hi,
im having some trouble converting a netgear wgr614v5 router into a wireless AP/switch. the idea was to extend my wireless range to my basement. i already have wired connection but would like to be able to connect via wireless also. i followed the guide at:
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/965/~/using-wpn824,-wgr614,-or-wgt624-routers-as-an-access-point
but cannot seem to get this working correctly. with my situation i have two devices that i wish to have connected. the device listed above (which is supposed to be the new AP) and my modem/router device a: 2wire Home Portal 1000SW. the home portal is connected to a crummy switch that goes to different computers and the basement switch. i want to take the connection going to the basement and add the netgear device on the end then have another crummy switch split from the AP device, so i can still use the wired connections.
i did everything the provided guide told me to do i connected to the netgear AP and turned DHCP off i also tried changing the ip but when i do that a page is displayed within the router that says "unable to connect" i assume the changes were made but when i try to connect to the device with either the default or new address i am not able to connect to the AP at all.
luckily the default ip of the netgear router does not conflict with one on my network so i just tried using the default with DHCP turned off, i have also tried setting the subnet of the AP to match the 2wire subnet. in either case everything seems ok. i can even use the ports on the AP as a switch but there are two problems: i still have no wireless signal coming from the AP, and when i attempt to connect to the netgear AP UI via default address i either get a netgear error telling me" the page cannot be displayed". or i get "xxx.xxx.x.x is currently managing this device". (the "x" is ip Note: i can still get a connection through the AP physical ports, but i cannot access the netgear interface). i can ping the AP and even see in in the 2wire device interface, i just cant connect to the interface.
any thoughts would be appreciated b/c im stumped!
im having some trouble converting a netgear wgr614v5 router into a wireless AP/switch. the idea was to extend my wireless range to my basement. i already have wired connection but would like to be able to connect via wireless also. i followed the guide at:
http://support.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/965/~/using-wpn824,-wgr614,-or-wgt624-routers-as-an-access-point
but cannot seem to get this working correctly. with my situation i have two devices that i wish to have connected. the device listed above (which is supposed to be the new AP) and my modem/router device a: 2wire Home Portal 1000SW. the home portal is connected to a crummy switch that goes to different computers and the basement switch. i want to take the connection going to the basement and add the netgear device on the end then have another crummy switch split from the AP device, so i can still use the wired connections.
i did everything the provided guide told me to do i connected to the netgear AP and turned DHCP off i also tried changing the ip but when i do that a page is displayed within the router that says "unable to connect" i assume the changes were made but when i try to connect to the device with either the default or new address i am not able to connect to the AP at all.
luckily the default ip of the netgear router does not conflict with one on my network so i just tried using the default with DHCP turned off, i have also tried setting the subnet of the AP to match the 2wire subnet. in either case everything seems ok. i can even use the ports on the AP as a switch but there are two problems: i still have no wireless signal coming from the AP, and when i attempt to connect to the netgear AP UI via default address i either get a netgear error telling me" the page cannot be displayed". or i get "xxx.xxx.x.x is currently managing this device". (the "x" is ip Note: i can still get a connection through the AP physical ports, but i cannot access the netgear interface). i can ping the AP and even see in in the 2wire device interface, i just cant connect to the interface.
any thoughts would be appreciated b/c im stumped!
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