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[Mark_KF8RV]

I followed the instructions to use the router as an AP.

I gave it a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.50.  This address is outside of the host router's DHCP range of 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.139.  Should I give it an address inside of the host router's DHCP range and then reserve the address for the AP ? ? ?

One other question: Are the remaining three Ethernet ports usable on the AP and issued an address by the host routers DHCP ? ? ?   Wireless clients that I connected to the AP worked and the clients had been assigned within the host router's DHCP range.

Thanks,

Mark

[FurryNutz]

I followed the instructions to use the router as an AP.

I gave it a LAN IP address of 192.168.0.50.  This address is outside of the host router's DHCP range of 192.168.0.100 to 192.168.0.139.  Should I give it an address inside of the host router's DHCP range and then reserve the address for the AP ? ? ? No.

One other question: Are the remaining three Ethernet ports usable on the AP and issued an address by the host routers DHCP ? ? ?   Yes. Wireless clients that I connected to the AP worked and the clients had been assigned within the host router's DHCP range.

[fred3]

Which "instructions" did you follow?  Is there a link?

I'm trying to do the same thing and seem to have found an interesting "feature"...
I've been using my generic instructions:
http://www.coastal-computers-networks.com/Wireless%20Router%20as%20a%20Simple%20Switch%20and%20Access%20Poiint.pdf
This basically says:
Turn off DHCP
Don't plug into the WAN port at all.
Plug the LAN into one of the LAN ports.

What I found was this:
Normally, following these instructions, it doesn't matter what IP address is assigned to the router - except for convenience.
The idea is that there is a processor in there with an IP address assigned AND that the "switch" in there (i.e. which the LAN ports connect to) doesn't care about IP addresses just like most switches (and most switches in routers).

What I found was that there was no communication between the switch ports (i.e. LAN ports) unless the router IP address was in the same subnet.
Very strange but, indeed, convenient when you have to reach the router control panel from within the LAN subnet.

[FurryNutz]

http://forums.dlink.com/index.php?topic=40856.0

Of course the sub net needs to be the same as the main host router. This is typical and normal operation and configuration of any device which connects to a main host DHCP server and for internet services.