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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 moved into a new house. I wanted to use the router as an access point. After setting up receptacles and running cat5e, I set the router to access point mode and now I can't get any devices to connect to the access point and it's got an amber light for the internet indicator. Please help. I followed the instructions I found on netgear site and its driving me insane that I can't get the thing to work as a wifi broadcast.
- 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.
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> [...] 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.
> After setting up receptacles and running cat5e
Now instead consider Ubiquity AP (UnFi). I have four UniFi AP discs in my home.
https://amazon.com/Ubiquiti-Networks-802-11ac-Dual-Radio-UAP-AC-PRO-US/dp/B015PRO512/
(I detest affiliate links; none used above)
excedent wrote:
> After setting up receptacles and running cat5e
Now instead consider Ubiquity AP (UnFi). ...
Netgear does offer wonderful little wireless APs with the WAC 505 (also available in packs of three or five), 2x2 Dual Band 802.11ac Wave 2 systems for a fraction of the UniFi costs. Different from the much more expensive UniFi Pro units referred, these are indeed "just" offering a max 867 Mbit link rate on 5 GHz - however most of the mobile devices can't take any advantage of anything beyond. And it's all nicely manageable by a local Web UI (no such thing on UniFi), by a mobile Insight App, and by the optional Insight Web portal.
