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Problem setting up WNR614 as Wifi Repeater / Range Extender
Hi, I have a Wifi ADSL2+ Modem (Beetel 450tc1) which I use to connect to my computer. Recently I have purchased a new Netgear WNR614 Wifi Router and want to use as a range extender. I connected the...
Ok, disconnect the WNR614 from everything, do a factory reset, then connect a PC to the LAN port and proceed to set it up again.
Hi,
Yes, we can use the WAN/Internet port but when I used that, I was forced to use different subnet, as that was making a LAN to WAN connection instead of LAN to LAN (when we connect lan port to lan port in both routers). But yes, using WAN/Interent port is easier in compare to LAN.
Thank you once again for your support.
BTW, Netgear official support is not good at all. I had a chat with them for over a hour but the support person was enable to resolve my problem.
nkj79 wrote:Hi,
Yes, we can use the WAN/Internet port but when I used that, I was forced to use different subnet, as that was making a LAN to WAN connection instead of LAN to LAN (when we connect lan port to lan port in both routers). But yes, using WAN/Interent port is easier in compare to LAN.
Sorry, I need to clarify.
On your router, you need to use the LAN port when using it as a wired Access Point. If you use the WAN port, you get a different subnet.
On a newer router with an Enable AP Mode setting, you can use the WAN port when using it as an wired Access Point. You WON'T get a different subnet.