How to turn a Belkin N1 wireless router into a wireless access point?

Hi





I have Belkin N1 wireless router that I purchased incorrectly. I want to use it to connect wirelessly to my Netgear Wireless-N 300 Router with DSL Modem which is in the study up stairs. I know it's possible but I have know idea how to do it. Do you call it wireless access point?|||It all depends on the FIRMWARE in the router. Some Belkin Routers can use DD-WRT firmware


http://dd-wrt.com some can't... so what model of Belkin do you have? N1 isn't descriptive enough there is a MODEL number.





Unless the original software/firmware includes the setting to use the unit as a "bridge" meaning it offers a setup page to enter the information to connect to the other router you simply can't connect. As shipped I don't know of any Belkin Routers that have the ability you need... Adding different firmware will allow it if you router can use the upgraded firmware.|||Essentially all wireless routers can be configured to act as a wireless access point.


So this example works for not just Belkin, but any other wireless router.





#1 - Log into the wireless router and disable DHCP.


#2 - Connect a network cable from your switch to any of the LAN ports on the wireless router.


#3 - Please do not connect anything to the WAN port.





In this configuration, assuming that you already had DHCP on your network, and that you already had a valid default gateway routing traffic to the Internet or other location outside your network, then you wireless router can start working as an access point to your LAN.





I hope this helps.