EnGenius EOS-2610: A Newbie needs some simple help!

[followtheboat]

Good afternoon,

I have recently purchased an EnGenius AP/Bridge EOS-2610 but I'm no networking expert and urgently need an answer to a simple problem that is baffling me!

1. IP Disappeared
When I first hooked up all this gear I was able to hit the default IP address in my browser, log in, change my password, and change the setting from Bridge to AP, for example. After a few hours I could still hit the IP address but logging in would timeout. Then I couldn't hit the IP address at all, which is where I am at now. Why has this happened? I have my firewall turned off.

2. Which Setting to repeat wifi
I can see a whole load of wifi netowrks but I am unsure how to use my box to boost/repeat the signal from any one of these networks. Firstly which setting do I set my box to: Access Point, Client Bridge or Router? Then what do I do? I presume I change the TCP/IP to a range within the IP of the box?

Any help with these two points would be gratefully received.

Regards



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[followtheboat]

Sorry, I should add that I am running XP SP3 on a Samsung NC10.

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[tlcscousin]

When you set it to AP mode you need to set it with a static IP address then you access it using the IP you set statically.
Are you trying to use it to bridge to another wireless network?

 

[followtheboat]

Aha, that may be where I went wrong. Whilst playing around with it I set it as an AP but didn't set a static IP for it. Do I have to reset the box in order to start again or is there another way of changing this setting?

I get confused with terms like bridge but what I was trying to do was find an open network in my area and connect to it. I was using the EnGenius box to find the signal for me as my laptop's network card isn't that powerful. Should I have set it to brdige' or 'router'? I get confused, my apologies.

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[tlcscousin]

Bridge should work and to log back into it you set a static ip in the 192.168.1.x range on your computer and plug into the radio.
For example ip=192.168.1.10
subnet=255.255.255.0
gateway=192.168.1.1

(Using it to bridge to someone elses network without their permission is not legal)

 

[followtheboat]

But why is that the default IP address of 192.168.1.1 that I used to log into the router/ap no longer works? If I put this in my browser it hangs for 30 seconds and then fails to connect.

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[tlcscousin]

Sometimes they can be a real pain to get into once set to AP.
Did you set the static IP on your computer?

 

[followtheboat]

Yes. Please just let me just clarify, if I may (I appreciate your time on this one!):

1. I log into the AP using the default IP of 192.168.1.1
2. Once in I set a new static IP address of this box
3. Now in order to log into that AP I have to change the IP of my network card on my laptop

Questions:

1. Can the new static IP address be any number I want or does it have to fall within a range?
2. What IP address do I use for the laptop?
3. Is all this relevant still if I then change the magic box from an AP to a Bridge?

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[followtheboat]

To tlcscousin,

Thanks for your assistance, I have HALF solved the problem. I will post up a new thread as it doesn't really fall into this thread.

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