Wired Network
Lets say you have an existing wired network setup at your workstation or home somewhat like this
Adsl Modem/Router (192.168.1.1) => Switch => Multiple Pcs (192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.20 ...)
Now you want to add a wireless access point to this existing wired network so that you can connect to the internet wirelessly from your laptop, netbook or ipad (ipads are wifi only). For this you can use a wireless router from dlink for example. Now connecting the wireless router to the existing wired network is a bit tricky. So lets see how to do it.
Configure Dlink router
First connect a pc/laptop to the dlink router on its LAN port. Configure your pc to connect to the dlink admin page. Get inside the dlink router configuration page and do the following configuration ...
A. In the "LAN Setup" assign an ip to the dlink router that falls in the range of the internet router. Over here the internet router is 192.168.1.1 so the dlink router can be 192.168.1.100 for example. Nothing needs to be done in the "Internet Setup" section.
B. Disable DHCP on the dlink router.
The basic dlink wireless router has 1 wan port and 4 lan ports. The wan port connects to the internet...
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Add wireless router to existing wired network or lan
Lets say you have an existing wired network setup at your workstation or home somewhat like this
Adsl Modem/Router (192.168.1.1) => Switch => Multiple Pcs (192.168.1.10, 192.168.1.20 ...)
Now you want to add a wireless access point to this existing wired network so that you can connect to the internet wirelessly from your laptop, netbook or ipad (ipads are wifi only). For this you can use a wireless router from dlink for example. Now connecting the wireless router to the existing wired network is a bit tricky. So lets see how to do it.
Configure Dlink router
First connect a pc/laptop to the dlink router on its LAN port. Configure your pc to connect to the dlink admin page. Get inside the dlink router configuration page and do the following configuration ...
A. In the "LAN Setup" assign an ip to the dlink router that falls in the range of the internet router. Over here the internet router is 192.168.1.1 so the dlink router can be 192.168.1.100 for example. Nothing needs to be done in the "Internet Setup" section.
B. Disable DHCP on the dlink router.
The basic dlink wireless router has 1 wan port and 4 lan ports. The wan port connects to the internet...
Read full post here
Add wireless router to existing wired network or lan
