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IP Subnet makes printing over wlan from mobilphone impossible
The Netgear WAC124 used as Accesspoint ceates the problem that instead of the internetprovider IP 192.168.1.x the accesspoint creates another network with 192.168.0.x and is not possible to change it to the ip rane of the provider modem - i tried also with diabling dhcp etc but no way and when I want to print on my canon mx925 network printer over the mobile phone I alsways have to change to the wlan in my ground from the internet provider to print because when the mobile phone is connected to the wlan of the Netgear accesspoint the printer is not found ... also when installing a computer with windows 10 new and then setup the printer, first the computer has to be connected to the provider lan so that the setup finds the printer, but when it is installed the printer, from computer, can later also be used even if i am in the netgear acesspoint wlan, where the other ip adress is given over the netgear accesspoint; however with the mobil phone (android) it is not possible to print - i always have to connect to the provider wlan in my ground; the solution would be that the accesspoint would receive the ip from the providers router and with dhcp turned off on the access point all device would get the ip leases from the providers router and all be in the same network (192.168.1.x) but tis ist not possible because in the netgear settings the accesspoint only allows another home IP like 192.168.0.x - I did not find a way to contact netgear an so I am asking here in the community if anyone has a help to this topic , or also how to call netgear and speak with them ...
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when the wac124 is setup in access point mode, it should be getting its ip address from your primary router.
what router is it connected to ?
What firmware is on the access point?
You didn't accidentally install it in router mode and not access point mode?
thank you for your answer, I set it up at as acess point mode, however it still loks like router mode but it works - i do not know how to check if access point mode or router but in first setting up I told the assistent access point mode with three wlan names and set it up. i also loaded newest firmware last year on it = Firmwarerevision V1.0.4.6
in the menu under configuration where you have to give the netgear an IP adress I also tried to give him the 192.168.1.254 (as provider router has ip lease from 2 to 250) but netgear prompts a message that it is not possible to use the existing lans ip 192.168.1.x and so I made 192.168.0.1 , below a screeshot of that.
the router from provider is an Icotera fiber cable router an works well , with a normal acess point before it was easy to be in one lan but I bought the netgear because this device can as access point offer 3 wlan; one for guest, and two for me )i use groundfloor2g as name1 and groundfloor5g as name two and so have wlan 2 or 5ghz shown with the ssid and guest wlan as third - so perfect solution but the only thing is this second ip lan range that the device creates) ... so still do not know why the dive cannot be an access point with the 3 wland but receive IP adress from the proverd router and also all other devices that are connected with this - i guess thi is becaus of the login because you only can login to this device when you additional hav internet because netgear does not offer a direct login without internet - the ip of this device always goest to http://www.routerlogin.net/ wher you need an account registered by netgear before - so this is much complaticated also when I would have to access it without internet you are lost - i had today when turning off the dhcp the game to play that via wlan i am connected to internet provider router to have internet and via cable to come into the device again and turn it on because without internet you cannot access the device as normal devices do but okay it is not nice but when it would work it is okay for me - however as you see in the screenshot below i cannot even set the device manually with the exisitng network ip 192.168.1.x - i have to use another like 192.168.0.x ... so not idea how to solve that ...i only can live with this bug or buy an accesspoint from another company that offers 3 wlan like this and uses one network but i only found expensive devices last year and some of them also ned a switch from the manufacturer additional to handle then virtual guest wlan ... so good device for this price but this on thing makes it strange (additonal to the login only with netgear account and internet connection possibility) ...
no i think I remebered las year I did the setup 3 times and yes maybe the reason is because it is set up in router mode because as accesspoint only ther was some problem with no possibility for 3 wlan , one for guests and two private with separate on 2,4g and second 5ghz and thats why I set it up that way and also the MuMimo functions ares lost when accesspoint only - maybe I shall set it up new but will then the deive work to offer 3 wlan like now or not, what are additional disadvantages ?
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