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    A simple router as an Access Point?

    Discussion in 'Networking and Wireless' started by Sen5es, Aug 4, 2009.

  1. Sen5es

    Sen5es Notebook Consultant

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    Currently I'm using the D-Link DIR-825 as my main router. Can I attach it with my old router the Linksys WRT54G and use it as another Access Point? Or will I have to buy another router that is labeled "Access Point"?
     
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    It depends.

    Some earlier linksys routers did not allow you to alter the ip address of the router

    Dlink uses 192.168.0.1 as a default and hands out IP addresses in the range 192.168.0.2-254; your linksys uses 192.168.1.1.

    To do what you want, the simplest configuration is to change the linksys router to 192.168.0.2 and disable dhcp on the linksys. Then change the dhcp scope on the dlink to 192.168.0.3-254

    If dlink does not allow you to alter the dhcp scope, give the linksys a static ip address of 192.168.0.254
     
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  3. Sen5es

    Sen5es Notebook Consultant

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    What happens if I were to buy a D-Link Range G booster instead? Will I be able to set it up as an Access Point along with my D-Link-825?

    I'm just confused because some routers have a label "Access Point" while others do not. Can I use a router that is not labeled "Access Point" as an Access Point with my current router?
     
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    kegobeer 1 hr late but moving fast

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    There are guides on the internet on how to make your WRT54G into an "access point". Google for wrt54g access point.
     
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    gerryf19 I am the walrus

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    There are two things that make it possible to change a router to access point

    You must be able to set the ip address completely (some will allow you to set only the last octet--ie 192.168.1.XXX) so you can match it to your other router.

    You must be able to disable DHCP.

    If it meets those criteria, it should work. Download the manuals and check. Your Linksys comes with 8 different versions (v1,v2,v3....). Did not check them all since you didn't list the version you have--that is why I qualified my instructions.
     
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    I have browsed through the Linksys UI Simulator and all of them have the option to set the IP Address completely, and you can also disable DHCP. You should definitely be able to make the WRT54G an access point.

    Good luck.
     
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    sparkyman2000, Aug 4, 2009
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