Use of WNDR4000 as Access Point

[jmizoguchi]

Originally Posted by scorpio07

Now we are back to my very first question. How do I access the configuration menu without Netgear CD. The URL http://192.168.x.x (IP of my WNDR4000) exceeds the time limit of the browser.
scorpio07

You should able to access it. I have 3400 as AP and works
Although I have seen few times been on fritz where I had to power on/ off to access it

[Mars Mug]

Originally Posted by scorpio07

Now we are back to my very first question. How do I access the configuration menu without Netgear CD. The URL http://192.168.x.x (IP of my WNDR4000) exceeds the time limit of the browser.
scorpio07

If your LAN is configured to the 10.0.0.x subnet, and the ‘4000 IP is set to 192.168.x.y, then a PC that has been allocated 10.0.0.x will not be able to access the ‘4000, it will be unreachable.

To get round this temporarily change the PCs IP address to a manual one in the TCP/IP settings for the adaptor, e.g. 192.168.x.z (where x is the same as the router setting, but z is a different number), use a subnet mask of 255.255.0.0 (DNS and gateway can be left blank) you should then be able to access the router at its IP address, http://192.168.x.y

When you gain access to the router and have made changes that you want to make, then lastly change its IP to be on your LAN subnet i.e. 10.0.0.x (say 10.0.0.111), you might want to make sure that your DHCP server cannot allocate that IP address (reduce its range to stop at 10.0.0.100).

When you change the router IP the PC will lose communication with it until you revert the PC back to automatic TCP/IP settings and the PC again picks up a 10.0.0.x IP address.

Edit:

Sorry Scorpio07, I had assumed that your LAN is on the 10.0.0.x subnet, I just read back through the thread and realised that you have not stated what your LAN subnet is, but that ggift_1029 has suggested it could be 10.0.0.x

You need to check your subnet to see if it is the same as the ‘4000 setting (the router LAN page). If you find that your LAN is set to 192.168.1.x then ggift_1029 could be correct in suggesting that the ‘4000 may have changed its LAN IP to 10.0.0.1, in that case what I suggested to do above still applies but with IP subnets reversed, you need to set the PC to a manual IP on the same subnet as the router (e.g. 10.0.0.99) so that it can communicate with the router.

[scorpio07]

Heureka!
After another carefully prepared setup of the wireless router acc. to my own description, the whole network is in operation. The WNDR4000 now works as AP and all the devices on my network (PC, laptop, NAS, network player) have access to all released files. Internet access also works.
The attached diagram shows all the details (some words are in German, but the setup is self-explanatory).
Many thks to all for your support.
scorpio07

http://www.andres18.ch/9_1divers.htm