Cannot Obtain IP Address after creating an AP

Boutchoo

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Greetings!
I will try to keep this short.
My current Setup:

Main Router:
Model : Bell Canada Connection Hub
SSID : Wifi 1
Security : WAP2
Gateway : 192.168.2.1
Subset Mask : 255.255.255.0
DHCP : On
IP Range: 192.168.2.10 to 192.168.2.254

Access Point:
Model : D-LINK DIR-820L
SSID : Wifi 1
Security : Same as Router (same SSID and password)
Gateway : Was 192.168.0.1 but is now inaccessible
No Static IP Address (may be a problem)
DHCP : Off
The moment I turned DHCP off, I was not able to access the Config page of the AP anymore.

So here is my problem, all I wanted to do was being able to Port Foward, but behind two routers it gets pretty hard. So I turned my D-Link into an AP to be able to port foward easily.
My Mother's iPhone and my OnePlus One are connected to Wifi 1 without any issue.
But any "new" cellphone or laptop get stuck at "Obtaining IP Address...", "Authenticating..." or "Limited Access"

I also tried to rename the Main Router SSID to Wifi 2, still can't connect to either Wifi 1 (D-link) or Wifi 2 (Hub).
I feel like I have missed something, I can Factory Reset the D-Link as much as I want but not with the Bell Hub.

In my Port Foward I only have 3 open Ports:
WoL (wake on lan): Protocol UDP, port 9 on the IP address 192.168.2.254 (Broadcast)
WoL2: Protocol UDP, Port 7 on the Static IP Address of my Main Computer : 192.168.2.28 which is plugged in the LAN Port 1 of the D-Link.
And Minecraft, port 25565 on my Main Computer.
I Also noticed that my ISP does not support Port Foward Loop Back (Can't connect to my own External IP address in Minecraft, I have to use my IPv4)

Thank you in Advance!
 
Solution
You'll need to hard reset the DLink and then configure it while not connected to the main network.

Set it to a static IP in the same range as the rest of your network ie. 192.168.2.2 (Note: do not place it within the DHCP address range)
Also make sure you configure the gateway and DNS addresses on the AP to 192.168.2.1
Then when you turn off DHCP you will still be able to access it.

At this point the AP will be able to forward all requests to the router correctly.

fancarolina

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You'll need to hard reset the DLink and then configure it while not connected to the main network.

Set it to a static IP in the same range as the rest of your network ie. 192.168.2.2 (Note: do not place it within the DHCP address range)
Also make sure you configure the gateway and DNS addresses on the AP to 192.168.2.1
Then when you turn off DHCP you will still be able to access it.

At this point the AP will be able to forward all requests to the router correctly.
 
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