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Can I use wifi router as a switch?
Can i disable the wifi and the DHCP table to use the router as a switch?
> All done. [...]
_What_, exactly?
> I am worried that the status says DHCP ON
I'd guess that that's accurate only if the router is acting as a
router, not when it's configured as a WAP.> The Genie offered to use the Netgear as an AP
After a settings reset, if it sees a private address on its
WAN/Internet interface, then it might draw the correct conclusion
automatically.> I kept SSID broadcast on recommendation. [...]
That doesn't matter much if the radio is disabled. The point was
that "Enable SSID Broadcast" and "Enable Wireless Router Radio" do
different things.
> So DHCP organises the different ports? [...]I'd say "connected devices", not "ports".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol
> I had problems in the past with WAP acting like a router and
> distributing weird IP addresses on our network.Generally, you want one DHCP server per LAN. Multiple uncoordinated
DHCP servers can cause many problems. Which is why the one-step WAP
mode option disables the DHCP server. (And, why you would need to
disable it explictitly, if you don't use the one-step WAP mode option.)So, it works as expected now? (What could go wrong?)
Possibly interesting:
> [...] Or, you can try do it your way, which would be more work, and
> which will give you one fewer available LAN port. [...]
For a more detailed procedure to use when the router lacks a one-step
WAP option, see, for example:
https://community.netgear.com/t5/x/x/m-p/1463500
That's written for a Netgear C6300-as-WAP, but the steps are about the
same for any other router (any make/model) which lacks a one-step WAP
option.
Note that that scheme leaves the WAN/Internet port on the
router-as-WAP unconnected. (A WAP is all-LAN. A model with the
one-step WAP option effectively reconfigures its WAN/Internet port as
another LAN port. Without the one-step WAP option, you need to use only
the LAN ports.)
Of course, if you want to disable the wireless-network radio on your
WNR2000v5, then that's an extra step (as explained, repeatedly, above).
I surely know my knowledge limits! That's why i'm on this community. Thanks for your light.
The Genie offered to use the Netgear as an AP
Then unchecked the box "Enable Wireless Router Radio" which i don't want.
I kept SSID broadcast on recommendation. Thank you.
Wireless light is now OFF
You say " No, you really _do_ want that. Configuring the WNR2000v5 as a WAP
stops the router functions of the WNR2000v5 (such as the DHCP server),
leaving only the network-switch and wireless-network functions. You do
want the network-switch functions, right?"
So DHCP organises the different ports? essential to a switch?
I had problems in the past with WAP acting like a router and distributing weird IP addresses on our network.
> All done. [...]
_What_, exactly?
> I am worried that the status says DHCP ON
I'd guess that that's accurate only if the router is acting as a
router, not when it's configured as a WAP.> The Genie offered to use the Netgear as an AP
After a settings reset, if it sees a private address on its
WAN/Internet interface, then it might draw the correct conclusion
automatically.> I kept SSID broadcast on recommendation. [...]
That doesn't matter much if the radio is disabled. The point was
that "Enable SSID Broadcast" and "Enable Wireless Router Radio" do
different things.
> So DHCP organises the different ports? [...]I'd say "connected devices", not "ports".
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dynamic_Host_Configuration_Protocol
> I had problems in the past with WAP acting like a router and
> distributing weird IP addresses on our network.Generally, you want one DHCP server per LAN. Multiple uncoordinated
DHCP servers can cause many problems. Which is why the one-step WAP
mode option disables the DHCP server. (And, why you would need to
disable it explictitly, if you don't use the one-step WAP mode option.)So, it works as expected now? (What could go wrong?)
Possibly interesting: