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.
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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.
Thank you in advance!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. -
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.
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Anyone know how to set up mac as a wireless access point?
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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.
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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.
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Setting Airport to use a Specific Access Point
I am in Leopard connecting to a Pronto wireless provider her in Texas. My conections drops about every 20 seconds or so, making it a real pain. After doing some reading and using iStumbler and IPnetmonitor, I found that there where 3 AP in my area with almost the same signal strength. So I moved to the edge of town and was able to have only 1 AP in range and was able to connect with no more dropouts.
The WDS (Wireless Distribution System) in use seems to be what produces the dropouts in leopard, As leopard rescans the waves and finds another AP with the same name and transmitting channel it gets confused on to which one to join making it drop the connections.
So my question is, is there a way to tell leopard to stop all scanning and join AP with xx.xx.xx.xx MAC Address?
As a side note, My wife has her PB with 10.4.11 and does not have this problems in exactly the same enviorment.@ Peter Lawrey
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@ EJP
That option is not an option in this case.
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Here's the deal. I have a Verizon Fios MI424WR router. My house has CAT5 throughout the house. The media panel is located in the garage. I want to take the Verizon Fios Router and cannot it in the media panel so I can connect a switch to it, that way, all my CAT5 can fire throughout the house. Verizon being Verizon decided to connect the router directly in the office.
Can I go this route (Router in media panel, switch cross connect to it) and use Airport Express, connected to one of the in-wall CAT5 ports in my house and then set it up as my wireless access point to provide wifi to my portable devices (iPad, iPhone, Macbook)? Is this possible? Will Airport Express comminicate with my verizon router via ethernet in-wall? Do I have to turn off the wireless radio in the Verizon router? Any help would be greatly appreciated!That is right, by hard wired I was just making clear wired vs wireless attachment. AirPort family of devices will only act in a repeater mode with their own family members, not FiOS routers. they have to be wired to work.
There are some useful docs you can download from Apple, Support, Manuals, Peripherals, AirPort (just follow thos links from the Support button on the top bar):
Apple AirPort Networks
Designing AirPort Networks
AirPort Express Setup Guide
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no...the linksys routers would only work as wireless access points and not repeaters / bridge
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1242AG Wireless Access Point - Cannot Get DHCP IP for BVI1 interface - Multiple SSIDs...
Hello,
I am attempting to set up three Cisco 1242AG Wireless Access Points with multiple SSID's. I used the web interface and directions online to set up the two networks I want and at least one of the networks work wirelessly.
However, I have two problems:
The first, which is the most important, is that the "management" interface, BVI1, doesn't get an ip address from our DHCP server. I set the VLAN 60 (which you'll see in the documenation below) to be the native VLAN on the device as well as on the switch that the device is connected to as well as other settings in the configeration file below. Because of this, I can only manage the device via the console port which would be a huge pain once all of the devices are mounted.
The second problem is that I am not sure how to get both wireless networks broadcasting their SSID's. I have to manually type in the SSID for the second wireless network I have which I would prefer I don't have to. Anyway I can enable broadcasting on all of the SSID's?
Thank you for your time.
Regards,
Christopher Koeber
Using 7916 out of 32768 bytes
version 12.4
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service timestamps debug datetime msec
service timestamps log datetime msec
service password-encryption
hostname AP-18.wesleysem.edu
enable secret {Number Here} {Encrypted Password Here}
enable password {Number Here} {Encrypted Password Here}
aaa new-model
aaa session-id common
dot11 syslog
dot11 vlan-name Kresge vlan 20
dot11 vlan-name Library vlan 30
dot11 vlan-name Public vlan 60
dot11 vlan-name Secure_Public vlan 70
dot11 vlan-name Secure_Seminary vlan 80
dot11 vlan-name Server_Room vlan 1
dot11 vlan-name Straughn vlan 40
dot11 vlan-name Trott vlan 10
dot11 vlan-name Web_Room vlan 50
dot11 ssid (Secure) Wesley Campus
vlan 80
authentication open
authentication key-management wpa version 2
wpa-psk ascii {Number Here} {WPA Key Here}
dot11 ssid Public
vlan 60
authentication open
mobility network-id 60
username Cisco password {Number Here} {Encrypted Password Here}
username admin privilege 15 secret {Number Here} {Encrypted Password Here}!
bridge irb
interface Dot11Radio0
no ip address
no ip route-cache
encryption vlan 80 mode ciphers aes-ccm
ssid (Secure) Campus
ssid Public
mbssid
station-role root
interface Dot11Radio0.1
encapsulation dot1Q 1
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 254
bridge-group 254 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 254 source-learning
no bridge-group 254 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 254 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.10
encapsulation dot1Q 10
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 10
bridge-group 10 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 10 block-unknown-source
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interface Dot11Radio0.20
encapsulation dot1Q 20
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 20
bridge-group 20 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 20 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 20 source-learning
no bridge-group 20 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 20 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.30
encapsulation dot1Q 30
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 30
bridge-group 30 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 30 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 30 source-learning
no bridge-group 30 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 30 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.40
encapsulation dot1Q 40
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 40
bridge-group 40 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 40 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 40 source-learning
no bridge-group 40 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 40 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.50
encapsulation dot1Q 50
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 50
bridge-group 50 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 50 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 50 source-learning
no bridge-group 50 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 50 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.60
encapsulation dot1Q 60 native
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.70
encapsulation dot1Q 70
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 70
bridge-group 70 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 70 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 70 source-learning
no bridge-group 70 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 70 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio0.80
encapsulation dot1Q 80
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 80
bridge-group 80 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 80 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 80 source-learning
no bridge-group 80 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 80 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1
no ip address
no ip route-cache
shutdown
encryption vlan 80 mode ciphers aes-ccm
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channel dfs
station-role root
interface Dot11Radio1.1
encapsulation dot1Q 1
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 254
bridge-group 254 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 254 source-learning
no bridge-group 254 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 254 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.10
encapsulation dot1Q 10
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 10
bridge-group 10 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 10 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 10 source-learning
no bridge-group 10 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 10 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.20
encapsulation dot1Q 20
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 20
bridge-group 20 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 20 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 20 source-learning
no bridge-group 20 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 20 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.30
encapsulation dot1Q 30
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 30
bridge-group 30 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 30 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 30 source-learning
no bridge-group 30 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 30 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.40
encapsulation dot1Q 40
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 40
bridge-group 40 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 40 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 40 source-learning
no bridge-group 40 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 40 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.50
encapsulation dot1Q 50
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 50
bridge-group 50 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 50 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 50 source-learning
no bridge-group 50 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 50 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.60
encapsulation dot1Q 60 native
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
bridge-group 1 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
no bridge-group 1 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.70
encapsulation dot1Q 70
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 70
bridge-group 70 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 70 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 70 source-learning
no bridge-group 70 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 70 spanning-disabled
interface Dot11Radio1.80
encapsulation dot1Q 80
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 80
bridge-group 80 subscriber-loop-control
bridge-group 80 block-unknown-source
no bridge-group 80 source-learning
no bridge-group 80 unicast-flooding
bridge-group 80 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0
ip dhcp client update dns
no ip address
no ip route-cache
duplex auto
speed auto
interface FastEthernet0.1
encapsulation dot1Q 1
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 254
no bridge-group 254 source-learning
bridge-group 254 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.10
encapsulation dot1Q 10
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 10
no bridge-group 10 source-learning
bridge-group 10 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.20
encapsulation dot1Q 20
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 20
no bridge-group 20 source-learning
bridge-group 20 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.30
encapsulation dot1Q 30
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 30
no bridge-group 30 source-learning
bridge-group 30 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.40
encapsulation dot1Q 40
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 40
no bridge-group 40 source-learning
bridge-group 40 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.50
encapsulation dot1Q 50
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 50
no bridge-group 50 source-learning
bridge-group 50 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.60
encapsulation dot1Q 60 native
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 1
no bridge-group 1 source-learning
bridge-group 1 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.70
encapsulation dot1Q 70
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 70
no bridge-group 70 source-learning
bridge-group 70 spanning-disabled
interface FastEthernet0.80
encapsulation dot1Q 80
no ip route-cache
bridge-group 80
no bridge-group 80 source-learning
bridge-group 80 spanning-disabled
interface BVI1
ip address dhcp client-id FastEthernet0
no ip route-cache
ip http server
no ip http secure-server
ip http help-path http://www.cisco.com/warp/public/779/smbiz/prodconfig/help/eag
bridge 1 route ip
line con 0
line vty 0 4
endI am using a third party DHCP server which is our Windows Domain Controller. I have the ip helper-address set for the native vlan of the Access Point through a layer 3 distribution switch (a Catalyst 4506) that the current switch connects to.
I didn't see any event on the logs for the AP.
Let me know if I need to do something else.
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Static Routing vs. Access Point
I need helping in setting up my media center. I have the Dlink 520 in wireless mode. I have the linksys WRT300N. And I'd like to set up a static route to my wired network's resources. This device is hardcoded with 192.168.1.X and I need a static route to the 192.168.0.X network. Is there a way to do so, so that my media server will be seen by the server on that network. Please help.. I've looked at port forwarding and DMZ and they all have a hardcoded 192.168.1.X. Should I just set this device up as a access point, even though I have other wireless devices that benefit from DHCP. Please advise.
Thank you
Mr V.If you connect the WRT in gateway mode through its internet port to the dlink, you don't have to define any static route on the WRT. The LAN behind the WRT is inaccessible then unless you define port forwardings on the WRT.
If you connect the WRT in router mode through its internet port to the netgear you also don't have to define a static route on the WRT. You must define a static route for the WRT subnet on the dlink. The WRT will just work correctly as it is. You may also have to define a static route on the dlink to forward packets for the WRT subnet to the WRT instead of the netgear.
If you setup the WRT as I have suggested you don't need static routes on the WRT either because the internet port is not used and thus there is no routing on the WRT.
So, whatever you want to do I cannot see any reason in your setup why you think you would have to set a static route on the WRT. You only need routing if the packets have to go one more hop. But the WRT has only two sides and those two sides are your complete LAN. There is nothing else there...
You cannot define a static route for the traffic from inside the WRT LAN to the outside simply because this is implicitly defined with the configuration of the internet and LAN interfaces.
I don't have another suggestion. I think I have listed the major reason why it is beneficial to set up the WRT as access point, mostly because you'll only have a single LAN subnet instead of two. Two subnets complicate many things. One of those things is file sharing across the router which may be related to your problems.
I suggest you try to set it up as I have suggested and we see how it goes... -
Bridge to bridge and bridge to access-point via wireless is it possible.
here;s my topology i am trying to configure. i have a router whose ethernet is connected to a bridge.this bridge 1 is connected to a bridge 2 via wireless. now i am trying to connect a access-point via wireless to this bridge2. is it possible for bridge 2 to support connectivity to the bridge1 and the access-point both of them via wireless.
can someone pls help me on this.
waiting for someone to reply.
regards
sebastanYou can set up each radio in the access point for different functionality. Considering the scenario, this can be done by setting up the SSID for the G radio and another SSID for the A radio. Then, set the role in the radio network parameter for the G radio to access point and for the A radio to the root bridge role.
ou can prevent unauthorized users from reconfiguring your access point/bridge and viewing configuration information. Typically, you want network administrators to have access to the access point/bridge while you restrict access to users who connect through a terminal or workstation from within the local network.
To prevent unauthorized access to your access point/bridge, you should configure one of these security features:
Username and password pairs, which are locally stored on the access point/bridge. These pairs authenticate each user before that user can access the access point/bridge. You can also assign a specific privilege level (read only or read/write) to each username and password pair.
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps5861/products_configuration_guide_chapter09186a00804ed6d4.html -
Router, access point, very CONFUSED. HELP
The Plan:
In my living room I have a modem/router (at&t supplied) which produces wifi for my home. In my family room I have an older version of the Xbox 360 with no wireless capabilities. Without buying a 100 ft (the rooms are not exactly close to each other)ethernet cable and running it under the house, I'd rather find some way to send a wireless signal from a router to a physical (access point/router?) which will be located next to the Xbox that it can hard wire to.
Equipment at my disposal:
WRT54G ver.6
WAP54G ver.2
Question:
Is it possible to do what I want with the equipment I have? The more I dive into websites about it the more confused I get. Access points, client bridge mode, client mode, repeater, etc. I just have no idea what to do, any ideas?Those devices that you have will work but it is not an assurance that those two devices will give you the best performance since those are only wireless-G devices. What you can do is to set the WRT54G v6 as the main router that will broadcast a wireless signal to that other room; set the WAP54G v2 as an access point client so that it will act as the wireless adapter for your Xbox. To test if the router’s signal will reach to that room then you need to use a laptop and check if the laptop could pick the signal.
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Motorola V525 UK Vodafone Internet Access Point
Hi guys
I have a Midlet that makes an HttpConnection to a servlet to get some String data. It works perfectly well through the emulators, but not on my phone. Having read the forums I can see that this is probably because I have a WAP access point for my GPRS connection on the mobile. I rang Vodafone to ask them about how to set up an Internet access point via TCP/IP, but they were next to useless. So anyone know how to set up an Internet APN for Vodafone on a Motorola V525 ?!?
Thanks
K
ps. If you know another way to get data from a server that doesn't involve an HttpConnection, that would be great also.Hi Killuminati.
The settings you need are for the Vodafone Internet APN, as below:
Access Point (APN) address : internet
Username : web
Password: web
(note that these are all case sensitive)
You may also need to explicitly set the DNS server (I can't remember if you actually need to do this or not):
DNS Server: 212.183.137.012
Ok, now that may be enough for it to work. If you are still having problems however, then you need to phone Vodafone, as we've found that some people need to get access to the Internet access point explictly turned on for their account.
This can be tricky, and has taken us from between 5 mins, and 2 days to get sorted out, depending on whether the person on the end of the phone knows what they're talking about or not!
Explain to them (slowly!) that you need to have access to the Internet GPRS Access point turned on for your phone (explain if necessary that you already have access to the WAP Access point but that is different.
Once you find someone that actually understands what you're talking about, it should then be a 5 minute job for them to activate it for your account. You then turn your phone off & back on, and you should then be up & running (after ensuring your phone is set up to use the Internet Access Point instead of the WAP one of course).
Hope that's of help.
Cheers,
Neal. -
Setting up a netgear n300 as wireless bridge/access point with airport extremee
I just replaced my netgear wireless router with the airport to allow our many devices on the network without knocking each other off and also increase the speed. But would like to use the netgear as a wireless bridge or access point so that I can still connect my NTFS formatted hard drive to be shared on the network. Any suggestions would be appreciated. I can not seem to find my netgear router with 192.168.1.1 as that comes up with another device. I have tried doing this with a windows laptop in another room but can not seem to make it work. I am now hooked up directly to the airport thinking i need to do it that way and still no luck. Please help.
As long as you intend to do this over ethernet it will work.. you cannot easily wireless repeat or bridge to an apple router.. you would need specific hardware to do it.
What is the exact model of netgear you have?
The setup method depends on the functionality of the router.. but lets assume it does not have a bridge or WAP mode.
You use WAN bypass.
1. Setup the Netgear with IP address in the correct IP range for the rest of the network.. it is hard to talk generalities so lets say the apple is main router and your network is now 10.0.1.x .. then set the Netgear to 10.0.1.250 (apple uses IP 2-200 by default) you can use any value you like outside the DHCP range. Up to the limit which is 254 as long as you keep track of all static IP devices. Apply this setting and power cycle the router.. and you might need to power cycle the computer as well to pick up the new IP.
2. Turn off the DHCP server in the Netgear. You may lose connection to the netgear now.. do not worry about it.. (this can be combined with one.. if you firstly turn off dhcp before you change the IP.. but whatever is possible.. at some point you will need to change around and if you forget what IP .. you will be in a mess.. so write it on a label and stick on the base of the router.. also without dhcp you will either need to reset router to factory using reset button or use static ip on the computer. )
3. Plug ethernet from LAN of the main router to LAN of the Netgear. Reboot the whole network is often necessary.
4. In your computer plugged somewhere in the network.. open browser and go to the address you set.. 10.0.1.250 in my example.
5. You can then setup the Netgear to do whatever you like.. DIsk access is fine.. wireless is fine.. it just cannot be a router.
Many many reboots if you get lost. Hit reset and start over. -
How to set up the Time Capsule as an access point
Hi there,
I have home office and am having wifi-connectivity issues due to the layout of my home.
I'm getting the electrician to set up ethernet outlets in various rooms in my house so that I can get wired connections in several rooms. What I want to do is connect my Time Capsule to one of those ethernet ports (see the diagram below) so that I can still broadcast a wi-fi signal in my house while having wired connections elsewhere.
|->
Lan Port 1
Home Office (Laptop)
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|->
Lan Port 2
Living Room (TV)
Modem
->
Wired Router
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|->
Lan Port 3
2nd Bedroom (Xbox)
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|->
Lan Port 4
Dining Room (Time Capsule)
In my research in how to set this up, I've come across documentation that shows how to convert an old Netgear/Linksys wifi router to an access point. Here's an example of the documentation I've run across: http://www.smallnetbuilder.com/wireless/wireless-basics/30338-how-to-convert-a-w ireless-router-into-an-access-point. What I haven't encountered is how to do this with a Time Capsule.
Here are my questions:
Do I just follow these instructions and substitute "Time Capsule" where the author references "AP"?
I currently have my network set up through the Time Capsule. Here are some of the things that I currently have set up and corresponding questions:
all computers can access the printer via wifi - under the above setup, will all computers (connected to the new network via wired OR wireless access) still have access to the printer?
I have my macbook set up as a media center for my xbox and PS3. The Xbox and PS3 connect to my macbook and access the movie files that I have saved on my Time Capsule and a 2nd HDD that is connected to the Time Capsule via USB - under the above setup, will I still be able to access those movies with my PS3 and Xbox via the macbook media center software?
Thanks a ton for any help or advice. It's much appreciated.Excellent.. great to see people doing the job properly and wiring ethernet.
Here are my questions:
Do I just follow these instructions and substitute "Time Capsule" where the author references "AP"?
Apple system is slightly different.. although the AP method would work the TC has a programmed state for placing it in AP mode.
And Apple even documented it.
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4260
The difference in your system, is you are not using an Apple primary router (I presume) but otherwise the same.
Any router setup as WAP, you bridge the router part.. and you use Same wireless name.. same security setting (WPA2 Personal is WPA2 AES and the only one suitable). Same passkey..
I would add one difference to the apple insstructions.. they depend on auto wireless channels working. IMHO, auto anything in wireless is akin to voodoo black arts and has more to do with beads and rattles than science. It works fine in some case.. terrible in others.. lock it down. Set the wireless yourself.. at 2.4ghz there are only 3 non overlapping channels.. 1, 6, 11 .. if you use 300mbit N on the main router, it will use 2 of those channels.. choose the third for the TC.
Of course the TC can also use 5ghz.. and I lock it down as well but that is more my control freak nature.. and strong skeptism of anything auto in the wireless world.
I currently have my network set up through the Time Capsule. Here are some of the things that I currently have set up and corresponding questions:
all computers can access the printer via wifi - under the above setup, will all computers (connected to the new network via wired OR wireless access) still have access to the printer?
I have my macbook set up as a media center for my xbox and PS3. The Xbox and PS3 connect to my macbook and access the movie files that I have saved on my Time Capsule and a 2nd HDD that is connected to the Time Capsule via USB - under the above setup, will I still be able to access those movies with my PS3 and Xbox via the macbook media center software?
Your number auto changed.. fun isn't it when i edit it shows correctly but when I post it changes the format.
On the new setup the printer will still be available to all clients .. whether wireless or wired.
And to second part, yes, all file access is not going to change.. well I don't predict any.. IP of the system might change around but overall you are creating a single flat network. And that will work fine.
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