgear uses the name
"Genie" for more than one thing. Netgear routers have a web-browser
interface called "Genie", and Netgear offers application programs for
various computers/pads/phones, which are also called "Genie". I'd stick
with the web-browser interface.
In any case, I'm unaware of anything which "would automatically
configure the router as an AP." Using the web-browser interface to the
R7000, while it's still configured as a router, you'd go to ADVANCED >
Advanced Setup > Wireless AP (as it says in the R7000 User Manual).
There's also a picture there of the required wiring. When you "followed
the instructions I found on netgear site", did you connect the
R7000-as-WAP as shown there? What, exactly, did you connect to what,
exactly? (Hint: If a device has multiple Ethernet ports, then
"connected to device" is not enough detail.)
> No devices will connect to the r7000 I'm atte.pting to use as an
> access point I keep get "failed to obtain IP address" messages.
That would happen if the R7000-as-WAP were not connected to the main
router (and its DHCP server).
> The r7000 is configured with different SSIDs and password.
Ok. That should make diagnosis a little easier.
> Not sure on the on/off button status either, [...]
I'd expect the 2.4 GHz Wireless and 5 GHz Wireless LEDs to show the
WiFi On/Off condition.
> [...] I'm not sure how to determine the IP address within the c7000
> router menu but I'll try the standard 192.168.0.1 and 10.0.0.0.
The C7000 modem+router should be at "192.168.0.1". When configured
as a router, the R7000 should be at "192.168.1.1". When configured as a
WAP, and connected to the C7000, the R7000 should be at "192.168.0.X",
where "X" would be determined by the (DHCP server on) the C7000. It
should appear in an Attached Devices report on the C7000.