[SOLVED] Attaching ap router

[Ronlud]

I currently have a main router, attached to provider modem/ router via passthrough . It is configured as 192.168.1.1 . I also have a second router configured as 192.168.1.190. I have an old dlink that I'm attaching as 2nd ap. But I reset it to factory, attached it to laptop, went in to configure it. Turned off dhcp and then tried to change its ip to 192.168.1. 195. Saved it, and it rebooted. Now I cant access it.. I had to do a reset and go back to 192.168.0.1. Wondering what the heck I did wrong here. If it had worked, I would have next attached it to the main router.
I imagine I'll have to change the gateway too.. to match the main router 192.168.1.1 .
Any help here ?

 

[Ralston18]

Line diagram (correct and edit as necessary):

-----> representing an Ethernet cable.

ISP === (coax, DSL, fiber === > [WAN] modem/router [LAN] ----->[LAN] Your main router ------> [LAN]AP 1 and [LAN] AP 2

Only the main router 192.168.1.1 should have DHCP enabled. Modem/router DHCP should also be disabled.

The other two routers (as AP's) need to have their DHCP IP address function disabled.

Plus they each need to have a static IP address assigned with that static IP address outside of the main router's allowed DHCP IP address range.

In addition, you should reserve the static IP addresses for each AP via the AP's individual MACs within the main router's admin functions.

Remember to check subnet masks as well. Easy to overlook.

And be sure to check for and confirm changes via "Yes", "Ok", or some other selection that must precede a SAVE.

Modem/router, main router, AP's: makes and models? (Noted one "old dlink".)

Sketch out a simple network diagram and use the diagram to show devices, IP addresses, subnet masks, and connectivity (wired or wireless).

 

[Ronlud]

Well, now I cant even connect to 192.168.0.1. Ive reset the router several times, and the connection on the laptop says unconfigured network. But it cant find the reset ip.... this should not be that difficult !

 

[Ronlud]

The router is model wbr-1310
Pretty old. At this point, I did finally get it to factory reset, but had to restart the laptop to pick it up. I logged in, turned dhcp off and set the ip to 192.168.1.2 .
Saved it. The connection went down during reboot, and never came back. I cant connect to the new ip. And again having a problem getting it back to original factory so I can at least log into it.
Maybe I just need a new one.

 

[bill001g]

Although not the best option you can leave the ip address as 192.168.0.1 just make sure you turn off the dhcp. If you have been try AP mode hook it to the main router with a lan port instead of the wan port since that works on almost any router.

It should now function as a AP it will just be messy to change the configuration in the future. You will manually have to set the IP on your PC to be 192.168.1.100 for example and then you can access it but you have to change it back to the main network IP to use the internet.

 

[Ralston18]

For all of your network devices, list the currently assigned IP addresses, indicate as being static or DHCP, and subnet masks.

Do not show/reveal your public IP address provided to the router via your ISP.

Also FYI:

https://www.manualslib.com/manual/356723/D-Link-Wbr-1310.html?page=12

If I am following correctly you need to log into the wbr-1301 using its' default IP of 192.168.0.1.

Then change and save the wbr-1310's IP address to a static IP address such as 192.168.1.X where X is a static IP address outside of the DHCP address allowed to the main router/gateway being 192.168.1.1 and responsible for providing DHCP IP addresses to network devices.

The end result being:

Main Router = 192.168.1.1, subnet mask 255.255.255.0

1st AP = 192.168.1.2 (Static), subnet mask 255.255.255.0

2nd AP = 192.168.1.3 (Static), subnet mask 255.255.255.0

Addresses 192.168.1.4 - 19 would be available for other network devices (printer, scanner, NAS, webcam, etc.) needing a static IP address.

On the main router set the allowed DHCP IP address range to 192.168.1.20 to 192.168.1.40 (or larger if there are more network devices than that. Include a few extra network DHCP IP addresses for "guests" if applicable and appropriate.

Get the 1st AP up and running to start with. Doing so should prove helpful with configuring the second AP for your network.