Hi,
I would like to use Speedport W500 V with BitSwitcher 3.8 as a cable-wifi router. The network is provided via Ethernet cable (local area 10/100MB network) and requires network card MAC identification (so I would like to use MAC adress cloning feature). I also need WLAN part of Speedport to "popultae" the net in my house and VOIP functionality for call servicing. DSL modem is not needed at all as the net is routed-in via the Ethernet cable.
I spent several hours trying to configure my Speedport to work in this way but without any success. I am able to reach Speedport when it is connected to my laptop either via net cable or wifi but when I set the Speedport to obtain IP via DHCP and when it is connecetd to the network cable it stops responding at all. Does it matter if I connect it directly to the network cable or via another router (working for sure).
Therefore I wonder whether the Speedprt with BitSwitcher it is capable of working in such a way at all. Any suggestions ?
Best regards,
Pawel
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Of course, Bitswitcher is able to do that. Use fix IP-address for LAN (Get settings via DHCP off) and WLAN mode set to AP.
After that, you can only access the Speedport via WLAN from your laptop.
If you plan to use the firewall, set the WAN interface to "LAN/BRIDGE".
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what is your external network access designed for?
- A single local client (identified by MAC-address) which gets its
IP-address from outside via DHCP ?
- Local router (like the well known DSL-connection)?
Please keep in mind, that you use a specified IP-address range to connect your
laptop (e.g. 192.168.2.123) to your Speedport (e.g. 192.168.2.1).
After being connected to the external network, the Speedport will receive a new
IP-address via DHCP (e.g. 172.33.44.55) from outside. This IP-change inevitably
disrupts the local network connection (laptop <-> Speedport).
Regards
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Hi,
thanks for the replays. I cannot set my Speedport's IP by myself - it must get it via DHCP (my 'network" is actually an Ethernet cable sticking out of the wall :-) - so as mkts54 says Speedport must work as "a single local client (identified by MAC-address) which gets its IP-address from outside via DHCP".
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In your initial sentence you said, you "would like to use Speedport W500 V with BitSwitcher 3.8 as a cable-wifi router". A router has two IP-addresses, one external and one internal. Of course, you may set the internal router's IP-address to your liking. :-)
Now you say it must work as "a single local client". If that would be the case, you cannot connect any router at all. You can only hope that you get more than one IP-address from outside via DHCP if you connect more than one device to the network.
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Speedport W500V offers 4 ports:
a) RS232 (inside, for utility purposes)
b) DSL (=“WAN“)
c) W-LAN
d) LAN/Ethernet
To test special setups you can:
1. deactivate DSL,
2. set W-LAN as acess point (AP) in “separate” modus using manually defined IP-adresses,
3. connect the LAN-port to your “ethernet cable sticking out of the wall” and use the LAN/ethernet-interface
as WAN-interface (DHCP=on).
Subsequently you will keep the W-LAN-based connection ‘PC/Notebook <-> Speedport’ - no
matter which IP-adress the LAN-interface will receive via DHCP from outside.
At least you can watch what’s going on inside W500V …
Good luck,
MKTS
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Hi,
I would like to use Speedport W500 V with BitSwitcher 3.8 as a cable-wifi router. The network is provided via Ethernet cable (local area 10/100MB network) and requires network card MAC identification (so I would like to use MAC adress cloning feature). I also need WLAN part of Speedport to "popultae" the net in my house and VOIP functionality for call servicing. DSL modem is not needed at all as the net is routed-in via the Ethernet cable.
I spent several hours trying to configure my Speedport to work in this way but without any success. I am able to reach Speedport when it is connected to my laptop either via net cable or wifi but when I set the Speedport to obtain IP via DHCP and when it is connecetd to the network cable it stops responding at all. Does it matter if I connect it directly to the network cable or via another router (working for sure).
Therefore I wonder whether the Speedprt with BitSwitcher it is capable of working in such a way at all. Any suggestions ?
Best regards,
Pawel
Of course, Bitswitcher is able to do that. Use fix IP-address for LAN (Get settings via DHCP off) and WLAN mode set to AP.
After that, you can only access the Speedport via WLAN from your laptop.
If you plan to use the firewall, set the WAN interface to "LAN/BRIDGE".
Hi,
what is your external network access designed for?
- A single local client (identified by MAC-address) which gets its
IP-address from outside via DHCP ?
- Local router (like the well known DSL-connection)?
Please keep in mind, that you use a specified IP-address range to connect your
laptop (e.g. 192.168.2.123) to your Speedport (e.g. 192.168.2.1).
After being connected to the external network, the Speedport will receive a new
IP-address via DHCP (e.g. 172.33.44.55) from outside. This IP-change inevitably
disrupts the local network connection (laptop <-> Speedport).
Regards
Hi,
thanks for the replays. I cannot set my Speedport's IP by myself - it must get it via DHCP (my 'network" is actually an Ethernet cable sticking out of the wall :-) - so as mkts54 says Speedport must work as "a single local client (identified by MAC-address) which gets its IP-address from outside via DHCP".
In your initial sentence you said, you "would like to use Speedport W500 V with BitSwitcher 3.8 as a cable-wifi router". A router has two IP-addresses, one external and one internal. Of course, you may set the internal router's IP-address to your liking. :-)
Now you say it must work as "a single local client". If that would be the case, you cannot connect any router at all. You can only hope that you get more than one IP-address from outside via DHCP if you connect more than one device to the network.
Pawel,
Speedport W500V offers 4 ports:
a) RS232 (inside, for utility purposes)
b) DSL (=“WAN“)
c) W-LAN
d) LAN/Ethernet
To test special setups you can:
1. deactivate DSL,
2. set W-LAN as acess point (AP) in “separate” modus using manually defined IP-adresses,
3. connect the LAN-port to your “ethernet cable sticking out of the wall” and use the LAN/ethernet-interface
as WAN-interface (DHCP=on).
Subsequently you will keep the W-LAN-based connection ‘PC/Notebook <-> Speedport’ - no
matter which IP-adress the LAN-interface will receive via DHCP from outside.
At least you can watch what’s going on inside W500V …
Good luck,
MKTS