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4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Mon, 10 May 2021 13:33:12 GMT

I've been using the 4GEE home router (model HH70VB) now for some time and I'm pleased with the performance. The LAN output on the router is connected (hard-wired) to an unmanaged switch. I now want to connect (hard-wired) some means of transmitting the wifi signal into the garden on one side of the house. I was told that this would require an Access Point to convert from the wired network to the wifi signal, so I've acquired a TP Link Wireless AP/Client Router (model TL-WR843ND).

Firstly, I'm not sure that the TP-Link unit is is the corect device - the person in our local computer shop seemed sure about it. Looking at the TP-link website it looks like this device is more suited to convertin the wifi signal to a hard-wired LAN - the opposite of my intention. Am I reading things wrongly?

Secondly, assuming that the TP-Link unit is the correct one, how do I configure the system to accept the wired TP-Link device? Connecting to the network I can't see the TP-link unit. I can access the advanced settings in my 4GEE router.

Thanks for any help.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

Leanne_T — Mon, 10 May 2021 15:49:21 GMT

Hi @paulrae

Thanks for coming to the community.

Our broadband expert on the community may know if this possible, @XRaySpeX, do you have any advice for setting this up if this is an option for the router?

Thanks very much 🙂

Leanne.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Mon, 10 May 2021 18:11:48 GMT

Yes, that TP-Link AP Router seems to fit your bill. It has an Ethernet-powered WAN port to connect to the other LAN port of the EE Home Router. You set it up as TP-Link's Passive PoE Support – Flexible Deployment configuration.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Mon, 10 May 2021 20:12:47 GMT

Happy days that I have the correct hardware. Unfortunately it's not plug and play, so I've plugged but I'm not playing.

Any suggestions for information sources on how to set up the system, please?

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Mon, 10 May 2021 20:13:26 GMT

Sorry, I should hav ethanked you for your feedback.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Mon, 10 May 2021 20:26:23 GMT

Thanks! You're welcome 🙂 ! Glad I could be of assistance

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Mon, 10 May 2021 21:47:18 GMT

Have you followed the TP-Link Setup Video ? It's the 2nd part I think you want.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Mon, 10 May 2021 21:56:52 GMT

Thanks for your help. I've watched the video and tried.....

I've logged into the 4gee router, but I don't see any obvious 'switches' that allow me to change it to an Access Point.

I've tried to log into the new TP link router, but it doesn't seem to be available on my network. Hence my confusion.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 May 2021 02:38:13 GMT

It's the TP-Link that needs to be the AP, not the EE mobile router. You cannot yet see the TP-Link on your LAN cuz by default it is on a diff subnet from your EE mobile router. You 1st need to make it on the same subnet.

You need to 1st ignore the EE mobile router &:

Connect a PC to the TP-link by Ethernet LAN.
Browse to http://192.168.0.1 & login as 'admin'/'admin'.
In its Advanced / Operation Mode section, set it to AP Mode.
You should find its DHCP is now disabled.
Now you can connect the TP-Link to the EE mobile router WAN to LAN.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 May 2021 02:25:12 GMT

Actually looking at the video again as the TP-Link is AP capable you should follow the 1st part of the video and just set it to AP Mode in its Advanced / Operation Mode instead of my steps 3 & 4 above.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Tue, 11 May 2021 07:41:05 GMT

Thank you for your help. I'll try again later today and report back.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Tue, 11 May 2021 12:52:13 GMT

Success! The hardest part seemed to be connecting to the TP-Link box. I managed this by disconnecting the unit from my network, doing a factory reset (it was used item), and then connecting to one of the device's LAN ports with my laptop. After that it was just a case of following the steps in the video and connecting the TP-link back into the house LAN hardwired cabling.

By positioning the router next to a downstairs window we now have wifi well down our garden - just in time for streaming my daughter's wedding ceremony in the garden to my son in New Zealand.

Thanks again for all the help.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 May 2021 13:11:10 GMT

Thanks! You're welcome 🙂 ! Glad I could be of assistance & it is now sorted.

Just as I said!

Just for my info:

Was the TP-Link's DHCP disabled?
What was the LAN IP assigned to the TP-Link by the mobile router?

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Tue, 11 May 2021 14:45:53 GMT

Once I had connected the TP-link directly to a computer using an ethernet cable the instructions in the video worked perfectly.

Manually change IP address (in my case to 192.168.1.2)

Reboot

Manually turn off DHCP

Reboot

All now tickety boo!

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

XRaySpeX — Tue, 11 May 2021 17:52:32 GMT

Why didn't you use the AP Operation Mode (Part 1 of Video)? That's what it's designed for.

Re: 4GEE Home Router and Access Point

paulrae — Tue, 11 May 2021 20:12:04 GMT

At 0:55 in the video I reckoned that the config shown there matched what I was trying to achieve. I'm pretty ignorant of system configurations and associated jargon, so when I saw something that matched what I wanted to achieve I went for that. And it worked, so I'm a happy bunny.