How set up my wrt54g v6 as access point

Hi i want to set up my wrt54g v6 to get wireless signal from my wrt54gx2 router 100 feet away. thanks.

Your WRT54G is not designed to do this, at least not with Linksys firmware. Perhaps you can find some 3rd party firmware to do this, however, if you load 3rd party firmware, it will void your Linksys warranty.
Most Linksys routers are designed to generate a wireless network, not connect to an existing wireless network.

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Help with using the WRT54G as an Access Point

Ever since I've been using the WRT54G as an access point behind another router I have been experiencing intermittent disconnects and reconnects from the internet anywhere from once every 5 to 60 minutes. I get the message notifcation that the Local Area Network is disconnected for a split second before everything reconnects and works fine. This has been happening on my desktop which is wired directly to the WRT54G which itself is wired directly to the other router, but I have also experienced these disconnects with my iPhone and laptops which have been using the wireless signal.
When I was connected directly to the original router I hadn't experienced any of these problems. I've also tried changing settings and even disabling the wireless broadcast of the WRT54G but to no avail. I can't figure out what the issue is, but it seems to also be affecting the wireless broadcast of the original router.
I've updated firmware for the Linksys, and I've done a reset for the Linksys as well.
Any help would be much appreciated to get rid of these disconnects.

OK, so I've tried a different setting to see if it'll work.
Previously I had not configured the WAN of the Linksys router at all and left it on Auto (DHCP) even though I disabled the DHCP for the LAN. I've now set the WAN up to a random Static IP and hopefully this will solve the problem, but I'm not sure as of yet, if anyone could look over the settings to see if they're correct please let me know.
Router 1- (Router)
WAN - Configured to ISP
LAN - DHCP
IP: 192.168.1.1
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
IP Range: 192.168.1.100 - 192.168.1.150
Router 2 - Linksys (AP)
WAN - Static IP
IP: 64.XXX.XXX.1 (made up value)
Subnet: 255.255.255.0
Gateway: 64.XXX.XXX.254 (made up value)
DNS: XX.XXX.XXX.X (made up value)
LAN - DHCP disabled
IP: 192.168.1.2
Subnet: 255.255.255.252
The WRT54G was a bit of a pain in terms of what Static IP and Gateway values they would accept, so I had to randomly put in values until I found something that worked. So far no disconnects, but it's only been half an hour. I can't seem to access the admin page for my Linksys router at 192.168.1.2 anymore though.

Anyone know how to set up mac as a wireless access point?

thats pretty much my question, i wanna access the internet on my nintendo DS and Wii

Hello and Welcome to Apple Discussions.
Although I'm not familiar with the Nintendo DS you can use the iMac as a Wireless Access Point by going Apple Menu > System Preferences > Sharing > and selecting Share Connection from: popup menu: however you connect and the choose Airport to share to.
This article refers.
Merry Christmas
mrtotes

How to add a second router as access point and wifi signal extender

Previously I had 2 linksys routers and was able to configure them as one in separate areas of my house. I think it is called cascading. The 2nd router acted as an ethernet switch with 4 extra ports and it provided a wifi signal to areas of my house that previously had a weak signal when I used only one router.
I have since switched to an Airport Extreme as my main router. I can't seem to get the same configuration with the linksys router, it is Model E1000 and has an "N" signal. The Linksys E1000 I think is the newer model of the old WRT54G Linksys. I can't get it configured to work. I have searched high and low on the internet and can't find anything simple enough for a novice to understand. I did read something that I may have to assign a "DHCP Reservation" on the Apple Extreme. I couldn't figure that out.
Can somebody please offer some guidance on how to get this to work?
Thanks

You have two routers producing two networks with the same name, so they will show up as two networks on any type of scan by a wireless utility. This is normal.
If you had used two Linksys devices, they would probably show up as one network, not two. Linksys has a feature that allows this to occur, but this is not true of Apple devices.
As long as the wireless network name, wireless security and password match up between the two routers, the two networks will behave as if they were one. As computers change location, they will automatically connect to the wireless access point with the strongest signal.

How to configure MSI RG54SE II as Access Point ?

I have an msi router:
Firmware Version:
3.5.2 Build 070402 Rel.60023n
Hardware Version:
RG54SE II v1 081520C2
And i want it to configure it as an access point to a wireless network/ or another access point . Can you help me on how i do this ?
Regards,
Daniel

Hi. I Had a similar problem and found a solution. If you have another device as your primary router then:
1. connect ethernet cable from LAN port of your primary router to LAN port (NOT WAN!) of your RG54SE (I will just call it MSI).
2. go to web interface of MSI
3. if MSI has ip address in wan connection then release it. (Network->WAN) (I set my wan connection type to dynamic ip because there is no option to disable it)
4. in Network->LAN set ip address different from primary router (but in the same subnet) and out of DHCP pool
i.e. if your primary router has ip address 192.168.1.1 and its dhcp pool is 192.168.1.100-199 then you can set local ip address of MSI to 192.168.1.2
5. Disable DHCP on MSI router.
6. If your primary router also has active wi-fi then you must switch MSI wi-fi to another channel, so they do not interfere with each other.
that's it! It's simple and it works!

WRT54G as an access point

Dear Sir, When I can find instructions how to configure the WRT54G as an ordinary access point for wireless equipment (notebooks, etc.) Is it technically possible to work without DHCP but assign my local static network addresses to wireless card device (for example: 10.0.0.2 to 00:21:29:81:6C:AD, 10.0.0.5 to 00:22:29:81:6C:BB, etc.) Best regards, Piotr

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Setting up a WRT150N as an Access Point.

Hello everyone! Today I bought a Linksys WRT150N router. I am trying to setup the router as a simple access point because I already have a router. My configuration is as follows: Modem > Draytek Vigor 2900V > Linksys WRT150N now my question is how to setup the linksys to work with the draytek. The Draytek has an IP address of 192.168.1.1 and subnet 255.255.255.0 Thanks in advance for the help!

I ran into a similar problem while setting up my wrt150n on my previous isp. The default ip address for the wrt150n is 192.168.1.1, see the problem? If you go into the setup for the router you can change the network address for the router to 192.168.2.1 and this should solve your problem. You can confirm with Linksys tech support that this is the problem, they were very helpful when I called them.

Using WRT54G as a access point.

I have two WRT54G's and have the internet connected to one of them. I am trying to use the second as an access point, but I haven't been able to figure out how to connect them. I dont have the option of running a cable. Anyone know how to get it to work?
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Set up time capsule as wireless access point

I am trying to set up my old apple time capsule as a wireless access point for my girlfriend. She is at college and the university does not permit routers, so I am trying to set the time capsule up so that is just takes the hardwired internet and allows wireless access to the internet so she can use her iPad and MacBook Air on the wireless instead of having to use a gigabit adapter to use the ethernet. The time capsule has the newest firmware and she is running mavericks which has the newest airport utility software. However I am not sure what settings to use to make this work. I am fairly intelligent when it comes to computers however I am not very skilled in networking. If anyone can help I would greatly appreciate it.
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How old is the Time Capsule? Running what firmware?
You have a problem.. If you cannot use the TC in router mode, then you are going to have to use it in bridge.. and it then depends on if the Uni system will hand out mulitple IP addresses. .which I doubt. In the end you might be stuck.. and it is not possible really with any system..
Bridge normally requires that the TC take an IP address and then clients connecting to the TC wireless will also get IP addresses.. but if the uni system only hands out one address then the TC has already captured it and there are no more available.. but try that method first.. as it is the easiest.
If it fails there is a more complicated method.. where we can give the TC a separate static IP in a different IP range and the wireless will still be bridged.. so the MBA or the ipad can use the wireless.. but only one can ever be online at a time.
The only way around this is to use the TC as a router contra the rules in the uni.. although I would suggest the uni only cares if you break their system. Most people don't.. but I am unsure what happens if you do.
Ask their IT people how to use a wireless only device like ipad, when they only provide ethernet. You might find there already is a wireless internet system as well.

Yet another Fios user trying to add a WRT54G as an access point

Hello all - I've read through the forum and I think I know what I need to do, but want to confirm before I start jacking up a working network.
Current state -
1. Fios (Mi424 WR Rev D) wireless modem / router / gateway is up and running
2. If I recall correctly, I set it up with static IP addresses so my wireless enabled printer is always on the same IP and my Linksys Nas200 is too (easier to reconnect both to my work laptop)
3. Fios router is in downstairs closet in corner of house - kids now want to connect laptop upstairs and signal is not so good
4. Dad wants to use trusty semi-retired Linksys WRT54G (ver 1.1) as an access point for upstairs but doesn't really want to mess with firmware and doesn't want to run a cat5 cable between the two routers.
Is this the right way to do it? - (link to Linksys knowledge base answer ID 3733 -----> LINK )
I have read through this 3 times, but don't understand it very well. I'm an IT guy by trade, but obviously not a network admin.... Any help is much appreciated!
thanks,
Matt

Thanks for this. Sad to hear but not shocking.
Is there any way to make these signals seemless to the end users? i.e. the same SSID so that it just a user just gets one signal and automagically hits the strongest one? I'm assuming using the same SSID, channel, key, etc. would do it.
thanks.

Turning wrt54g into a access point

Need to know how to turn a wrt54g v8 into a access point and to connect to a a existing network.

If you want to turn your WRT54G into a wireless access point for wireless clients then follow these instructions.
If you want to turn your WRT54G into a wireless bridge (connecting two separated wireds LAN through a wireless link) or a wireless repeater (extending the wireless coverage of an other access point) this is not possible. Linksys WRTs do not connect to other access points with stock firmware.
You can try to install 3rd party firmware like dd-wrt. dd-wrt adds bridging and repeating capabilities.

WRT54G's as Access Point/Repeater

Can 2 WRT54G routers be set up to create a wireless distribution system? 1 would be connected to a DSL modem and a couple of devices connected via ethernet, the other would be used as a bridged access point or repeater to broadcast to clients as well as connected via ethernet to another switch. Is this possible?

I had exactly the same situation and did get it to work - eventually. Commuications are possible between wireless and ethernet (hard wired) computers without restriction even if connected to the WAP's ethernet port.
It's been a while since I set things up so some of this is from memory.
Use "Wireless Repeater" mode on the WAP54G. Make sure SSIDs and wireless channel of the WAP and WRT are the same. Manually enter the MAC address of the WRT into the WAP. Note the WRT has THREE MAC addresses. If I remember correctly, you want the one for wireless.
I think some of my problems were in selection of wireless security. I believe the final choice was WPA (not WPA-2). If you have problems getting the two boxes to talk, disable security until you get a connection then try different security settings (both WRT and WAP need to match).

WRT54G as an access point BY ITSELF

I am a college student. In my room at school, I have a Linksys wireless access point that I plug into the wall. Any computer that connects to the access point wirelessly gets an IP assigned by my college. This is what I wanted because I wanted to be able to use wireless without a router.
My friend has a WRT54G. Is there anyway I can configure this router to act the way my access point does in my room?

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Setting up WRVS4400N for switch & wireless access point

Howdy, first post here. What is the proper way to configure this device to act as a switch and wireless access point so I can connect it to a switch with router upstream? I have a DLink router that was easy: disable UPnP, disable DHCP, set an IP/Subnet, and it worked.
My main router has a subnet mask of 255.255.240.0 but in the WRVS4400N setup screen I only get a list box with a limited number of masks, all of which are 255.255.255.x. Is there any way to specify the 240?

No. You cannot use a subnet mask larger then 255.255.255.0 on Linksys routers. They are only built to handle 255.255.255.0 and smaller. I guess they consider a LAN which requires a larger subnet, i.e. expects to run more then 253 networked devices requires a larger router.
The only thing you can do is to choose 255.255.255.0 and to pick an IP address which matches the IP address from which you expect to do the usual configuration work. If you use 10.0.0.0/255.255.240.0 but the computers which have to configure the router are all in 10.0.1.0/255.255.255.0 you can use that subnet. This works with computers even if they have a different subnet mask.
Of course, you can set any IP address you want, even one completely outside your normal LAN in order to "hide" the web interface from the normal LAN operation. The IP address of the router in your setup is irrelevant for the switching and wireless access. Both operate on ethernet/MAC addresses and the IP address of the router does not play any role there. If you use the 10 subnet mentioned before you could as well leave the router at 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0. Whenever you have to access the web interface of the router you must temporarily set a static IP address inside 192.168.1.* on the computer...

How to Setup WRITTEN as a wireless access point to work with WRITTEN

Hi,
I had a router WRITTEN which was not covering the whole space in my house. I was looking for a N wireless access point or a range extender.
The shop seller convinced me to buy WRITTEN saying that the Dual N will fix my problem.
well it did not. The reception in some locations is still poor.
the same reseller advised me to use the 350N as a wireless access point instead of buying one. The question is how to do it.
I am thinking about the following:
1- Have the WRITTEN installed next to the internet modem connect to the modem by cable
2- in another room have the WRITTEN (approx 20 meters away) not connected by a cable to the WRITTEN
3- When using the laptop in the weak reception area, I try to connect wirelessly to WRITTEN which should be also connected wirelessly to the WRITTEN
Would that be possible. I hope so since there is no way to have a cable connecting the 350N and 610N due to many reasons
appreciate your help in adance

I am sorry but the spelling checker repalced my router names to another word
the correct text is:
I had a router WRT350N which was not covering the whole space in my house. I was looking for a N wireless access point or a range extender.
The shop seller convinced me to buy WRT610N saying that the Dual N will fix my problem.
well it did not. The reception in some locations is still poor.
the same reseller advised me to use the 350N as a wireless access point instead of buying one. The question is how to do it.
I am thinking about the following:
1- Have the WRT610N installed next to the internet modem connect to the modem by cable
2- in another room have the WRIT350N (approx 20 meters away) not connected by a cable to the WRT610N
3- When using the laptop in the weak reception area, I try to connect wirelessly to WRT350N which should be also connected wirelessly to the WRT610N
Would that be possible. I hope so since there is no way to have a cable connecting the 350N and 610N due to many reasons
appreciate your help in adance

How set up my wrt54g v6 as access point

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