Wireless router Subnets

[monardo]

Hello

I would Google, but I am not even sure what key words to search for... I am self taught, so sorry for strange terminology.

I have a wired only network at work, which has static IP setup (192.168.200.x). I want to connect a wireless router to this network. There are 2 ways, that I know, to do that:

1. Set static IP on WAN side and DHCP on LAN side of router;

2. Use router as access point - i.e disable DHCP and enter static IPs on PCs;

Both works fine, but I need something imbetween.
In the first case my wireless PCs (which have dynamically assigned IPs) cannot "see" main network (wired) PCs.

In the second case I run into problems when connecting ad-hoc phones, tablets, printers, etc

So question is:
Is it possible to have first option, but make PCs on "both sides" of router see each other?
Or maybe there is 3rd way?

 

[Someone Somewhere]

Just to check, with 2), you are connecting the LAN ports of the routers together?

You'll need a DHCP server somewhere in the network unless you want to configure everything manually; usually that's done in the main router but you could do it in the WAP - just don't have more than one in the same network.

Can you elaborate on the 'problems'?

 

[monardo]

I updated the main post for more clarity, is that helpful?

 

[triley]

Option 1 should work, you may have to set a static route on the wired network router so it knows where to send traffic for the other subnet.

 

[monardo]

Option 1 should work, you may have to set a static route on the wired network router so it knows where to send traffic for the other subnet.

Could you pleas elaborate bit more.
My goal is that PCs on upper right corner can see (ping) PCs on existing network.
When you say Option 1 should work, do you mean this (my goal)?

 

[g90814]

Your 2nd option should work.

Are you giving the router a static IP that is not being used on another device? i.e. outside of the DHCP range of your main network?

If you are using static IP only on your main network, you'll need to assign IP addresses for all devices that would be connected via wireless.

OR you could set up a small DHCP range so wireless devices will be automatically assigned an IP address.