WRT54G/ access point??

I have been using the Linksys WRT54G v5.1 as my primary router for 4 or 5 years. I have now upgraded and was wondering if it is at all possible to hook up my linksys WRT54G at a second location in my house as an access point to increase the signal? It is possible on a slightly newer model, but I have no clue if it works for this. Will try all tips. Thanks

I prefer the first option http://www6.nohold.net/Cisco2/ukp.aspx?pid=80&vw=1&articleid=3733
I don't work for Cisco. I'm just here to help.

Similar Messages

  • Wrt54g access point - audio function doesn't work

    Hello @all,
    I configured to the Linksys wrt54g and my Internet and E-Mail entrance run fantastisch. Only unfortunately my audio entrance does not function any longer. That is, no more tones come out mean boxes. If I install the audio driver again, then the AP does not function any longer. What can I do?
    Greeting
    Pat

    bump!

  • How do I configure WRT54G as a wireless access point?

    Ater a whole series of problems related to Vista, a WAP54G, Airport xpress, wireless printers, etc. plus at least three hours on the phone with Linksys tech support acessing my computer remotely and still not fixing the problems, I dumped my WRT54GC for a Belkin-N router.  I set it up over the weekend and slowly regained internet access, then the pinter, then the Airports. 
    I still would like to have an access point because my signal strength even with the new N router is too weak downstairs to allow my PS3 to connect to it.  I cannot figure out how to configure the WAP54G to make it work.  I want to take a shot with the WRT54GC.  From what I've read, I should be able to do it. 
    I can get into the router (referring to the Linksys) no problem.  I can reconfigure it to an extent, changing the IP address to the recommended 192.168.1.2.  I do this by running an ethernet cable from my PC to the router.  Howver, after changing the IP address in the router I can't get into it any more using the new IP address.  When I attach teh Linksys router to the Belkin I can't get in either.
    Both the Linksys and the Belkin use 192.168.1.1 as the default IP address for each device. 
    I would like to know what settings I need to change i nteh WRT54G to turn it ino an access point -- an extenson of my existing network with teh Belkin router attached to the Comcast modem.  I have looked at various how-to's and they all seem to assume I am connecting the two routers with an ethernet cable.  If it's not clear at this point, I'd like to connect them wirelessly.
    Thanks.

    Thanks so much for the reply.
    I was working with it all last night and somethign strange happened.  After reading some other info on the internets, I changed the IP address on the WRT to 192.168.2.1.  It updated, I then ran the wire from the Belkin to the WRT, I typed in 192.168.2.1, it took me to the Linksys setup page, but when I clicked "wireless" in the WRT setup, it took me to the Belkin setup page.  How in the world did that happen?
    Armed with tis new info, I did a hard reset on the WRT -- assuming it would change the WRT back to 192.168.1.1 -- got into the setup, turned off DHCP, left the IP as .1.1, and then wired it again into the Belkin.  I can now get into the setup of either one.
    Here's the thing:  I don't want the two routers wired together.  I want to move the WRT downstairs so a PS3 can pick up the signal.  I want the WRT to wirelessly relay that signal to the Belkin to get the PS3 onto the net.  I can't run a wire from the Belkin to the WRT. 
    I've read conflicting reports about whether the  WRT can do this.  Other sites suggest adding 3rd party firmware to add that functionality but that will definitely push the bounds of my abilities and likely exceed them.  So, can the WRT even function in this way? 
    Inre the WAP, I don' know why but my ability to access the setup menu via 192.168.1.245 is very hit or miss -- much miss than hit.  It makes no sense unless there is a bad connection somewhere because I hard reset, wire it to my laptop, put in the IP, and time out 19 times out of 20.  I've got the MAC address for the router, and I think I know I want it to function as a repeater, but I've not been able to get that working right eihter. 
    Thanks for any further reply.

  • Wrt54g as a wireless access point

    alright i recently changed around my configuration with my wrt54g wireless router. I have made it into an access point which i was unaware is better. Im kinda new to the networking deal though it is what i want to do as a career and access points are new to me. so to the point of this post... when i make it an access point instead of the router i cannot access the admin setup page anymore. I know that when its the DHCP server you type in the default gateway that your given and the admin page pops up... well when its just an access point the gateway is from your router box not the linksys. so how if at all possible am i able to access the setup for the linksys if say i wanted to change the SSID of my network? i appreciate any help
    Solved!
    Go to Solution.

    It depends. If you have another gateway router then you should assign a LAN IP address inside the gateway router LAN. For instance, if your gateway router uses 192.168.0.1/255.255.255.0 then you could assign a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.2/255.255.255.0, turn off the DHCP server and do the LAN-LAN connection.
    If you only have a simple modem and the computers make a direct connection to your ISP then you have to set up a static IP address temporarily. Assuming you did not change the LAN IP address of the WRT from 192.168.1.1/255.255.255.0 you would assign a static IP address 192.168.1.2 with subnet mask 255.255.255.0 on the computer. With this static IP address the computer can access http://192.168.1.1/ After that you change the computer back to DHCP (Retrieve IP address automatically).

  • Can WRT54G be setup as a Wireless Access Point?

    Does anyone know how to setup a router (WRT54G) to connect to other routers using a wireless connection and function as either a wireless access point or another router using the main router for it's internet and network connection?

    you cannot get  the WRT to connect wireless to any device as it is an access point.
    However this same thing will work wired. All you need to do is change the LAN ip of the WRT to 192.168.1.50 from 192.168.1.1 and disable the DHCP on the WRT.
    Connect both devices LAN to LAN , do not use the internet port of the WRT.

  • How do I use a Dlink WBR-1310 router as an access point w/WRT54GS Router?

    How can I set up my Dlink WBR-1310 router as an access point for the main router which is a Linksys WRT54GS?

    I don't mean to be stupid but perhaps I was vague. I want to be able to plug the xbox 360 into the wrtu54g-tm using it as only a way to communicate wirelessly to my wrtg54G which is plugged into my modem. Are you saying that this can't work unless I try to use DD-wrt or something like that?

  • 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?

    it is not possible in the case of WRT54G as you are getting on WAP54G ... as the router will provide Ip address to computer in the range of 192.168.1.1 ..... You can connect it to the Service Provider cable ... & configure it ...

  • 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

    Sorry forgot to Add the link .....
    This is the link ....

  • WRT54G as access point

    Hey there first post I have a wrt54g wireless router all firmware is up to date I also have the befsr41 just a regular wired router I've had it set up where the wired router is getting the dhcp and connecting to my wired computer and xbox I have a ethernet cable going from the wired router to port 4 in my wireless router with the router dhcp server set to disabled. this made it work great as an access point until now. At this point I have my wired computer wired right into port 3 of the wireless router and is connecting great however the ever important wireless function of the wireless router is now not working i've updated the firmware and tried resetting to factory settings and everything but it will still only work through the wired ports. My wireless laptop says that it is connected to the wireless network but it says "local only". now i've tried (in cmd) to ping the router wirelessly and it keeps saying transmit failed, error code 1231. does anyone have any suggestions? has the wireless portion of my wireless router failed? thanks =-eric-=

    Use static/ Manaul Ip address on wireless networkconnection.....
    Use Ip address .... subnet mask & DNS numbers ....
    Reboot the computers & see if it works ....

  • Make WRT54G an Access Point Only

    I need to make my WRT54G an access point only. I tried information contained on Linksys site, but I can't seem to get it to work.
    I can access my wireless router and disable DHCP fine. But when I try to change the wireless routers IP, I'm instructed to refresh/renew. Once that's done, I can no longer access the router at the old or new address.
    My Netgear wired router has a range of 192.168.0.1 to 192.168.0.50.
    I changed the WRT54G to 192.168.0.49, but I can't access it.
    I should note that my Netgear wired router already has a Cisco router attached to it for home access to my company via VPN and VOIP. Also, the wireless router is connected to the Netgear router via a linksys switch, but I don't think any of that should really matter ....

    Microsoft Windows [Version 6.0.6000]
    Copyright (c) 2006 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
    C:\Users\Dantheman2865>ipconfig /all
    Windows IP Configuration
    Host Name : NotebookDAN
    Primary Dns Suffix :
    Node Type : Hybrid
    IP Routing Enabled : No
    WINS Proxy Enabled : No
    DNS Suffix Search List : mshome.net
    Wireless LAN adapter Wireless Network Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix . : mshome.net
    Description : Broadcom 802.11b/g WLAN
    Physical Address : 00-1A-73-3D-58-22
    DHCP Enabled : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled : Yes
    IPv6 Address : 2002:2ab7:5c22:8:1094:38ae:77d:c2d8(Prefe
    rred)
    IPv6 Address : 2002:2ac5:ca4a:8:1094:38ae:77d:c2d8(Prefe
    rred)
    Site-local IPv6 Address : fec0::8:1094:38ae:77d:c2d8%1(Preferred)
    Temporary IPv6 Address : 2002:2ab7:5c22:8:35de:c0e8:c3a2:4946(Pref
    erred)
    Temporary IPv6 Address : 2002:2ac5:ca4a:8:35de:c0e8:c3a2:4946(Pref
    erred)
    Link-local IPv6 Address : fe80::1094:38ae:77d:c2d8%9(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address : 172.16.3.92(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask : 255.255.240.0
    Lease Obtained : Monday, November 26, 2007 7:25:37 PM
    Lease Expires : Wednesday, November 28, 2007 1:59:55 PM
    Default Gateway : fe80::68a5:25b6:ef52:9a35%9
    192.168.1.1
    172.16.0.1
    DHCP Server : 172.16.0.1
    DHCPv6 IAID : 151001715
    DHCPv6 Client DUID : 00-01-00-01-0E-15-11-5D-00-1B-24-13-5B-36
    DNS Servers : fe80::68a5:25b6:ef52:9a35%9
    192.168.0.1
    Primary WINS Server : 42.0.0.1
    NetBIOS over Tcpip : Enabled
    Ethernet adapter Local Area Connection:
    Connection-specific DNS Suffix : mshome.net
    Description : NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
    Physical Address : 00-1B-24-13-5B-36
    DHCP Enabled : Yes
    Autoconfiguration Enabled : Yes
    IPv6 Address : 2002:2ab7:5c22:8:d89c:9395:3740:16fe(Pref
    erred)
    IPv6 Address : 2002:2ac5:ca4a:8:d89c:9395:3740:16fe(Pref
    erred)
    Site-local IPv6 Address : fec0::8:d89c:9395:3740:16fe%1(Preferred)
    Temporary IPv6 Address : 2002:2ab7:5c22:8:e0b9:21d0:4a49:ac2c(Pref
    erred)
    Temporary IPv6 Address : 2002:2ac5:ca4a:8:e0b9:21d0:4a49:ac2c(Pref
    erred)
    Link-local IPv6 Address : fe80::d89c:9395:3740:16fe%8(Preferred)
    IPv4 Address : 172.16.2.35(Preferred)
    Subnet Mask : 255.255.240.0
    Lease Obtained : Monday, November 26, 2007 10:22:35 PM
    Lease Expires : Wednesday, November 28, 2007 2:14:30 PM
    Default Gateway : fe80::68a5:25b6:ef52:9a35%8
    172.16.0.1
    DHCP Server : 172.16.0.1
    DHCPv6 IAID : 201333540
    DHCPv6 Client DUID : 00-01-00-01-0E-15-11-5D-00-1B-24-13-5B-36
    DNS Servers : fe80::68a5:25b6:ef52:9a35%8
    192.168.0.1
    NetBIOS over Tcpip : Enabled
    C:\Users\Dantheman2865>
    I'm sorry, I hope this helps
    Message Edited by Dantheman2865 on 11-27-2007 05:04 PM

  • 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?
    Ben

    A wrt54g wont talk to a wrt54g wirelessly.

  • WRT54GS as Access Point

    Is there a way to set up the WRT54GS as an access point for the WRT300N? I just recently purchased the WRT300N and I was looking to extend my signal without purchasing the wireless repeater. Can anyone help with this?

    no...the linksys routers would only work as wireless access points and not repeaters / bridge

  • WRT54G as Access Point & Intermittent Connectivity

    So I followed the advice found here
    http://forums.linksys.com/linksys/board/message?board.id=Wireless_Routers&message.id=26177
    Hooking up a wired router to my WRT54G Router, which I am trying to use as an access point. I've set my LAN IP to 192.168.1.2, disabled DHCP, cables plugged into LAN ports, not the WAN port.I also changed it to Router Mode instead of gateway mode.
    The problem is my wired router is my landlord's, and I don't have access to it. Anyway, I can usually connect, but sometimes it disconnects repeatedly, and it seems like i can't keep a connection for more than 5 minutes.
    The problem doesn't seem to nearly as bad when I'm plugged directly into the wall (but there have been a couple times when I've gotten disconnected).
    My theory is that I may be getting something mixed up with regards to my assigned IP address. When I'm plugged in i'm 192.168.1.108, but when I connect to the wireless, i'm almost always 192.168.1.100, even though there's only one DHCP server on the network. (this is just a guess, though)
    Any advice you can give would be greatly appreciated. THANKS!

    I've updated the router's firmware I forgot to mention that in the original post. Are you sure regarding the "gateway mode", the little help blurb on the routers settings says that gateway should only be used when the router is the part of the network that deals directly with the wider internet. I am pretty sure I've tried it in both modes and was having this problem, because it was definately Gateway

  • WRT54G as access point only

    Hi!
    I searched through the forums and could not find the exact answer I was looking for. 
    I have a client who has an exisiting network.  They wanted to add wireless capabilities and bought 2 WRT54G for me to install as access points only.  Their exisiting network runs internal IPs of 10.0.0.x.  They want the wireless clients to get an IP in that subnet. 
    Will the WRT54G do that?  I cannot seem to make it work.  It is easy to hang it off the network on the WAN port and DHCP 192.168.1.x addresses to wireless clients, but that is not what they want.
    If I plug the network into the LAN side of the WRT54G, turn DHCP on the WRT54G off, they do not get IP addresses.
    I am thinking that I need to use the WAP54G to make it simple, but am I missing something? 
    Thanks!

    Hi
    Sorry, did not provide enough information.
    The client has an exisiting network comprised of Cisco Routers and Switches.  DHCP is handled by the Cisco Router.  They bought the WRT54G without consulting with us first (we are the reseller and IT consultants) and want the WRT54G to act as a AP.  They want the wireless clients to get IPs handed out by the Cisco Router.  Basically they want the WRT54G to act like a WAP54G. 
    The client thought that by turning off DHCP and plugging the wired network into the LAN side of the WRT54G, the wireless clients/traffic would just be passed to the Cisco router.  I dont think that will work. 
    Here is a basic look at the network.
    T1 line-----Cisco 2811 router---Cisco Switch-----wired clients and wireless clients.
    I could PDF a Visio if that would help.
    I am just thinking that this is a waste of time to try to get this to work when the WAP54G will do what we want.  But thought I would ask.  Also, the 2 APs are to serve wireless clients in seperate parts of the building.  They will have seperate SSIDs and will not be in a bridge mode.
    Thanks
    Chris

  • Trying to set up WRT54G as access point

    I also put this on the Access Point Forum
    Situation:
    Using a cable modem.
    Installed a WIRED SMC barricade router next to the cable modem (just plug & play).
    Have 1 PC connected directly to port 2 of the SMC (PC works fine).
    Ran a cable from port 1 of the SMC to downstairs.
    Connected cable to the WRT54G.
    Via wireless, went into the WRT54G and disable DHCP (and saved settings).
    At this point I have can access the internet.
    But if I reboot my pc, I can see the WRT54G but do not get internet access nor even access it using 192.168.1.1 (I have to reset the WRT54G and then I can access it).
    Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
    BTW, the SMC IP address is 192.168.2.1, so the only setting I change in the WRT54G was disabling the DHCP.
    Thanks
    Keith

    OK, if the SMC's IP is 192.168.2.1, then you would assume your IP would also be on that network. Are you performing a hard reset of the WRT (to factory settings)? If so that would probably explain why you can access 192.168.1.1, because factory rest is to enable DHCP on the 192.168.1.0 network, and your PC may be getting an IP from there before the SMC.
    Are the ports on the SMC router just switch ports (same as the ethernet ports on the WRT? If so, which port on the WRT are you connecting to the SMC? If you use one of the ethernet (not the WAN) ports on the WRT, and set it's IP in the 192.168.2.0 network you should be good. Disable DHCP on the WRT, and put it in Router mode, rather than Gateway mode (it doesn't really matter if you are not using the WAN port, as allyou are using are the ethernet ports and the wireless.)
    Your DHCP requests will still get passed over to the SMC.
    Message Edited by kevj on 02-09-2009 10:06 AM
    Tomato 1.25vpn3.4 (SgtPepperKSU MOD) on a Buffalo WHR-HP-G54
    D-Link DSM-320 (Wired)
    Wii (Wireless) - PS3 (Wired), PSP (Wireless) - XBox360 (Wired)
    SonyBDP-S360 (Wired)
    Linksys NSLU2 Firmware Unslung 6.10 Beta unslung to a 2Gb thumb, w/1 Maxtor OneTouch III 200Gb
    IOmega StorCenter ix2 1TB NAS
    Linksys WVC54G w/FW V2.12EU
    and assorted wired and wireless PCs and laptops

Maybe you are looking for