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Can I use N750 router as access point or range extender?
I've recently replaced an N750 router I was using in my home. However, I would like to use the N750 as an access point or range extender to improve my wireless signal in a specific room of my home where the connection is poor.
Re: Can I use N750 router as access point or range extender?
ALL changes are done in the N750 setup. Also as already stated you setup as AP and NEED a cable connection.
If you jacked around with R7000 and cannot use it which it sounds like you may have done. PUSH reset until Power Led flashes which will revert it to a router again with factory settings.
Page 113 shows how to setup as a Bridge, bridge will offer a wired connection But will not expand WIFI signal
Re: Can I use N750 router as access point or range extender?
Power cycle....wait for it to reboot..... several minutes...........remove ALL other cables except power... push/hold about 10 seconds for power to flash
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I have this working again. Thanks.
How can I access the settings of the N750 and not the primary router? I've read the instructions but that only gets me to the primary router (N7000) screen.
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I read the manual a few times now.
From Page 111,
To set up the router as an AP: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router.Cable this port to a LAN porton another router 2. Launch a web browser from a computer or wireless device that is connected to the network. 3. Type http://www.routerlogin.net or http://www.routerlogin.com.
This does not work for me. When I type the www.routerlogin.net I get my primary R7000, not the WNDR4000 which I want to use an access point.
Following these instructions is what got me in trouble earlier.
Can someone help me get to the WNDR4000 so I can configure the device? So far, I can only get to the R7000.
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Maybe if we were talking about the same router we could fix this.
The WNDR4300 which is linked to your N750 is a previous post ..................is not the same as a WNDR4000
THE ap mode of the WNDR4000 IS " F>>> up"
You cannot use the WAN YELLOW port in AP MODE I reported this to NG years ago.
AP MODE doesn't work.....
Follow these instructions............Connect a cable to PC, factory reset router..........login DISABLE DHCP....... connect using LAN port to r7000 lan port...login to r7000 ...determine the IP address of the 4000.....use address reservations to assign same IP so you won't forget it.
Does that mean Powerline wired as well as cable wired?
In other words, rather than running a LAN cable from modem to access point, would a pair of Powerline plugs achieve the same result with this modem?
While it would normally be better to have a directly wired connection, there can be times when running a wire around the place isn't that easy. Using the mains circuit and Powerline plugs could be an alternative strategy.
I ask for the benefit of anyone else who may turn up with similar questions about turning an old modem into an "extender".
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@TheEther wrote: It's not as consistent and reliable as Ethernet...
Indeed, which is what I said, but I have used Powerline to successfully "bridge" between buildings that are on the same mains circuit. An Ethernet wire would be a nightmare. In this case, the user seems to be able to go the LAN route. Much better.
