Turned on Wireless Access Point and can no longer access 192.168.1.1 interface

Aspirant

Jan 06, 2021

antinode wrote:
> Model: R6400|AC1750 Smart WiFi Router

   Is that accurate? R6400[v1] or R6400v2? Look for "Model" on the
product label. Firmware version? Connected to what?

> [...] turning on the Wireless Access Point.

   Configuring an R6400[vX] as a WAP will give it a new LAN IP address.
By default ("Get dynamically from existing router"), it'll get that new
address from (the DHCP server in) your (unspecified) main router.
Hence, something like an "Attached Devices" or "DHCP Clients" (or
similar) report from your (unspecified) main router should tell you what
the new address of your R6400[vX]-as-WAP is.

> [...] I tried accessing the 192.168.1.1 interface [...]

   That would not be my first guess. What's the IP address of your
computer? I'd expect to find the R6400[vX]-as-WAP on the same subnet.

I was able to find the new IP address and the interface and turned off WAP for now.

My modem is the BELL Home Hub 3000 connected to my Netgear AC1750 and Linksys PLSK400.

R600v2

Firmware Version
V1.0.4.106_10.0.80

I have an extra AC1750 lying around now and I want to use it as a WAP. Is this possible?

michaelkenward
Guru - Experienced User
Jan 06, 2021
NorthSideBound wrote:

I have an extra AC1750 lying around now and I want to use it as a WAP. Is this possible?

NorthSideBound wrote:

My modem is the BELL Home Hub 3000 connected to my Netgear AC1750 and Linksys PLSK400.

Is this the thing you have?

Home-Hub-3000-modem: Complete List of How-tos and Tutorials from Bell

If so, Google suggests (because it does wifi) that that is a modem/router with a default IP address if 192.168.2.1. Hard to tell if this is correct given my failure to find a decent manual or even useful pictures of the rear.

If this is correct, if you attach anything to it, you should use wireless access p;oint (AP) mode. You are not limited to a single AP because the modem/router handles stuff on the local network.

NorthSideBound wrote:

I have an extra AC1750 lying around now and I want to use it as a WAP. Is this possible?

AC1750 is not a model number, but a wifi speed indicator. So we can't say what you can do with the one you have lying around. If it is a router, then AP mode should be fine.
- NorthSideBound
  Aspirant
  Jan 06, 2021
  Yes, the Bell Home Hub 3k (HH3k) is a modem/router but its router capabilities are infamously horrendous (YMMV) so I use a Netgear R6400v2 as my home's main router.
  
  I was able to find the new IP address when the router was set as a WAP through the Bell HH3K's interface .
  
  Since i have two R6400s , my intention are to use one as the main router and connect the other as a WAP to the router. I'm just not sure how to go about it. I tried doing it today but the internet LED keeps lighting up orange.
  
  Thanks for your help! I'm not too well versed with networking stuff like this and im still trying to get a hang of this forum!
  - michaelkenward
    Guru - Experienced User
    Jan 06, 2021
    NorthSideBound wrote:
    
    Yes, the Bell Home Hub 3k (HH3k) is a modem/router but its router capabilities are infamously horrendous (YMMV) so I use a Netgear R6400v2 as my home's main router.
    
    So, you have been running with two routers? The HH3k followed by the R6400v2?
    
    That can cause problems. If you haven't done so, look into putting the HH3k into "bridge" mode.
    
    home hub 3000 bridge mode - Google Search
    
    If you have done that already, then simply put the second R6400 in to AP mode. The manual tells you how to do that, (see Use the Router as a Wireless Access Point)
    but you have been there already. The just plug the Internet port on the second R6400 into a LAN port on the one the acts as the router.

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Turned on Wireless Access Point and can no longer access 192.168.1.1 interface