XGQT's blog: Posts tagged 'access point'urn:https-xgqt-gitlab-io:-blog-tags-access-point-html2020-09-02T00:00:00ZOld Access Pointurn:https-xgqt-gitlab-io:-blog-posts-2020-09-02-old-access-point2020-09-02T00:00:00Z2020-09-02T00:00:00ZMaciej Barć
<h1 id="introduction">Introduction</h1>
<p>On some old routers, namely TP-Link's TL-WR840N version 2, there may not be a option to switch to access point mode. This is what you have to do to access that mode indirectly.</p>
<h1 id="steps">Steps</h1>
<ul>
<li>Power off the router</li>
<li>Unplug RJ cable from the WAN port</li>
<li>Connect the router to a PC (using one of the LAN ports)</li>
<li>Power on the router</li>
<li>Log it to the web console entering your router's IP, you can find out the IP by executing <code>ip --color a</code> (on a Linux box) if the router's DHCP server is still active</li>
<li>In LAN settings give your router a static client IP that fits into a network you want to connect it to; example: 192.168.100.100/24 (make sure no other hosts are associated with that IP in the target network)</li>
<li>Restart the router</li>
<li>Log in to the web console entering the IP you have set</li>
<li>Turn off the DHCP server (DHCP -> DHCP Settings -> DHCP Server: Disable & Save)</li>
<li>Power off the router</li>
<li>Plug the cable from a network you want the router connected to to one of the LAN ports</li>
<li>Power on the router</li>
<li>Log in to the web console entering the IP you have set</li>
<li>Turn on the wireless network and set it up (SSID, password, etc.)</li>
<li>Done! :D</li></ul>
<h1 id="sources">Sources</h1>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr840n/v2/">https://www.tp-link.com/in/support/download/tl-wr840n/v2/</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg_gGECGLiY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cg_gGECGLiY</a></li></ul>