Yes (damn those instructions look familiar, lol)
When the MN500 is in bridge mode, don't goto WAN settings...
That seems to make the web interface hang up for some reason (at least from
my observation)
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"Garrett" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> thanks. I'm assuming that I'll plug my 2nd router (MN500
> in my case) to the wall in some downstairs room, and then
> configure it to bridge mode and channel 1 through the
> HTTP://192.168.2.42 link. Correct?
>
> thanks!
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Let me try again with an updated version of the text
> file.
> >
> >Broadband modem --> WAN port of MN-500 or MN-700 #1
> >MN-500 or MN-700 #1 LAN port #2 --> WAN port of MN-500
> or MN-700 #2
> >MN-500 or MN-700 #1 LAN port #3 --> WAN port of MN-500
> or MN-700 #3 (if
> >available)
> >
> >Make sure all MN-500s are running the latest firmware
> 1.11.017
> >
> >Make sure all MN-700s are running the latest firmware
> 2.00.08.0333
> >
> >Now lets look at the setup of each MN-500 or MN-700:
> >
> >MN-500 or MN-700 #1
> >router mode
> >LAN IP address at default of 192.168.2.1
> >some SSID
> >some WEP key
> >channel 6
> >
> >MN-500 or MN-700 #2
> >bridge mode
> >LAN IP address at 192.168.2.42, outside of default DHCP
> range
> >same SSID
> >same WEP key
> >channel 1
> >
> >MN-500 or MN-700 #3 (if available)
> >bridge mode
> >LAN IP address at 192.168.2.43, outside of default DHCP
> range
> >same SSID
> >same WEP key
> >channel 11
> >
> >
> >If you keep the SSID and WEP key the same for all base
> stations, people
> >will be able to move between offices and get a
> connection.
> >
> >You need to select non-overlapping channels for the base
> stations to
> >prevent interference.
> >
> >Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the three non-overlapping
> channels.
> >
> >There are more combinations if you only need two
> channels.
> >
> >joker wrote:
> >
> >> Broadband modem --> WAN port of MN-700 #1
> >> MN-500 #1 LAN port #2 --> WAN port of MN-500 #2
> >> MN-500 #1 LAN port #3 --> WAN port of MN-500 #3 (if
> available)
> >>
> >> Make sure all MN-500s are running the latest firmware
> 1.11.017
> >>
> >> Now lets look at the setup of each MN-500:
> >>
> >> MN-700 #1
> >> router mode
> >> LAN IP address at default of 192.168.2.1
> >> some SSID
> >> some WEP key
> >> channel 6
> >>
> >> MN-500 #2
> >> bridge mode
> >> LAN IP address at 192.168.2.42, outside of default
> DHCP range
> >> same SSID
> >> same WEP key
> >> channel 1
> >>
> >> MN-500 #3 (if available)
> >> bridge mode
> >> LAN IP address at 192.168.2.43, outside of default
> DHCP range
> >> same SSID
> >> same WEP key
> >> channel 11
> >>
> >>
> >> If you keep the SSID and WEP key the same for all base
> stations, people
> >> will be able to move between offices and get a
> connection.
> >>
> >> You need to select non-overlapping channels for the
> base stations to
> >> prevent interference.
> >>
> >> Channels 1, 6, and 11 are the three non-overlapping
> channels.
> >>
> >> There are more combinations if you only need two
> channels.
> >>
> >> Garrett wrote:
> >>
> >>> Does anyone know of a range extender that will work
> with the MN700
> >>> base station? Most of the range extenders I'm
> finding only will work
> >>> with their own hardware (ie. Linksys, DLink)
> >>>
> >>> thanks
> >>> garrett
> >>
> >>
> >
> >.
> >
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