I have just gotten this R7000 wifi router to work alongside my Nighthawk C7000v2 as an Access Point. When I try to follow the instructions in this article...
> Is there somthing else I need to do to get to the one I need to???
Configuring an R7000 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 main router (C7000). Hence, an an "Attached Devices" report from your main router should tell you what the new address of your R7000-as-WAP is. Point your web browser at that IP address.
It might improve convenience if you reserve a (memorable) LAN IP address on the main router for the R7000-as-WAP. (Then restart.) Look for "Address Reservation" in the main-router User Manual.
so.... when I run the ethernet wire from the C7000 to the "yellow" connection on the R7000, it does show up on my list of devices, but if I plug that url address into the search bar I get a "failed to open page" message. If I plug the wire into any of the other LAN ports, like the above tutorial shows, it doesn't show up in the attached devices list.
> [...] if I plug that url address into the search bar I get a "failed > to open page" message. [...]
What was the actual URL? Modern browsers tend to favor "https://<whatever>" over "http://<whatever>", but only "http://<whatever>" will work in this situation.
> [...] If I plug the wire into any of the other LAN ports, like the > above tutorial shows, it doesn't show up in the attached devices list. > [...]
I'd expect that. Apparently, the R7000-as-WAP sends its DHCP request out the WAN/Internet port, not any of the LAN ports. That KB article is pretty vague about the wiring. (A yellow cable and a yellow port are different things.) That's why we read the User Manual.
unfortunately adding http://.... doesn't make any difference, I was just typing 192.168.0.33 into the url window. I even tried using a different browser in case Safari was the issue, just trying anything.
As I had said, I did do a reset on it, is there something else or some other trick to try in the reset process??
I had noticed that it was pumping out a wifi signal, so
I logged onto the wifi with my ipad then went to routerlogin.net which then got me to the genie page for the R7000 and from there i went through all the steps of changing passwords and wifi names and all that jazz. I then moved it to another floor, plugged in the ethernet cable there adn then logged onto a computer using the wifi. So, I mainly had to be on the network of the login I wanted to get into.
When I went into the advanced settings I see that there is a "repeater" mode.... would this be a better option than AP, where it has a different wifi name?? would repeater use the same wifi name as the main router, so I would only have one???
> When I went into the advanced settings I see that there is a "repeater" > mode.... [...]
Look for "repeater" in the User Manual. Read the fine print:
Note: You cannot use the WPA2-PSK(AES), WPA-PSK(TKIP) + WPA-PSK(AED) [sic], or WPA/WPA2 Enterprise security modes if you want to enable this mode. [...]
If you want a wireless connection between the main router and the R7000, and you don't care about wireless security, then that repeater mode might be useful.
