I am having fits trying to get my link dwl 730 to work in Client mode. I have no problem at all using it as a router and it is a great little travel router. I am supposed to be able to get it to work in Client mode and I just can't get the computer to recognize it. I have it set to a WAN of 192.168.1.30 as opposed to 192.168.0.30 from the factory. If I log on to my Verizon Fios's actiontech modem I can see it at a LAN of 192.168.1.11 so it is doing something. My windows XP laptop keeps giving a message that there is limited or no connectivity, and when I try and connect to it via that machine and a browser I keep getting page not found errors. If I switch it back to router mode, I can connect no problem and get to the browsers pages, but it looks like I have to be able to do it in client mode. I'd like to get this thing working and then ultimately use it to allow my tivo HD to access my network.

Can anybody think of any settings I need to look at or may be missing? I appreciate any help, thanks in advance!

I'm having the same problem - did you happen to find a solution? I'll let you know if I do.

Ok, I have it working. I'm not sure I was doing anything wrong, but I do understand how it works now and will describe it here.

First of all, as in the documentation, the default address of the device to manage it is 192.168.0.30. I was able to manage it on this address after performing a reset by powering down while holding down the reset button. I expect there is a slightly different method to just do a reset, as when I first hit the management page after that, it was in simple mode, asking for a firmware update file. I rebooted it again, and it had obtained factory defaults when I hit the management page.

I went to the wireless section and put in my wireless network's ssid and WEP key. I did a site survey, it found my network and I selected and connected to it. There doesn't seem to be anything on the status page to indicate that it's actually connected. It shows the information you've entered, but if you enter it wrong I'm not sure it would appear any differently.

On the LAN page, change the address of the device if you desire. Fill the the gateway of your wireless network, likely your access point IP, and enter it as the DNS server. This is likely what you missed doing if you were actually able to access the management page.

If all has gone well, you now need to set your network connection to DHCP - the DWL-G730AP will act as a bridge device. You will get a DHCP issued address from your regular wireless access point, and all other settings.

I really fault D-Link for not spelling this out more clearly. They don't identify the step of using a static address then going back to DHCP, and don't identify it as a bridged configuration. Granted, not all buyers are at a level to understand or care about this, but to those used to working in several different modes, this is important information. I am suspicious that there are a lot of people who are not able to use the existing instructions to utilize it in Client mode.

Good luck, I hope you're able to get it going.
Kevin

Hey Everyone,
Just a question here. Is it required to have a dedicated wireless AP set into bridge mode to communicate with the DWL-G730?

I have an existing AP in my home that I want to connect to, using this DWL-G730. I already use my existing Netgear AP for connecting to our
Laptops and other equipment. I purchased the DWL-G730, thinking that I could set it into Client mode and it would connect to my Netgear AP
just like another PC. I have done AP bridging before where you dedicate each AP to talk to each other. But when you set it up for dedicated
bridging, it is unable to do anything else.

Is this how to use Client mode with this DWL-G730


Thanks for your time,