Tp Link Adsl2+ Modem Router As Repeater
Charise Farag
I have a old "ADSL 4-port wireless modem router" laying around and I wondering could I convert it into WLAN Access Point. Is is possible for Wireless router unit with built-in modem? so far I not able to find much information on web.
Connect your computer to a second LAN port on your TP-Link N router using an Ethernet cable.* Login to the TP-Link web interface through the IP address listed on the label on the bottom of your TP-Link N router (see below link for assistance):
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the main router to your TP-Link N router through their LAN ports (any LAN ports may be used). All other LAN ports on your TP-Link N router will now grant devices Internet access. Alternatively, any Wi-Fi device can now access the Internet through your TP-Link N router by using the SSID and Password set up in the above steps.
1-Find the IP addresses of your existing gateway/router and clients : connect a pc to it and use (Start > Run > type: cmd) ipconfig to get its IP (gatway ip).don't forget to - set your client computer to obtain its IP automatically (default behavior in Windows)
2-Configure the wireless router/APFirst, you need to change its internal/LAN IP address to an unused address in the same range/subnet as all your other LAN devices to avoid any collisions. Second, you need to disable the DHCP server on your new AP, so there is only one DHCP server on the network.for exemple if the gateway/LAN router ip is set to 192.168.1.1, and it is serving dynamic IPs via DHCP in the range 192.168.1.10 - 192.168.1.100. I have to use any other address in the 192.168.1.X>100 range for the access point.
3-Connect the AP to the LANfirst reboot the router and Use a LAN port on the new wireless router, and connect it with a network cable to one of the LAN ports of the existing gateway. Make sure not to use the "Internet/WAN" port on the wireless access point!
Notes: If both your main gateway and access point have wireless capability, you can use the same SSID, same security, and different non-overlapping wireless channels to extend the range of your wireless network and allow clients to connect to either one automatically.
I have a Wifi ADSL2+ Modem (Beetel 450tc1) which I use to connect to my computer. Recently I have purchased a new Netgear
WNR614 Wifi Router and want to use as a range extender. I connected the netgear repeater to wifi modem with cable and
another cable from netgear router to computer. It opened routerlogin.net at the start.
In documentation it mentions that I should use same SSID, same channel, encryption method and same password in netgear
router. As soon as I put the repeater on same channel, my computer stops opening routerlogin.net and it gives page not
found error.
Also when router starts it gives message that "To avoid a conflict with your Internet Service Provider, your router's IP
address has been updated to 10.0.0.1". My modem IP address is 192.168.1.1. So when I try to change netgear router ip
address to 192.168.1.2, it is giving me error "The ip address conflict with the WAN IP subnet. Please enter a different ip
address. Invalid DHCP starting IP address".
When I try to enable "Enable Wireless Repeating Function", it gives me erorr - "The wireless repeating function cannot be
used with Auto Channel". But when I change the Auto Channel to the same channel as of my modem (channel 1), my computer
stops opening routerlogin.net and I can't access the netgear router config settings any more. The only option I left with
is resetting the router.
You cannot use a cable to setup! As soon as you connect them both you cause DHCP problems. Try disabling dhcp first, then connect them. I honestly don't why you even need to connect them both for setup.
I advise you to not use the WNR614 as a wireless repeater / range extender. Netgear routers have very poor support for wireless repeating. The WNR614 uses an outdated method of repeating called WDS. It is outdated because you must use WEP security, which is trivial to break (in as little as a few minutes by someone with the right tools), or no security at all on both the repeater AND the Beetel router. Even if you don't mind using weak security, the Beetel may not support WDS.
If you still want to proceed, then I would suggest you start by doing a factory reset and then plug nothing into the router except for one computer via Ethernet into a LAN port. The WNR614 will still be functioning as a router at this point, so you should be able to log in using routerlogin.net. Set up the Wi-Fi, first. Use the same channel, SSID and password as configured on the Beetel. Again, you must use WEP or no security on both the WNR614 and the Beetel. Click Apply to save the Wi-Fi settings.
Third, test Internet access through the repeater. If it works, then you are done. If it doesn't work, then chances are the Beetel doesn't support WDS. You will either have to set up the WNR614 as a wired Access Point, as searay suggested, or you have to buy a real range extender.
I did factory reset and connected the WNR614 to computer with ethernet cable (no other cable plugged in except this). Changed SSID name, password, security settings and channel to same as my Beetel modem and applied it. Here are the settings after that.
After this WNR614 interface/settings page is connecting via 192.168.1.105 instead of routerlogin.net.
At this stage, only three lights are glowing in WNR614 - Power, WiFi and Ethernet but Internet light is NOT glowing, it is OFF. I also tried connecting my android phone to Wifi, it is connected to network but no internet found.
Yes, it should work as a wired range extender. I believe the WNR614 doesn't have an Enable AP Mode setting, so you will have to use the old-fashioned method. Disable the Wireless Repeater. You can keep the LAN IP address set to 192.168.1.105.
For everyone's benefit, those instructions do NOT apply to newer Netgear routers that have an Enable AP Mode setting, which takes care of disabling the DHCP server. Moreover, the Internet/WAN port is still used to connect to the primary router. This makes the wiring simple and easy to remember and frees up one LAN port.
Yes, we can use the WAN/Internet port but when I used that, I was forced to use different subnet, as that was making a LAN to WAN connection instead of LAN to LAN (when we connect lan port to lan port in both routers). But yes, using WAN/Interent port is easier in compare to LAN.
Someone told me that any repeater / range extender can't work with any adsl modem (bet2atesh w ma btemshe)
So I need to get a router connect it to my adsl modem , then repeater over the connected router.
Yeah--I have done the same going with the router route. I have both the ethernet cable and power cable (from the UPS) going through the 'tatkheeteh' from the modem and have the router placed in an area of the house which doesn't get a signal from the adsl modem. No need to get really fancy. Easy solution which works.
This is the same thing I have done for my house. Luckily, I was able to tell the electrician to run Ethernet cables through the walls. I now have the modem-router in the center of the house, one router on one end, and a final router at the other end. The entire house has a full connection.
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