TD-W8970 Access Point
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Generically the instructions to do this would look something like this.
If the router has a different static IP to the one in the example below then stick with that and substitute the rest of the example with the way the IP details are already set up.
On the router...
On the spare router you want as an Access Point...
You can then choose to either assign some of your other devices a static IP outside the range that the DHCP server will allocate or choose on each device in the network adapter settings to obtain an IP address automatically. The latter of these two options is probably how most PC's are already set but you might want to eye ball how it's set in case you have a static IP set with a different sub net mask.
To configure the IP on a device as mentioned above, in Windows you'd go into Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center, then right click on the adapter for the connection you want to set the IP for and click Properties. In the Properties dialog window that opened scroll down the list of items and at the bottom you should see an entry for both Internet Protocol Versions, IPv4 and IPv6. You will most likely be interested in the IPv4 one and if you click the Properties button when you have the IPv4 item selected then you will get another dialog box open where you can set either obtain IP automatically or set a static IP on the device you're using in the IP range as set above but outside of the range you set for the DHCP pool, but still with the same sub net mask as above.
If you have changed the IP addresses or sub net mask on the router or access point then you should go into a command prompt on each computer that is configured to obtain an IP automatically, and issue the following command, 'ipconfig /release' and 'ipconfig /renew' so that your device gets a fresh IP address assigned from the DHCP server.
If the router has a different static IP to the one in the example below then stick with that and substitute the rest of the example with the way the IP details are already set up.
On the router...
- a static IP of 192.168.1.254 and a sub net mask or 255.255.255.0
- and with this router acting as your DHCP server
- this would also have some DHCP pool set up like 192.168.1.10 to 192.168.1.253 (can be a smaller pool than this by changing the last number in each of those two IP addresses) and a gateway of 192.168.1.254 (same as the static address set above for this router)
On the spare router you want as an Access Point...
- assign a static IP of 192.168.1.1 or similar but outside the DHCP pool range set above and a sub net mask or 255.255.255.0
- turn off DHCP server on this spare router
- select AP Mode if there is an option somewhere to choose this
- select the option if it's separate from having an AP Mode option to stop the router trying to connect to its' original internet service connection.
You can then choose to either assign some of your other devices a static IP outside the range that the DHCP server will allocate or choose on each device in the network adapter settings to obtain an IP address automatically. The latter of these two options is probably how most PC's are already set but you might want to eye ball how it's set in case you have a static IP set with a different sub net mask.
To configure the IP on a device as mentioned above, in Windows you'd go into Control Panel, Network and Internet, Network and Sharing Center, then right click on the adapter for the connection you want to set the IP for and click Properties. In the Properties dialog window that opened scroll down the list of items and at the bottom you should see an entry for both Internet Protocol Versions, IPv4 and IPv6. You will most likely be interested in the IPv4 one and if you click the Properties button when you have the IPv4 item selected then you will get another dialog box open where you can set either obtain IP automatically or set a static IP on the device you're using in the IP range as set above but outside of the range you set for the DHCP pool, but still with the same sub net mask as above.
If you have changed the IP addresses or sub net mask on the router or access point then you should go into a command prompt on each computer that is configured to obtain an IP automatically, and issue the following command, 'ipconfig /release' and 'ipconfig /renew' so that your device gets a fresh IP address assigned from the DHCP server.
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