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How to access R7000 when set as an access point?
I just set up my "old" R7000 as an access point to extend the wifi reach of my R8000. Just so we are clear. IT WORKS. I am able to connect to the R7000 wifi and get to the internet. The is...
> The issue I am having is I have no way of connecting to the R7000 to
> administer it
Sure you do; you just don't know what it is.
From a device which is connected directly to the R7000-as-WAP, so
that the R7000-as-WAP can intercept its DNS requests, the "routerlogin"
names are supposed to work.
More reliably, and from anyplace on your LAN, you should be able to
specify the (LAN) IP address of the R7000-as-WAP. You should be able to
find that address from an Attached Devices report on your main router.
For convenience, you can reserve some memorable address for the
R7000-as-WAP on the main router (Address Reservation), so you wouldn't
need to search for it every time something restarts.
> and I have no way of seeing what is connected to it.
I know nothing, but I wouldn't bet that its Attached Devices report
would show only devices which are connected directly to it. I'd expect
the Attached Devices report on the main router to show all the devices
on the LAN, with the devices wjich are connected directly to the
R7000-as-WAP being classified as "wired", because that's how the main
router sees them.
Sadly this is not the case. None of the devices connected to the wireless access point (R7000) show up on the "connected" device list.
I do not mind this if I can connect to the R7000 (which of course I do not seem to be able to)
I think I have come up with a "Work Around"
I connected a laptop directly to the R7000 and logged in and enabled the "Remote Management" Option
With that enabled I can login the router and see what is connected to it.
> I connected a laptop directly to the R7000 and logged in and enabled
> the "Remote Management" OptionThat would suggest that you haven't actually 'set up [your] "old"
R7000 as an access point', because, if you had, then that feature would
be disabled.So, what you _actually_ did is a mystery. That includes what you
connected to what, and how you configured anything. (Hint: If a device
has different types of ports, then "connected to device" is not enough
detail.)It might be educational to compare the IP addresses of devices which
are connected to your R7000 with those of devices which are connected to
your R8000. Those would all be on the same subnet if the R7000 were
actually configured as a WAP.
Visit http://netgear.com/support , put in your model number, and look
for Documentation. Get the User Manual (at least). Read. Look for
"Set Up the Router as a WiFi Access Point".
> I think I have come up with a "Work Around"If you actually had done what you said you had done, then there'd be
nothing to work around. If all you did was to cascade two NAT routers,
then there might be more to work around than you've yet discovered.> With that enabled I can login the router [...]
How, exactly?