So far I have written many articles about different uses of D-Link DWL-2100AP. When DWL-2100AP becomes a router we must tell the IP range, default gateway address, subnet mask etc. By default DWL-2100AP acts as a wireless AP and it does not assign IP addresses to computers connected to it by its own DHCP server but when we convert DWL-2100AP in to a router, it must provide IP addresses to devices connected to it. This tutorial explains how to convert D-Link DWL-2100AP in to a wireless router by activating the DHCP function.
To enable routing feature in DWL-2100AP, follow the steps below.
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Setup DWL-2100AP As Wireless Router
To enable routing feature in DWL-2100AP, follow the steps below.
- Access D-Link DWL-2100AP
Use 192.168.0.50 to access DWL-2100AP setup page.
Enter the user name and password when it prompt.
Default user name : admin
Default password : leave it blank
- Enable Routing in DWL-2100AP
It is important to enable DHCP server to convert DWL-2100AP in to a wireless router.
To enable DHCP server and convert the Access Point to Wireless Router click on Advance tab.
- On the Advanced Page, click on DHCP Server and enable it.
- Enter the following details:
IP Assigned From :192.168.0.2
The Range of Pool (1-255) :50
SubnetMask : 255.255.255.0
Gateway : 192.168.0.1
Click Apply to save settings.
Points to Remember
- When we set the range of IP pool on DWL-2100AP, it will assign IP addresses to devices starting from 192.168.0.2 to next 50 addresses because the starting IP address is mentioned as 192.168.0.2
- Here we have assigned the default gateway address as 192.168.0.1
- Here DWL-2100AP provides Class C IP address to devices connected to it because the subnet mask is 255.255.255.0
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I'm trying this on vista!
You should connect your wireless Access Point to your computer using a LAN cable to access its configuration page.
Here we can select in which range of ip address the DHCP server.
If we select 50 as the range of pool,the DHCP server of D-link DWL 2100 AP will assign any ip address to its clients belongs to next 50 ip addresses.
So if the DHCP IP address is 192.168.0.1 and the IP range pool is 50 ,the clients of DWL 2100 AP (When DHCP enabled this Dlink access point will start work as a wireless router) will automatically get IP addresses which should be in between 192.168.0.2 and 192.168.0.51
So please check whether the DHCP server enabled first before setting ip address pool.
i have linksys wusb54gc wireless adaptor. i am using highspeed internet from bsnl wireless land line upto 144 kbps. i want share my internet to my nokia e71 using that wifi adaptor. can i do it. if can pleas give me its steps with detail.
thank you
Since wireless adapter only receives wireless signals you cannot use wusb54gc adapter for this. If your BSNL modem (most probably it has routing feature ) has wireless feature ,you can try to connect to that. If your modem doesn't have wireless feature I recommend you to purchase wireless router and connect modem to the wireless router.
i have a external wifi access point of linksys WUSB54GC. will you pls give me how to configre this for my wifi router. I have get one configuration from this site
http://www.online-tech-tips.com/cool-websites/home-computer-router/
but when connect it in mobie have a error message "no gateway reply"
so pls solve my problem to get net on my e71
What could be the problem?
What I understand from your mail is:
1. You have one Wireless Router and it is connected your PC.
2. You have 3 flats and want to cover them with same wireless network.
3. Your second Wireless AP is dwl 2100 ap.
Here you should configure Dlink dwl 2100 ap as a Wireless Access Point instead of Wireless Router. By default dwl 2100 ap is an Access Point. For more details click on:
http://www.corenetworkz.com/2009/06/configure-d-link-dwl-2100-ap-as.html
Feel free to contact for any other assistance.