Setting up WIFI repeater help

[CaptainSlow]

Help please!

Struggling to set up a WIFI repeater.

I can't even access its admin screen.

my current router details are:

ipv4 address: 192.168.1.7
subnet mask: 255.255.255.0
default gateway: 192.168.1.1

Any help on how I should set the repeater up?

[maccboy]

Hi
It depends a lot on what model your repeater is.
Basically, you'll need to pick a suitable IP address for it. This depends on the other IPs on your network. Each item on the network will have its own unique IP. It will begin 192.168.1. and finish with a number between 2 and 254 (avoiding 7 as it's in use). As an example, you could use 192.168.1.20. Use the same subnet mask (255.255.255.0) and set the gateway (the route out onto the net) as your existing gateway (192.168.1.1)
Hope that's a bit of a pointer.
Most networks use DHCP where each item on it is given an IP address automatically from the router in which case they don't need setting up manually.
maccboy

[anonymous-user]

Do the devices have WPS set up? a hell of a lot easier to do it this way.

[CaptainSlow]

OK thanks,

Both do have WPS...how does that work? Also, will the repeater use the same password etc to the man router?

[philh]

Hold the WPS button on the router till it starts flashing then do the same on the repeater, takes about 2 minutes for the 2 to connect and your done.

[CaptainSlow]

OK thanks...did it by WPS in the end...strangely all the addresses are the same as the router now. Another question, can I add another repeater?