Question Setting up a router to be an access point.

[crazygamer24151]

So, context: In my college dorm we have a spare room that we turned into a rec room. The wifi in this room is crappy though. However, we have ethernet ports that we can connect to and an old Actiontec C1000A router. How would I set it up to act like a wifi access point to connect via the ethernet port? (Hierarchy: Ethernet port > AP > Wifi > Users)

 

[bill001g]

So follow the instructions for the router to set it to AP mode.

Almost all routers now support it otherwise there is a very old sticky on this forum for any router that does not have a option.

 

[crazygamer24151]

So follow the instructions for the router to set it to AP mode.

Almost all routers now support it otherwise there is a very old sticky on this forum for any router that does not have a option.

Where is the "sticky?" I could not find instructions.

 

[lantis3]

Just uplink one of the Actiontec C1000A DSL router's LAN ports to the main router.

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Forgot to mention that you have to turn off DHCP server/service.

 

[crazygamer24151]

Just uplink one of the Actiontec C1000A DSL router's LAN ports to the main router.

Would the LAN port be one of the ethernet ports normally used to connect clients? But this time we're connecting to a larger network w' global access.

 

[USAFRet]

Where is the "sticky?" I could not find instructions.

How do I convert my wireless router to a wireless AP (Access Point)?

How do I convert my wireless router to a wireless AP (Access Point)? While connected to the main router go Start then Run in XP - (Windows key plus R in Vista and Windows 7), then type in the following, including all the spaces:- cmd /k ipconfig /all -- then press Enter and from the black form...

forums.tomshardware.com

 

[lantis3]

Wifi router = a ethernet switch with wireless access + wan port routing.

When a WAN port is not uplinked to another device and you link one of its LAN ports to another device, it's in AP mode, since there is no data can be routed to the WAN port.

You have to turn off it's DHCP server though.

 

[crazygamer24151]

Ok, I'll try that once the ethernet port has been activated by IT.

 

[lantis3]

So it's really old product back from year 2012

Only 802.11n is mentioned, but don't know the max wifi speed.

https://support.nettally.com/dsl/docs/actiontec/Actiontec_C1000A_(CenturyLink)_datasheet.pdf

Internet Explorer 7.0+, Safari,Firefox required.

Don't know if modern browser still can access it. See this thread, solved by using Pale Moon browser.

 

[BFG-9000]

It's 2.4GHz N only, so 65-72Mbps per antenna @ 20MHz wide. We only don't know if that's N150 or N300

For your device, under "Advanced Setup" and DHCP settings, set the DHCP server state to disable. May as well also go into the Security Settings to disable NAT but there doesn't look to be any setting which would allow you to use the WAN port as another LAN port. So only use the LAN ports.

 

[lantis3]

here doesn't look to be any setting which would allow you to use the WAN port as another LAN port. So only use the LAN ports.

It's a DSL router, so it's a RJ11 WAN phone port, which is not compatible with RJ45 ethernet port.