WRE54G ver. 3

Okay, so all the other computers in my house work great.
The only one that doesn't is my computer ( windows vista home edition)
I get that oh so wondeful "ip conflict" message. I've tried restarting my computer, /release and /renew ing the ip, disconnecting and reconnecting, restarting the adapter,and all other manner of goodies.
I soon discovered that it was some sort of error on the repeater's behave when I took the destop upstairs to get the origanal signal and it worked just fine. I've tried to assign a static ip but it just sits there "connected" but not to the internet. What can I do? BTW I don't own any modem

Some ppl have reported relief from the IP conflict by moving the WRE farther from the router. Is it relatively close now?

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I have lost my Setup CD for the WRE54G Ver.3 and it is not available for download on the Support and Services page (although there are Setup Wizards for Ver.1 and Ver.2).
Would you please provide access to this Wizard.

If you are unable to find the setup CD you can configure your Range Expander manually...See the link here

Update firmware wre54g ver 2-eu

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the step for the update firmware for the wre54g ver 2eu ?
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Use this link to download the firmware of WRE54G version 2.0EU ....

Cannot setup WRE54G ver. 3 expander to network

I had to reset my network this morning due to some weird glitch that caused my whole network to disappear. My router is a WRT310N. I have an SSID (broadcasting) and a password on my router. The problem is I cannot get my expander to connect to the network and it is desperately needed as our signal does not carry through the whole house.
We no longer have the CD for it - not that it worked in the first place. I had to call Linksys to get it setup properly. Can no longer call them as the warrenty is expired and we cannot afford to pay them for tech support.
Resetting the expander has not helped. Pressing the autoconfig button while the network is unsecured and the expander is right under the router gave no results (expander's link light continued to flash red/blue for several minutes and did nothing else). Hooking the expander straight to my computer and then attempting to access the expander's setup page (192.168.1.240) did nothing. Every time I try, it kicks me to a Google search. Again, resetting the expander has not helped this. I know it reset because the lights both turned blue, then the link button turned red. After several reset attempts, I still was unable to access the expander's page.
I am also extremely uneasy setting everything to a static IP. We have 4 computers and 3 - 4 XBox 360s in the house that need the internet at any given moment and from what I know of static IPs, if I do that it will only work on the system I set it up on (someone please correct me if this is wrong) and we have one kid in the house that if he cannot play his games online (God forbid) he'll throw a titanic fit and make the rest of the house miserable.
Can someone please help me? And talk me through this?

Follow the steps below to configure all the settings on WRE54G.
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.

Unable to connect WRE54g ver.3-US

I have a WRE54g range expander that I am unable to connect to a non enccryted public network. My computer (windows 7) will pick up the signal of the network but when the expander is powered up, it connects to a site (unknown which one) and when running setup, the site survey fails. Also, connecting to the expander results in limited or no connectivity. I cannot connect to the public router by hard wire because it is located at a distance from the house. So my question is: how do I connect the range expander to a wireless public network when auto config does not work? Can this be done manually and how? Also, how do I select which of many available networks, will the expander connect to when site survey fails? I suspect that the expander is connecting to a network which is encrypted and not to the one that I want that is not encrypted.

Reset the range expander, connect the range expander to your computer, setup static IP and configure the settings manually. Click on the following link for detailed instructions.
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WRE54G Ver.3-us Problem

It will disconnect automatically after several minutes of connection,when I tried to connect,it will give a wrong network IP which means it is not connected to the AP.I'm using TP-link AP or even tried Linksys AP but the have the same problem.Our Access Point is very visible to the extender,the distance measures about 12 mtrs to its other.

Hi!!
Please follow the instruction i have included below:
~Make sure that both of them are running on the same wireless channel.
~If already on the same channel then tried changing the channel (channel 11 or 9)
~TRy upgrading the firmware incase its not having the latest one.
I hope this would be helpful.
Have a great day
Best Regards
Tabish Nawaz

Wre54g ver. 3 range expander won't turn on?

I unplugged the range expander to move it to another room, (which I 've done a number of times before) but no it won't turn on. None of the lights will turn on and I've tried pressing the auto configuration button and reset button but still nothing. Anyone got any ideas?

I have the same problem as mentioned earlier. Moved the Expander and the lights wont go on. The router is working fine with other computers, is just the expender the one that doesn't work. What can I can do?
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WRE54G Web Config Page Setup - also Belkin Router F5D6321

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Before you access the Range Expander's web page, you need to gather some information (that you'll need once you do access the WRE54G web page).
You need:
1) The "IP Address" (of your Router/Wireless Access Point as seen by your local network). This will be something like "192.168.1.254" (depending on your local network's range of IP addresses).
2) The "Sub-net Mask" (for your Router/Wireless Access Point as seen by your local network). Usually, this will be "255.255.255.0" (or "255.255.255.255").
3) The (Default) "Gateway" Address (for your Router/Wireless Access Point as seen by you local network). This will usually be the "first" IP address in your network's range of IP addresses. For our example network above having a range of IP addresses of 192.168.1.1 through 192.168.1.255, the first IP address is "192.168.1.1" and so the "Gateway" Address will probably be "192.168.1.1".
4) The "SSID" (Site Survey ID) of your network. This is the network name of your local network (i.e. the one you originally logged onto the network if you've already connected your computer wirelessly up with the router/wireless Access Point).
5) The "Channel" your Wireless Access Point is using (from "1" through "11". A typical "Channel" used is "6".
6) Wireless Network Encryption - you need to know if you are using encryption on your wireless network. You'll most likely either not be using it or your will be using either 40-bit (really 64-bit) WEP (Wired Equivalent Privacy) encryption, 128-bit WEP encryption, or the newer standard WPA-PSK (Wi-Fi Protected Access Pre-Shared Key) security settings. When you get to the WRE54G web-based configuration page, you will need to "enable" Security Settings (if yoiur using it) and then, in the next web config page that appears, enter WEP encryption key or enter the WPA-PSK pre-shared key used that is currently used for your local wireless network.
NOTE: In the WRE54G web configuration page, if you are using encryption, BEFORE you enter the info (into the web-page configuration fields) noted in Item 1 through 5 above, you will want to click the "enable" button for "Wirelss Security", then click on the "Edit Security Settings" button, enter your encryption key on the next web page that appears, and then click on the "Save" button at the bottom of the web-page. The WRE54G will save your security setting to its Flash memory and then re-boot itself. You may want to unplug/replug the AC power to the WRE54G at this time and then re-log in to the WRE54G at its IP address of 192.168.1.240 (which I will explain how to do below).
Before accessing the WRE54G web-based configuration page by pointing your web browser to "192.168.1.240", do the following:
A. Connect the Ethernet cable that came with the WRE54G Ver.3 to the WRE54G (lift the small lid on the top of the WRE54G and plug the Ethernet CAT-5 cable into the RJ-45 jack there). Then plug the other end of the Ethernet cable into your computers RJ-45 jack (I assume your computer has one, right?).
B. Change your computer's IP Address to use a "Manual" IP address rather than "DHCP". Then enter the following "static" IP address: "192.168.1.50". This is an good example address, but other addresses in the range of "192.161.1.XXX" where X is 1 to 255 will work (except I would not use 192.168.1.1, 192.168.1.240, or 192.168.1.255).
C. Plug the WRE54G into the AC power. (check the lights on the WRE54G to make sure they are correct - the WRE54G startup documentation talks about this or I can give details later).
D. Boot up your computer (make sure the network setting still show "manual" IP address and a static IP address of "192.168.1.50".
E. Bring up your web browser and enter into the address field the WRE54G's IP address of "192.168.1.240".
F. In less than a minute, the web-based configuration page should appear. Proceed cautiously to enter the configuration values as I've noted above in Steps 1 - 6. After clicking on the "Save" button at the bottom of the WRE54G's web pages, the WRE54G will always do a "reboot". I suggest unplugging and replugging the WRE54G into the AC after each reboot (just to make sure a cold reboot actually happens).
NOTE: I would also suggest that you enter the "IP Address" of the Wireless Access Point (see Step 1 above) LAST after entering and saving all the other WRE54G configuration values. That way, you will still be able to log onto the WRE54G at the default IP Address of "192.168.1.240" and make sure all the values are saved correctly (in case you make a mistake and enter the wrong IP Address for the Wireless Access Point). Note that each time you reboot the WRE54G and log into it with your web browser, you will want to "Refresh" the web-page screen when you go to "192.168.1.240" so you can see the updated page contents. If you screw up the configuration, you can always use the "reset" button (you need to use a paper clip to push it) on the side of the WRE54G to reset the WRE54G back to its default values. Then you can start over from the beginning.
My experience has been that if you have correctly configured the WRE54G and it works on your wireless network, you will be able to unhook the "hard-wired" Ethernet cable (from between the WRE54G and your computer) and still be able to wirelessly access the WRE45G at its IP address of "192.168.1.240" using your web browser
If you want, you can change the WRE54G's Password (or Username and Password) to values only you know so no one will be able to get into your WRE54G and change your settings maliciously or inadvertantly. Let me know if the above helps you or just confuses you.
--- bfin1

Hi AngryDrake,
Thanks for providing that information.
Are you working from Parallels, Fusion or from some sort a VPN environment?
If you are using the printer in a virtual environment, then please try accessing the printer's EWS in a regular environment just to see if you have the same results.
Use Safari when accessing the printer's EWS, other browsers sometimes won't allow it to open.
Since the printer is setup on the network and you are able to print, you just can't access the printer's EWS, I would update the firmware on the printer which should allow you then to access the printer's EWS through a regular environment. HP LaserJet Pro M1212nf Multifunction Printer Drivers.
Select your operating system, click next, click the link for firmware.
If you are still having issue, then make sure the printer is connected directly to the Router or Airport and not a switch.
Please let me know the results.
Thank You.
Please click “Accept as Solution ” if you feel my post solved your issue, it will help others find the solution.
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I have problem with Linksys Range WRE54G

i can't connect to http://192.168.1.240/   in address bar
alwayes show my retype pass and user
in the first time i typed admin as pass and user but the same problem
WRE54G ver.3
best regards
Q: is

Hi ...
               Try reseting the device and reconfiguring it. To reset the device, press and hold down the reset button on the exapnder for 30 seconds........still pressing the reset button unplug the power to the device wait for 15 seconds....Reset button should still be pressed ........replug the power back to the device and after 15 seconds release the reset button.
                connect the expander to the computer directly using an ethernet cable....assign static IP address to the computer ..i.e. IP address 192.168.1.10 SM 255.255.255.0 DG 192.168.1.240....Leave the username field blank and in the password type admin...this will lead you to the configuration page of the expander.
                   Make the wireless setting identical to the gateway. Save the settings. Unplug the power to the gateway and also to the expander. Wait for 30 seconds and then connect the power back to the gateway first.....when the gateway is completely booted UP .......connect the power to the expander.......
                   Check whether it works.

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...

Where can I buy the WRE54G Version 3 Range Expander???

What retailer (online or physical storefront) sells the WRE54G Range Expander Version 3? After looking on ebay and Amazon.com, the pics that show up on those two sites appear to be version 1 (without the ethernet port).
Can someone give me a list of stores that sells the latest version or where you bought your version 3? Also, who has the best price? Lastly, will I be able to tell the version on the retail box? I'm sure the version is noted on the expander but will the retail box give some clue without opening it???
Thanks for any help in advance...

I got my WRE54G Ver.3 from Circuit City. I couldn't find any way to check the version without opening the box though. It costs $99.99 Here is the link:
http://www.circuitcity.com/ssm/Linksys-Wireless-Range-Extender-WRE54G/sem/rpsm/oid/93822/catOid/-129...
Good luck!
Message Edited by AP19 on 02-15-200701:47 PM

WRE54G failed to power up

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I have a WRE54G ver 2. Today after I turn the power off to relocate the device, I failed to power it back on again. Can someone tell me what I should do? I am in Singapore and may I know where can I get it to repair?
I have just got 4 sets of WRE54G a little over a month ago.
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WRE54G with WAG300N

Hello, does anybody know if the WRE54G is compatible with the WAG300N-Router. tried to setup this, but i did not get it working. Regards Mansn

Hi to all.... I managed to get the WRE54G Ver. 3 (Firm. 3.03.01) to work with the WAG300N (Firm. 1.01.03). The issue is that i have laptops accessing the network throught the WRE54G, and they GET THE SAME MAC ADDRESSES OF THE RANGE EXPANDER!!!! The issue is only solved disconecting the range expander and reconect AFTER the last laptop is conected to the WRE54G.... How can this be solved without the reconection of the range expander????? Is this a bug of the firmware or/and of the range expander?

Site Survey Failed--Try Again

I am trying to connect my Range Expander wre54g, ver 3.0 to my Linksys Router Wrt54g and I keep getting the site survey failed message when running the CD--I tried auto configuration but the expander doesnt expand my wireless range on my laptop..Any Ideas??

Reset the range extender for few seconds .....
Make sure that the wireless security on the router is disabled ....
Hold the Autoconfigure button for few seconds ..... once you get both lights Blue ....release it .....
Check on the wireless computer if it shows connected status under wireless network connections or not .....
If so power down the Router ..... your computer will be still connected to the Range Extender network .....
Use static Ip 192.168.1.50 ...subnet 255.255.255.0 ...& gateway 192.168.1.240 on the wireless computer under wireless network connection ....
Open setup page using http://192.168.1.240 ..... use admin as password without any username .....
Enable the wireless security on the same ...... click save settings .....
Use the same security settings on the router ...after powering up the router .....
Power cycle the network & see if it still shows connected or not .....

Computer "reverts" to weaker router signal instead of range extender

I've have seen some similar posts; but nothing seems exactly like my problem; or I've missed it.
I have a WRT54G Wireless Router and WRE54G range extender; seem to be working fine and talking to each other. (Took a while, but I got it; and it's been Okay since.) I have fast Internet when connnected to the stronger WRE signal and slow Interent when connected to the weaker WRT signal (which is farther away) - all as one would expect.
The problem: My computer (single location desktop) won't stay linked to the stronger "Range Extender" signal. I'll work awhile or walk away and come back - and the link will have reverted from the strong, fast Extender signal to the slow, weaker Router signal. I then go to my profile; connect and somtimes get back on the stronger signal. (If not, just try again and again until it locks back to the stronger signal.) [Same with "site survey" - I select connect to the stronger signal, but it seems to connect randomly to either.] <Also - I often get a "program error" and the adaptor software shuts down when I try to open it; it will start again automatically.>
-&- From another post, I think I might do something with MAC addresses - for example, block my USB Wireless receiver MAC from the router so it could "only" connect to the Extender. (Better yet, can I tell my network connection to only link to the Extender MAC?)
OS is 2000 -
Here is something I put together earlier - mostly just repeats above:
Equipment:
LinkSys Wireless Router; WRT54G; Ver 6. Firmware 1.00.7 (Now 1.02.7 )
LinkSys Range Extender; WRE54G; Ver 3 Firmware 3.01.01 (Now 3.04.01)
LinkSys USB network adaptor:   WUSB54G Ver 4
   - WHY does it keep reverting back to the weaker router signal? (The big question.)
- Why, when I do a site survey, select the stronger signal, and select connect, enter the WEP code, does it still sometimes link me right back to the weaker router signal, even though I've highlighted the stronger repeater signal when I hit the connect button?
- If I create profiles with the stronger signal it still acts the same (that is, sometimes it links to the stronger signal "Extender" signal and sometimes to the weaker Repeater signal, except I don't need to enter the WEP code if I connect to the profile instead of the sight survey signal.
- According to online information I've found the Router should be running "Firmware version 2.02.2" to be WRE compatible;   But - If I check for the latest version of firmware for WRT54G Ver. 6 it is 1.02.7 - Does this mean the extender is incompatible with my router?
- Is there a way to "force" the wireless network connection to link to a specific MAC address - so I can restrict it to the Extender's stronger signal?
Solved!
Go to Solution.

Scrooge, thank you for the suggestions.    Earlier I tried the following solution based on a some-what similar condition on another post:
Solution: Configure the router MAC filter not to allow connections from the MAC address of the USB Wireless network card.
Since I tried this a couple days ago I've been monitoring and it has been working. So, before it would keep switching to the weaker Repeater link. Telling the repeater not to allow the link leaves it only the extender to link to, and it is now staying linked to the extender and the faster speed is remaining steady.
Message Edited by yandrmeyers on 10-20-2009 09:18 AM

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