WRE54G SET UP

I need help setting up a WRE54G v3 RE. I will explain my situation below:
* I am out of country (Colombia) and we used wireless internet that we buy from the locals (Hot Spot basically) they have countless routers (linksys products BTW) all over the place. When I search for Networks available, it will give me 2 options (Avantel Pegaso which is their SSID and Linksys), side note I have connected thru both to the Internet.
* I tried to run the WRE54G cd and it didn't work, I have an error GUI saying that Site Survey - Error.
* Regardless of that message I plugged the RE and press the auto-configuration button, right next to the router and it gives the 2 blue lights.
* I also place the RE inside the room (a trailer around 50 meters away from router)
and it boost my signal completely on the Avantel Pegaso SSID (I guess that its the one for the router closest to my room?).
* I then tried to open Internet (Mozilla) and it wont connect me. I have local access only.
* If I unplugged the RE it will give me Local and Internet Access and it allowed me to log in to the Hot Spot, but if I turn on the RE it will disconnect me form the internet.
Please let me know what I am doing wrong? Or if I have to download firmware and setup page from the web?

As you posted that after plugging the Range Extender in the network you are disconnected from the Internet .... it seems that the Range extender is trying to connect to different network ...but you are connecting/connected to different network ..... Connect the computer to the range extender ... disable wireless network connection on the computer .... use static Ip on Local Area Connection ..... Acces Range Extender setup page. ... Use the proper wireless settings for any one of the network you want to connect to .... Power cycle Range Extender .... See if it works ...

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Original wre54g set up cd

I can't find the original set up cd for the range expander. It is the original with no rev. number on it. i want to try and use it now with my new router. Where can I access the file?

Here you go...
http://www.linksys.com/servlet/Satellite?c=L_CASupport_C2&childpagename=US%2FLayout&cid=116685984285...
Put in Version 1 and setup should be under firmware.
Message Edited by Luckydog on 09-09-2008 01:53 PM

WRE54G Set up with Mac OS

cannot setup the Wireless-G Range Expander (WRE54G) to my MAC OS Airport network
Please advise
Thanks

What is the model number of your wireless router?
The wireless range expander WRE54G will work only with wireless G routers.

Urgent help need with WRE54G ver3

Hi, I need help with this range expander.
By some divine miracle I managed to connect my WRE54G to BT router successfully.
The main purpose for me buying this product is to get the range to use on my Playstation 3
So, I've got the WRE54G set up to extend my routers range, and it is working. My PS3 can detect it.
The problem is that if I try to connect to it, I cannot obtain the IP address.
This happens if anything tried to connect to the WRE54G, it does not seem to be giving out the IP address
Please help!

This means your WRE is not configured properly..When your WRE is connected to the Power Outlet, whats the Light status on the WRE, Is both the Link and Act Light on your WRE is Blue?
When your computer is connected to the Router, whats the IP address you computer is getting ? To find out the IP address click on Start - RUN - CMD and click Ok, now in the Command Prompt type "Ipconfig" and hit enter, and note down the IP address and the Default Gateway..
When you Configure your WRE, make you sure your WRE IP address is in the same segment of your Router. The Default IP address for the WRE is 192.168.1.240..
Make sure the Wireless Settings of your WRE and your Router is same..
Click Here and Follow the instructions how to configure your WRE.

WRT54GS and WRE54G

I can't get the WRE54G set-up on my system. The wizard runs through completion and claims that it it successful, but the link light stays red and the WRE54G does not show up in the client list. All settings have been triple checked 1,000 times an I've reset the the WRE54G so many times that I've lost count. What makes the wizard think that everything is connected when obviously it's not? What else can I try to get the WRE54G working before I return it to the store.

Hi… Well just check, if you are able to ping to your Range Expander, wirelessly. If yes then you have successfully configured the Range Expander. Now about the light, it some times remains red, just go head and upgrade the firmware for that range expander. You can get the firmware from http://www.linksys.com/download

Invisible WRE54G with Vista + NIS 2009

I have a WRE54G set up and working with by BT Homehub (WEP connection). It works just fine from my Widows XP laptop but is totally ignored by my new Vista 64bit desktop computer with Norton IS 2009 installed. And by ignored I mean even ping doesn't work, let alone browsing to 192.168.1.240. This desktop computer does see it loud and clear when viewing available networks but will not connect ("No response from access point"), then if I turn the WRE54G off, connect the desktop to the weak hub network and turn the WRE54G on again, the laptop sees it but it remains invisible to the Vista desktop.
For some reason I suspect the NIS 2009 (which is not installed on the laptop) so am interested in whether anyone has had experience of this working with the WRE54G. I plan to try it with NIS 2009 deinstalled, but am just checking something with Norton first.
Thanks....

Partial progress.....
The main change I made was to stop SSID broadcast from my main router so that only the repeater was broadcasting. After that I got it working consisently as a repeater from my Vista desktop (traffic visible on the WRE54G). I can also now ping from there but I can't get at the setup page (192.168.1.240) - in fact if I attempt that it times out in the browser and also disables the repeater until it is powered off and on again.
However, I have now tried with my 3rd computer, an XP desktop (with NIS 2009) and it always fails to acquire an address when trying to connect to the network. The repeater was previously, but not consistently, working with this desktop.
More experiments tomorrow....

WRE54G Web Based Setup in-accessible

I just got my WRE54G set up with my wireless network, using a WRT54G v5 for my main connection. After everything was set up and running, I went to the web-based setup for the expander and changed the password from the default. When the page tried to reload, it said "The connection to the server was reset while the page was loading." Repeated attempts to access the web-based setup give the same problem. I'm hoping I don't have to reset the expander and start all over, and was wondering if anyone has experienced this issue.
If it matters, the expander is running the firmware it came with, updating that was the next thing on the list after I changed the password, but I haven't been able to connect again to fix it.

Have you changed the ip address of the range expander ? If yes, then give the static ip to the computer
Click on the Start button >>> Settings >>> Control Panel >>>Network Connections- Right click on the icon for Local area connection and go to properties- On the 'General' tab select 'Internet Protocol TCP/IP' and click on the Properties button- Select 'Use the following IP address'- Provide IP Address - 192.168.1.5, Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway - 192.168.1.240(default ip address of range expander)- >>Click on Ok button to Save and Click on "Close" on main Properties window.
Then try to open the setup page of Range Expander.

WRE54Gv3 and B-mode clients

I'm finding that leaving the WRE54G set to MIXED mode, my 802.11b clients will not connect to it. Only by setting it to B-Only do they connect.
This doesn't sound right to me as with this setting my G clients will only be able to connect at B as well and I truly want a mixed environment.
Any advice/recommendations?

skrabba wrote:
I'm finding that leaving the WRE54G set to MIXED mode, my 802.11b clients will not connect to it. Only by setting it to B-Only do they connect.
This doesn't sound right to me as with this setting my G clients will only be able to connect at B as well and I truly want a mixed environment.
Any advice/recommendations?
Are your G clients set to only connect to G APs?

WRT54G v3 Unable to Connect to Internet

I have a WRT54G version 3 router and recently added a WRE54G range expander to my network. Ever since I added the range expander, my internet connection goes out almost daily. The only way to get it back is to power cycle the modem and router. It's only the internet connection that goes. Everything else within the network works fine. (I can access the setup pages for both the router and range expander, and each computer on the network can access the others.)
Has anyone else experienced this problem? I've read that this issue has occurred with version 5, 6, and 7 WRT54Gs, but haven't found anything pertaining to version 3.

Did you leave the WRE54G set to its default address of 192.168.1.240 ? If not, what did you change it to?
In your router, are you using the default DHCP server range of 192.168.1.100 thru 192.168.1.149 ? If not, what DHCP server range are you using?
Are you using any peer-to-peer (P2P) software?
Message Edited by toomanydonuts on 04-30-200705:10 AM

WRE54G v3 - WEP key setting when using ASCII passphrase

When entering WEP information for this device you may notice that the range expander is asking for the WEP key in hex (for example: 128 bits 26 hex digits). If the key that you have set in your router is using a passphrase then you will need to convert it to hex. Entering the passphrase and clicking the generate button will not work if your router is set to use ASCII as the WEP key format. The result seems to be that the PC may attempt to connect (and/or show as connected) but will not receive an IP address and does not really connect to your network. Strangely, the WRE54G will show that it has connected sucessfully to the router. Instead, convert the passphrase to hex one character at a time then enter the hex digits as the hex key. For example: if you are using 128 bit and your passkey is: 1234567890123 then enter 31323334353637383930313233 as the 128bit hex key (1 in ASCII = 31 in hex, 2 in ASCII = 32 in hex, etc...). http://www.asciitable.com/

Hi, The solution I posted above works for me . I can ping the WRE from the network and access the configuration page. The wireless router I am connecting to is a TP-LINK TL-WR340G. The extender is a WRE54G ver. 3 running v3.04.01 firmware. Instead of converting the passphrase to hex I could just set the TP-LINK router to use a hex key instead but thats a pain. Then I would have to type in a long hex key when adding another wireless device to the network or when allowing a guest device on the network. An ASCII passphrase is so much easier to remember and much less typing. If I leave the TP-LINK router set to accept an ASCII passphrase then convert the ASCII passphrase to hex and enter it into the WRE extender then I can use an ASCII passphrase when connecting a device through the extender .
What I found confusing initially though (before finding the solution) was that if I enter the ASCII passphrase into the extender setup and click the generate button for it to generate the 4 hex keys, the extender claims to connect successfully. I cannot ping it from the network and a wireless device will not get a connection through it but the light does turn blue and the setup screen shows the correct mac address in the link status section. Seems like a bug...

WRE54G v3 - I manage to set it up manually but it crashes when I add security

I have attempted to set up the WRE54G via the cd but kept getting the "can not associate AP in repeater mode". I googled it and tried all the solutions suggested with no joy. It doesn't want to use the cd, I did it time after time changing things and nothing worked.
So I decided to set it up manually. I used this link http://www.tomsguide.com/us/how-to,review-308.html to help me. It worked up to stage 9, when I attempted to set up WPA security like my router has. Once I set up the WPA security, I pressed ok on the window that popped up, and everything crashed. The window went to "can not find this page" - I had no confirmation that it had worked. I checked the wireless networks and no security came up on the network for the expander. Also the link LED stayed red on the actual wre54g.
I am a bit of a novice at this kind of thing, but I managed it before with my linksys router, but now I've had to change it nothing works! It is causing me a lot of stress.
My router is 192.168.0.1, its a sky sagem wireless router f@st 2420.
I changed my WAN to 192.168.1.239 in order to see my expander. I then changed my expander to 192.168.0.40 so that my router and computers and expander can talk to each other!!
Please help.
Thanks for looking.

You could have followed that too closely. If your router is 192.168.0.1, you should make the RE 192.168.0.240 (not 192.168.1.240 like in the instructions). You don't need to change the WAN to XXX.XXX.1.XXX.
Edit: OK, I read a little closer and RE IP addy should be OK. Doesn't have to be 240 but make sure it is unique. Also, since you have been changing your router settings, please try a power cycle of the whole network. Bring the router up first, wait for lights to stabilize, RE next, wait for steady blue link and flashing activity, then clients.
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Trouble setting up WRE54G range expander

I'm trying to set up a WRE54G range expander. Its power is on, and it is connected to a new Cisco E3200 dual band router via Cat5. When I try to access the WRE54G via 192.168.1.240, the web page hangs and then times out. I never had this problem when I used the extender with my old Linksys router; I was able to set it up without a problem.
Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks.
Solved!
Go to Solution.

So you’re still not able to access the setup page of the range extender even if you are directly connected to the computer and you’ve already setup a static IP address on the computer itself? Try resetting the range extender by pushing and hold down the reset button using a pin or a paper clip for 30 seconds then power it off for another 30 seconds. Once the power light goes solid, try re-accessing the setup page of the range extender and configure the settings with the same wireless settings of the router.
Please take note that your router is a wireless N router so using the WRE54G to extend your network may not work for you. It’s better that your extender is running the same technology as your router. You may check this link for information on which device to use to extend your network: Different devices you can use to extend your network.

Problems setting up the wre54G

When running my wre54G software I get the "Site Survey" failed error.

If you are trying to configure WRE using the Setup disk you can exit from the Setup and configure all the settings on your Router Manually...
Press and hold the reset button for 30 seconds...Release the reset button...Unplug the power cable from your Expander, wait for 30 seconds and re-connect the power cable...
1. Connect your Expander to a computer, click on the Start button >>> Settings >>> Control Panel >>> Network Connections - Right click on the icon for Local area connection and go to properties- On the 'General' tab select 'Internet Protocol TCP/IP' and click on the Properties button- Select 'Use the following IP address'-
Provide IP Address - 192.168.1.5, Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0...Click on Ok button to Save and Click on "Close" on main Properties window...
2. Now open an Internet Explorer browser page on your wired computer(desktop).In the
address bar type - 192.168.1.240 Leave the Username blank & in Password use admin in lower case...It should open your Expander set-up...
3. Once you get to the set-up page you can follow this link to change the Expander Settings...
NOTE : The link also explains to check the Wireless Settings on your Router...
4. While changing the Expander settings you have to make sure that the Wireless Settings(SSID/Network Name and WEP/WPA Key) are identical on both the devices(Router and Expander)...Also make sure to change the Expander's default IP to match your network and Gateway Address should be your Router's address...ex. Expander's IP Address : 192.168.1.240(assuming your router's default IP Address is 192.168.1.1), Subnet Mask : 255.255.255.0, Default Gateway : 192.168.1.1...
5. After configuring the Expander you should disconnect it from the Computer and go into Local Area Connection TCP/IP Properties and set it back to Obtain IP Address Automatically...Disconnect the Expander from the computer and power cycle both the devices(Expander and Router)...Your Expander should be configured...
In case if you don't get the Expander set-up just leave it connected to your computer and reset it for 30 seconds and follow Step 2, Step 3, Step 4 & Step 5...
Hope this helps.

Instructions needed for setting up Linksys WRE54G (wireless range entender)

Hello all,
I've got an SMC Barricade Wireless Broadband Router (SMC7004AWBR, 802.11b, 11Mbps, WEP 128-bit encryption) with a range that I need to extend.
I've purchased the Linksys WRE54G which is supposedly compatible with any 802.11b or 802.11g wireless device as well as compatible with Macs.
Of course I can't use the "Set up Wizard" provided with the WRE54G since that only works on PCs. However, the WRE54G is supposed to be able to "use the Web-based Utility to configure the Range Expander, then connect the Range Expander to your network. Open the web browser of a networked computer, and enter the Range Expander’s IP address, 192.168.1.240"
I tried this, i.e. typing in 192.168.1.240 into Safari with the following combinations:
my Mac's Airport card "linked" with the WRE54G;
my Mac connected via ether net cable to WRE54G;
my Mac's Airport card connected to the SMC Barricade which was supposedly linked to the WRE54G wirelessly;
my Mac's Airport card connected to the SMC Barricade which was connected t0 the WRE54G via an ether net cable;
my Mac connected to the SMC Barricade with an Ethernet cable which was connected to the WRE54G via an ether net cable;
all of these combinations had no luck (Safari just spun) and I could never load a page to configure the WRE54G.
I've seen that other people in these discussion groups have used the WRE54G with success. Could one of those people please give me some hints or instructions on how to get things working?
Many thanks in advance.
Jim

While I was unable to get my Lynksys WRE54G router to function (I’ll explain why in a minute), I did learn some things that may be of benefit to others trying to get this little beast to work.
Most importantly, your base station (whatever the brand) must have “Wireless Distribution System” or “WDS” capabilities, and that functionality must be turned “on” before attempting to auto synch the WRE54G. For Macintosh, there will be a tab on the AirPort Admin Utility (after launching the application, click on your base station, then click “Configure”).
Surprisingly, it appears that many base stations do not have WDS capabilities. AirPort “Graphite” and “Snow” do not; AirPort Extreme and Express do. (Of course, my AirPort is a Graphite, so I was SOL).
However, this experience did point something out to me: Mac people (like me for 21 years now) are used to simply plugging something in and having it work. We don’t understand what’s “behind the curtain” and, when we have to work with that “stuff”, at least I get lost very, very quickly.
A couple of years ago I spent many frustrating hours getting a Lynksys access point to work with an early iMac (it would not accept an AirPort card and thus I had no other choice for wireless networking). Now the WRE54G. I am done with non-Apple gear like this -- it’s just not worth the frustration to save a few dollars.
TiBook 1ghz Mac OS X (10.4.7) proud Mac user for 21 years
TiBook 1ghz Mac OS X (10.2.x)

WRE54G does not recongize WRT100 when WRT100 network mode is set to Mixed

The only time that WRE54 makes a connection to the WRT100 is when the Wireless Network Mode (under Wirless Settings) is set to BG-MIXED and the Standard Channel is identified.
If you selete MIXED for the Network mode all other setting within the WRT100 are set to auto and the WRG54 does not make a connection to the WRT100. So if you have a mixed enivorment with N B and G. The WRE54 will be useless.
Currently the expander does make a connection to the WRT100 when the Network Mode is set to BG-Mixed and the Standard Channel is identified.
Any Updates that will correct this commmunication problem would be benificial. So the one could have a truely mixed environment.

Hi Scrooge,
I have both pieces of hardware to the newest firmware. I tried your settings, however the WRE54G did not connect to WRT100. To reduce the amount of typing I didn't include Wireless --> Advance Wireless Settings within my note, I ensure you though I did exactly as you suggested.
On the WRT100
Wireless --> Basic Wirless Settings
Network Mode is Mixed
Network Name (SSID): HAM
Radio Band: Auto - 20/40Mhz Channel
Wide Channel: Auto
Standard Channel: Auto
SSID Broadcast: Enabled
Security --> Firewall (the only things I have mark are):
SPI Firewall Protection
Filter INDENT (PORT 113)
Please note that the filter Anonymous Internet Requests is not checked.
The WRE54G connects to WRT100 with these settings:
Wireless ---> Basic Wireless Settings
Network Mode: BG-MIXED
Network Name (SSID): Ham
Radio Band: IS NULLED OUT
WIDE Channel: IS NULLED OUT
Stardard Channel: 10 - 2.457GHz
SSID Broadcast: Enabled
suggestions?

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