Using a Netgear WAP to connect a Humax Freesat box to a BT router

[EasyGoingPatrick]

Hi,

(Apologies if I am off-topic; I am a complete newbie on this site, but I recognise the website name as one I associate with expert advice, so I thought I'd give it a try.)

I have a Humax HDR-1000S, which has a standard LAN connector on the back. I have a local area network, controlled by a BT Home Hub 4, which assigns the IPs for devices connected wirelessly and via wired connections. I also have a (now unused) Netgear WG602 WAP. I'd like to connect my Numax box to my BT network, and I am sure the Netgear box should be capable of doing this if only I had the slightest clue what to type in what box.

For example, I go into the settings for the Netgear WAP (via a browser on a PC), and it has several modes, such as Client, Bridging and two or three others that I can't recall off the top of my head.

I realise this question is vague to say the least, but can anyone point me at some information that may help with this or offer any advice. Even just understanding exactly what it is I am trying to do would be a start.

By the way, the Humax box appears quite willing to talk to the Netgear when they are connected by a wire, but the Netgear wifi connection doesn't appear to see my BT router (which is no surprise because it is secured with WPA2).

Kind wishes ~ Patrick

 

[bill001g]

You might if you upgrade the firmware on that device get it to work. They added WPA support in later releases and you could set your BT router to also accept WPA with tkip.

You would put in the mac address of your BT box and set the SSID and password to the same in the netgear.

It tough to say if it will work. This is using a feature called WDS that is not a official standard so implementation varies. You may have to enable it in the BT device.

Newer repeaters/bridges tend to have better WDS support.

There is one mode that does not need WDS and it only allows a single mac behind the device which would be fine in your case. You may get lucky and the device you have can support it. Many times this is called client-bridge but even that nobody seems to want to be standard on the words.

 

[EasyGoingPatrick]

You might if you upgrade the firmware on that device get it to work. They added WPA support in later releases and you could set your BT router to also accept WPA with tkip.

You would put in the mac address of your BT box and set the SSID and password to the same in the netgear.

It tough to say if it will work. This is using a feature called WDS that is not a official standard so implementation varies. You may have to enable it in the BT device.

Newer repeaters/bridges tend to have better WDS support.

There is one mode that does not need WDS and it only allows a single mac behind the device which would be fine in your case. You may get lucky and the device you have can support it. Many times this is called client-bridge but even that nobody seems to want to be standard on the words.

Thank you. Something pretty close to your answer worked. Took a bit of tinkering, but it now works a treat. Saved the £40 they wanted for a wireless dongle. And I suppose I am recycling, because I've just brought an old WAP out of retirement. Thanks again. - Patrick