Netgear RP614 Wired Router + Netgear WGR614 Wireless Router

I've been reading about how it is possible to add a wireless router to
an existing wired router. I've read that the wired router needs to
have an uplink port to be able to do this.

Is this possible? I don't think my RP614 wired router has an uplink
port.

Is there a URL with step-by-step instructions on how to configure the
routers?

Thanks.

Possibly what you want is a wireless access point rather than a wireless
router.
MH wrote:
> I've been reading about how it is possible to add a wireless router to
> an existing wired router. I've read that the wired router needs to
> have an uplink port to be able to do this.
>
> Is this possible? I don't think my RP614 wired router has an uplink
> port.
>
> Is there a URL with step-by-step instructions on how to configure the
> routers?
>
> Thanks.

I really wanted a wireless access point but unfortunately I have to
work with a wireless router instead.

Does anybody have any experience in getting a Netgear RP614 to connect
to a Netgear WGR614 and making the set up work?



One of the Arthurs <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<mj%Sa.498$(E-Mail Removed)>...
> Possibly what you want is a wireless access point rather than a wireless
> router.
> MH wrote:
> > I've been reading about how it is possible to add a wireless router to
> > an existing wired router. I've read that the wired router needs to
> > have an uplink port to be able to do this.
> >
> > Is this possible? I don't think my RP614 wired router has an uplink
> > port.
> >
> > Is there a URL with step-by-step instructions on how to configure the
> > routers?
> >
> > Thanks.

"MH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> I really wanted a wireless access point but unfortunately I have to
> work with a wireless router instead.
>
> Does anybody have any experience in getting a Netgear RP614 to connect
> to a Netgear WGR614 and making the set up work?

Both of these models are routers with built-in switches. The WGR614 also
has a wireless access point built-in. For both of these to operate on the
same network, you'll need to disable some features and change some default
settings on one of them. Since it sounds like you already have the
wired-only router setup and working, I would recommend making these changes
on the wireless router.

What you want to disable on the wireless router is its DHCP server. Having
two DHCP servers on the network is asking for trouble. Since both routers
are Netgear, they probably have the same default IP address, so you'll want
to change the wireless routers IP address to something that doesn't conflict
with the IP address of the wired-only router (or any other static addresses
you've assigned) AND is NOT within the range of address that the DHCP server
on the wired-only router may assign. .I can't say how to do either of these
things, as I have no Netgear equipment here. Be aware that you you'll need
to change the settings on the wireless router BEFORE connecting it to the
rest of your network. (Connect it to a single PC and nothing else, then use
that PC to configure the wireless router).

Once these settings are changed, the two routers should peacefully coexist
on the same network.

Thank you, Michael! That was exactly the kind of reply that I was
hoping for. I'll give that a shot.



"Michael Quinlan" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:<5XmTa.87162$(E-Mail Removed) .net>...
> "MH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> > I really wanted a wireless access point but unfortunately I have to
> > work with a wireless router instead.
> >
> > Does anybody have any experience in getting a Netgear RP614 to connect
> > to a Netgear WGR614 and making the set up work?
>
> Both of these models are routers with built-in switches. The WGR614 also
> has a wireless access point built-in. For both of these to operate on the
> same network, you'll need to disable some features and change some default
> settings on one of them. Since it sounds like you already have the
> wired-only router setup and working, I would recommend making these changes
> on the wireless router.
>
> What you want to disable on the wireless router is its DHCP server. Having
> two DHCP servers on the network is asking for trouble. Since both routers
> are Netgear, they probably have the same default IP address, so you'll want
> to change the wireless routers IP address to something that doesn't conflict
> with the IP address of the wired-only router (or any other static addresses
> you've assigned) AND is NOT within the range of address that the DHCP server
> on the wired-only router may assign. .I can't say how to do either of these
> things, as I have no Netgear equipment here. Be aware that you you'll need
> to change the settings on the wireless router BEFORE connecting it to the
> rest of your network. (Connect it to a single PC and nothing else, then use
> that PC to configure the wireless router).
>
> Once these settings are changed, the two routers should peacefully coexist
> on the same network.