AP Problems

[Isaki]

To extend the wifi connectivity in my house I have been using a TP Link Archer C2 as an access point connected to my BT router. It works fine, but there is no way that I can access the Archer C2's control page without resting the device.

 

During set-up I gave it the static IP 192.168.0.1 and 192.168.1.1 however none of these will take me to the settings page.

 

Is there a way I can access the settings menu without having to reset the device?

 

thanks

 

 

Edit: Using MyLanViewer I was able to see that it is there and the IPV6 Address but apparently it has no IPV4 adress

Is there anyway to connect with the IPV6?

 

 

Edited March 6, 2016 by Lord_Danalite

[beavo451]

What is the IP address of your main router? Did you accidentally give both of them the same IP?

[brwainer]

Normally there are two ways to set a device as an AP:

 

1. If it has a builtin method to set as an AP you would use that. For the LAN IP, it is best to take the IP of your main router and add 1 to the last octet - e.g. Main router is 192.168.2.1, then AP would be 193.168.2.2. The exception is if you already have a .2, then you would use .3 or whatever the next available IP is. On some devices in AP mode this might be the WAN IP you have to set, or it might not distinguish between LAN and WAN anymore (which is the correct response, but rare in my experience of consumer devices)

 

2. Leave the AP in router mode. Disable the DHCP server. Set the LAN IP the same as in option 1. Connect the AP to the router using LAN ports on both devices.

 

In either setup, the important thing is that the AP's LAN IP is in the same subnet (192.168.1.0, 192.168.2.0, etc) but is not the same as any other device on the network.