How to configure a TP-Link N600 to act as a repeater
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How to configure a TP-Link N600 to act as a repeater
Region : Argentina
Model : TD-W8968
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version : LATEST
ISP :
I have a router TP-LINK N600 (TD-W8980) and an Alcatel Y800 (Mobile WiFi device with a 4G SIM inside)
The Y800 is connected to the internet (and any device can connect wirelessly to it and get internet)
The TP-Link router is switched on router mode (from ADSL modem mode) and has WDS support.
I go to the wireless settings and check WDS and scan for other wireless devices that are around to connect and bridge that connection. I find the Alcatel device, connect to it, put the router on the same channel as the Alcatel device.
All good so far.
On the Alcatel device DHCP is enabled to assign IPs from 100 to 254 and its set with mask 255.255.255.0 and its IP is 192.168.1.1
I looked everywhere online on different tutorials (for other routers) and they say to disable DHCP from my local machine and get a static IP which i did (192.168.1.100) then go on the TP-LINK and disable the DHCP and give it an IP...this is where i kid of failed...i don't know where to do this. There is the WAN section and the LAN section. The LAN has the DHCP disabled and the ip 192.168.1.1 and sub mask 255.255.255.0. When i try to put the wan on static IP of course it says it cannot have the same subnet mask as the LAN IP.
(WAN IP can not be in the same subnet as LAN IP!)
I tried changing the LAN ip to 192.168.2.1 but i lose access to the router completely after reboot so i need to reset and start over.
How can i spread the internet connection from the Alcatel device using the TP-LINK router.
Docs for TP-LINK: http://www.tp-link.com/Resources/document/TD-W8980_V1_User_Guide.pdf
Docs for Alcatel: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/downloads/manual/one-touch-y800-user-manual-english.pdf
Can someone help please.
Thank you.
Model : TD-W8968
Hardware Version : V2
Firmware Version : LATEST
ISP :
I have a router TP-LINK N600 (TD-W8980) and an Alcatel Y800 (Mobile WiFi device with a 4G SIM inside)
The Y800 is connected to the internet (and any device can connect wirelessly to it and get internet)
The TP-Link router is switched on router mode (from ADSL modem mode) and has WDS support.
I go to the wireless settings and check WDS and scan for other wireless devices that are around to connect and bridge that connection. I find the Alcatel device, connect to it, put the router on the same channel as the Alcatel device.
All good so far.
On the Alcatel device DHCP is enabled to assign IPs from 100 to 254 and its set with mask 255.255.255.0 and its IP is 192.168.1.1
I looked everywhere online on different tutorials (for other routers) and they say to disable DHCP from my local machine and get a static IP which i did (192.168.1.100) then go on the TP-LINK and disable the DHCP and give it an IP...this is where i kid of failed...i don't know where to do this. There is the WAN section and the LAN section. The LAN has the DHCP disabled and the ip 192.168.1.1 and sub mask 255.255.255.0. When i try to put the wan on static IP of course it says it cannot have the same subnet mask as the LAN IP.
(WAN IP can not be in the same subnet as LAN IP!)
I tried changing the LAN ip to 192.168.2.1 but i lose access to the router completely after reboot so i need to reset and start over.
How can i spread the internet connection from the Alcatel device using the TP-LINK router.
Docs for TP-LINK: http://www.tp-link.com/Resources/document/TD-W8980_V1_User_Guide.pdf
Docs for Alcatel: http://www.alcatelonetouch.com/global-en/downloads/manual/one-touch-y800-user-manual-english.pdf
Can someone help please.
Thank you.
