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Wireless Access Point, ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP

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R6100 WiFi Router Wireless Access Point You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as another router.  To set up the router as an AP: 1. Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the other router. Cable this port to a LAN port on the other router 2. Select ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP. 3. Select the Enable Access Point Mode check box. 4. Scroll down and select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use: • Get dynamically from existing router. The other router on the network assigns an IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode. • Use fixed IP address (not recommended). Use this setting if you want to manually assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option effectively requires advanced network experience. Advanced Settings 85

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Advanced Settings
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R6100 WiFi Router
Wireless Access Point
You can set up the router to run as an access point (AP) on the same local network as
another router.
To set up the router as an AP:
1.
Use an Ethernet cable to connect the Internet port of this router to a LAN port in the
other router.
Cable this port to a LAN port
on the other router
2.
Select
ADVANCED > Advanced Setup > Wireless AP
.
3.
Select the
Enable Access Point Mode
check box.
4.
Scroll down and select the check box for the IP address setting that you want to use:
•
Get dynamically from existing router
. The other router on the network assigns an
IP address to this router while this router is in AP mode.
•
Use fixed IP address (not recommended)
. Use this setting if you want to manually
assign a specific IP address to this router while it is in AP mode. Using this option
effectively requires advanced network experience.