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Setting Up: Advanced
Linksys E-Series
How to use a router as an access point
How can I use this new router as an access point? If you have a large area to
cover with your wireless signal, or if part of your home has weak signals due to
interference, you can use this router to extend the range of your old router’s
wireless network.
For ALL
To set up your new router as an access point:
Setup > Basic Setup
1.
Use a network cable to connect this router’s Internet port to the Ethernet
or LAN port on the router that is connected to your modem.
2.
Log into the browser-based utility (see “How to open the browser-based
utility” on page 25).
3.
Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page.
4.
For Internet Connection Type, select Bridge Mode.
5.
Click Save Settings to apply the changes. The new router’s LAN IPaddress
will be changed and obtained from the router that is connected to your
modem.
IMPORTANT
While in Bridge Mode, the following browser-based utility pages
will be unavailable:
•Setup tab: IPv6 Setup, DDNS, MAC Address Clone, Advanced
Routing
•Security tab: all pages
•Access Restrictions tab: all pages
•Applications & Gaming tab: all pages
•Administration tab: Log
For ALL
How can I use my old router as an access point? If you have a large area to
cover with your wireless signal, or if part of your home has weak signals due to
interference, you can use your old router to extend the range of your wireless
network. This is a complex process, so this procedure assumes that you have
some networking knowledge.
TIP
Check the documentation for your old router. Some brands of
routers include either a switch on the outside of the case or a
software option to convert it to an access point. If either of these
options is available, follow your old router’s instructions to convert
it to an access point.
You need to take note of your new router’s settings, then apply some of those
settings to the old router so it can work as an access point.
To view your new router’s settings:
Wireless > Basic Wireless Settings (non-E4200)
Wireless > Wireless Security (non-E4200)
Wireless > Wireless Settings (E4200)
Status > Wireless Network
Setup > Basic Setup
1.
Make sure that your new router is connected to the Internet.
2.
In the browser-based utility, click the Wireless tab
3.
For the E4200, click Wireless Settings and take note of the Network
Name (SSID), Security Mode, and Passphrase.
Or, for other Linksys router models:
a.
Click the Basic Wireless Settings page and take note of the Network
Name (SSID).
b.
Click the Wireless tab, then click the Wireless Security page and
take note of the Security Mode and the passphrase.
4.
Click the Status tab, then click the Wireless Network page and take note
of the Channel.
5.
Click the Setup tab, then click the Basic Setup page and take note of
the DHCP server’s IP Address range (192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.149 by
default)
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