added TP-Link N300 (TL-WR841N) as AccessPoint, 192.168.1.203 but now can't see .203 on LAN? AP works

[stansoltz]

I have a large house with multiple floors. Long ago, I bought an Asus RT-N66U router (main router). Soon learned I needed more access points... added two an Amped Wireless SR-300 and a TP-Link AC750. Shut off DHCP on all 3 APs and set them as 192.168.1.200, .201, .202. In my main RT-N66U I can see all those APs and access their interfaces.

Last week, I bought a cheap TP-Link N300 TL-WR841N because my small kids now need wifi in their rooms on the far side of the house. Again, shut off DHCP and set that AP to 192.168.1.203. Unplugged, connected to LAN. Access Point works fine with wifi internet. But, I can't see the .203 on the LAN??? Ideally, I wanted to access the interface, to potentially update the firmware, play around with settings...

Any idea why I don't see it? I have about 50 devices on my network... and can account for all of them (know which IPs are what devices). Odd?

 

[ColinTaylor]

What do you mean by "see"? Are you referring to it not showing up in the router's Network Map, or that you can't log into it using its IP address?

 

[stansoltz]

[OTE="ColinTaylor, post: 586911, member: 27699"]What do you mean by "see"? Are you referring to it not showing up in the router's Network Map, or that you an't g nto it using its IP address?[/QUOTE]

Both. Network Map of 50 devices doesn't show it. And when I type 192.168.1.203 in browser, nothing's there.

 

[ColinTaylor]

Can you ping 192.168.1.203 from any of your clients or the router?

 

[ColinTaylor]

How did you setup access point mode on the N300? It sounds like you are running it in router mode with DHCP turned off. That isn't necessary because according to the manual the N300 has its own AP operation mode.

Connect the WAN port of the N300 to one of the LAN ports on the N66U and then configure AP mode as described in the manual.

https://static.tp-link.com/2020/202003/20200310/1910012767_TL-WR841N_V14_UG.pdf

 

[stansoltz]

Can you ping 192.168.1.203 from any of your clients or the router?

C:\Users\Stan>ping 192.168.1.203

Pinging 192.168.1.203 with 32 bytes of data:
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.
Reply from 192.168.1.106: Destination host unreachable.

Ping statistics for 192.168.1.203:
Packets: Sent = 4, Received = 4, Lost = 0 (0% loss),

C:\Users\Stan>

 

[ColinTaylor]

See post #5.

 

[stansoltz]

See post #5.

I used these instructions: https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/faq/417/ Is that wrong?

 

[ColinTaylor]

I used these instructions: https://www.tp-link.com/ca/support/faq/417/ Is that wrong?

I don't know as I don't own a TP-Link router. But those look like generic instructions. I would use the instructions in the manual for your specific device that describes exactly how to set it up.