How do I convert my second Router into an Access Point

[Peter Xu]

Hi everyone, February 11, 2014

I would like to use my Sitecom router as an access point. Is this the way to do it?
I am using Windows 7 Ultimate and I have a Ubee UVW-3200 cable Modem/Router. On port 1, I connect a second Sitecom Wi-Wi Router AC1750 WLR-8100 connected to its WAN port.

I would like my Sitecom Router to become an Access Point with the same (2.4 GHz) SSID as the Ubee Modem/Router, so that I can “roam” throughout the house without losing signal. The 5.0 GHz Wi-Fi of the Sitecom AP should still be useable when within reach.

Current configuration settings (Sitecom as Router):
Ubee Router Sitecom Router

LAN IP adres: 192.168.178.1 192.168.10.1
DHCP Server: Enabled Enabled
Ipv4 address: 192.168.178.10 192.168.178.10
DHCP Status: No DHCP clients Show all clients
2.4 GHz Radio: Disabled Enabled
5.0 GHz Radio: N/A Enabled
2.4 GHz - SSID: Ziggo5C5CC Sitecom0F7FF1
2.4 GHz channel: Disabled Automatic
5.0 GHz channel: N/A Automatic
2.4 GHz security: WPA+PSK WPA+PSK
2.4 GHz password: Ubee’s own PW Sitecom’s own PW
5.0 GHz - SSID: N/A Sitecom0F7FF2
5.0 GHz security: N/A WPA+PSK
5.0 GHz password: N/A Sitecom’s own PW
Network connection: LAN Port 1 WAN Port

Proposed configuration settings (Sitecom as Access Point):
Ubee Router Sitecom Access Point

LAN IP address: 192.168.178.1 192.168.178.2
DHCP Server: Enabled Disabled
Ipv4 address: 192.168.178.10 N/A
DHCP Status: Show all clients N/A
2.4 GHz Radio: Enabled Enabled
5.0 GHz Radio: N/A Enabled
2.4 GHz - SSID: Ziggo5C5CC Ziggo5C5CC
2.4 GHz channel: 1, 6, 11, or Auto 1, 6, 11, or Auto
5.0 GHz channel: N/A Automatic
2.4 GHz security: WPA+PSK WPA+PSK
2.4 GHz – password:Ubee’s own PW Ubee’s own PW
5.0 GHz SSID: N/A Sitecom0F7FF2
5.0 GHz security: N/A WPA+PSK
5.0 GHz password: N/A Sitecom’s own PW
Network connection: LAN Port 1 LAN Port 1

Questions:
1. Will this configuration work as intended?
2. Can I have the same 2.4 GHz SSID (Ziggo5C5CC) on my Ubee Router and my Sitecom AP?
3. Will I still have cabled internet on my Sitecom AP?
4. Will I still have Wi-Fi internet on 2.4GHz and 5.0 GHz of my Sitecom AP?
5. With its DHCP disabled, can I still acces the Sitecom AP configuration page through my PC browser when using the Windows 7 TCP/IPv4 configuration of “obtaining an IP address automatically”, or do I have to use the Windows 7 PC TCP/Ipv4 configuration of “use the following IP address:”, and enter the new Sitecom LAN IP address of: 192.168.178.2?

If I do not do things right, any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Many Thanks,

Rolf Schreiner
schreinerrolf@gmail.com

 

[RaDiKaL_]

1.- Couldn't completely understand which IP was what... anyway, lets assume it's this way:

Ubee UVW-3200 cable Modem/Router:

Router IP Address: 192.168.10.1
Router Default gateway: WAN IP
DHCP: Enabled
DHCP Range: 192.168.10.10 - 192.168.10. 50 (this of course is arbitrary)
2.4 GHz security: WPA+PSK WPA+PSK
2.4 GHz password: Ubee’s own PW Sitecom’s own PW
5.0 GHz - SSID: N/A Sitecom0F7FF2
5.0 GHz security: N/A WPA+PSK
5.0 GHz password: N/A Sitecom’s own PW

Ubee Router Sitecom Access Point

Router IP Address: 192.168.10.2
Router Default gateway: 192.168.10.1
DHCP: Disabled
2.4 GHz security: WPA+PSK WPA+PSK
2.4 GHz password: Ubee’s own PW Sitecom’s own PW
5.0 GHz - SSID: N/A Sitecom0F7FF2
5.0 GHz security: N/A WPA+PSK
5.0 GHz password: N/A Sitecom’s own PW

So basically your Router will also be the DHCP server, the AP has to point to the router as it's default gateway, and be set as "bridge mode" or "access point" mode somewhere in it's options, when doing that all the Internet/WAN settings should disappear (including NAT), but LAN will remain so you can enter whenever you want to reconfigure it obviously.

2.- Yes (assuming you set it in "Access Point/Bridge" mode
3.- Yes
4.- Yes
5.- You'll be able to access it using the LAN IP you assigned to it (in the example I put before it would be 192.168.10.2)