Will a WRE54G work on a WRTP54G router(vonage phone built in)

Question

I have been trying and trying to get it to work but im about to give up.My buddy gave me the Range extender but im not sure if it will work with this router.Thanks for any info.

Answer 1

If anyone is using a WRTP54G VoiP router and wishes to add a WRE54Gv2 it is important to change the ip address of the WRE54G, which by default is set at 192.168.1.240.  An earlier post stated it was not possible to setup a version 2 WRE54G and a WRTP54G VoiP router, which is incorrect.  Below is an example of what worked in my network using the combination of the WRTP54G and the WRE54G v.2.  Also to help lessen the complication, I would recommend disabling any wireless security within your router until the setup of the range extender is completed.
During the setup of the WRE54G, the only way I was able to add the WRE54G v.2 into my network was via the ethernet port using the setup wizard.  The problem with adding the WRE54G into the network of a WRTP54G router is the router assigns ip addresses in the range of 192.186.15.* and is not able to assign the address 192.168.1.240 which the range extender, by default uses.  If you setup the range
extender utilizing the default ip address, 192.168.1.240, you will be unable to access the WRE54G either via a wired or wireless connection as the ip address isn't valid since it is outside of the range of what the router can assign.
Solution to the problem.  When setting up the range extender, WRE54g, take a look at the ip range assigned by your router.  For instance I have the ip range of my router set to 192.168.15.200 - 209. Select an ip address that is in the range of what your router will assign.  I would recommend selecting an address at the end of the
range, in my example I selected 192.168.15.209.  Whatever you choose, write it down and keep it in a safe place.  Now utilizing the setup wizard for the range extender, during the setup process, follow the setup through and when it asks for
confirmation of the default ip address, DO NOT accept it.  This is time to change from the default ip address of 192.168.1.240 to the ip address that you have written down, the one you selected which is in the range of your router.  Input the new ip address, in my example 192.168.15.209, and complete the setup. Everything should finish up and you should now disconnect the ethernet cable from your range extender.  After doing a power cycle, confirm that the range extender is setup in your network by opening the extender using the ip address that you wrote down, and assigned to it. In this example, I used http://192.168.15.209 If you can access the extender via the newly assigned ip address, which is in range of your router, your range extender is operating in your network.
At this point, if you are going to enable some form of wireless security you will be able to setup the WEP keys in your router and range extender simultaneously.
Good luck.