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Author Topic: Adding Wireless access to existing LAN  (Read 3775 times)

jnriopel

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Adding Wireless access to existing LAN
« on: April 28, 2010, 08:28:21 AM »
I have an existing LAN with DHCP already and connected to the internet. 

I would like to disconnect the LAN cable coming to one of the working PCs on the LAN, plug it into my DIR-615, and then plug the (former) working PC back into the DIR-615 so that

a) The PC works just as it did before
b) The router now provides wireless access to the LAN (access to PCs on the LAN, access to the internet from the existing LAN gateway. IOW, I want to be able to connect my laptop wirelessly to the LAN via my DIR-615 exactly as if it was connected directly with a LAN cable. 

Is that what is called setting up the DIR-615 as an Access Point (AP)?

Do I connect all my LAN cables to the 4 ports, and nothing to the WAN port, as I want everything to be the same network?

I imagine I may need to set up my router before plugging into the network, as I am not sure what address to give the router itself after I put it into the nw...
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kukubau

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Re: Adding Wireless access to existing LAN
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2010, 05:36:38 AM »
Set the 615 as an AP and its ip in the same subnet as the router it connects to. Router and the 615 must be connected via the WAN port.
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jnriopel

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Re: Adding Wireless access to existing LAN
« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2010, 04:31:36 AM »
Quote from: kukubau on April 29, 2010, 05:36:38 AM
Set the 615 as an AP and its ip in the same subnet as the router it connects to. Router and the 615 must be connected via the WAN port.
   Thanks for the quick answer, kukubau.  Is there a config page in the 615 where you can just select AP?  I did not notice that anywhere. 
   FWIW, I got the following to work...
1) Reset the 615 to factory defaults
2) connected my laptop to port 1, then
2.1) Configured wireless access with password
2.2) Disabled DHCP
2.3) Changed the router IP address to one 192.168.3.1 which I know was not an existing IP address
3) Disconnected my laptop, power-cycled the router.
4) Disconnected the wire going to the existing PC, reconnected it into Port 1.
5) Connected a new wire between Port 2 and the existing PC

That allowed the existing PC to work as before, and I was able to connect wirelessly to the router with my laptop and access the network like I wanted.  The only thing I am not 100% comfortable with right now is accessing the router config via the IP address I gave it.  Didn't need to or try that at this time.


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