westel 327 with a wap54g?

Question

HI. Situation. I have a Wap54g Ver 3 hooked up to a workgroup switch and the switch to the 327w. Now in order for the acess point to work it has to be connected to a swtich right? well whenever i run setup it wont detect the acess point. My wiring is correct. Also I have forgoten the password to my modem. and verizon isint helping me getting it back help please?

Answer 1

You need to find the network address (192.168.1.x or what ever) with your machine connected only to the Westell modem and switch. Then connect your machine to just the Linksys WAP and restart windows. Then run your setup. Choose a manual configuration. Set the WAP to an address in the Westell network range -- say 192.168.1.250 (if you are in the 192.168.1.x network). Then plug the machine back into the switch and restart it. Then plug the WAP into the switch. Then re-run the setup. The setup can't find the WAP because the Westell is issuing IP addresses on the network. The WAP comes defaulted in a seperate network and is also trying to issue IP addresses. You could also change your network setup and put the WAP between the switch and the Westell. So, the Westell modem/firewall would be plugged into the WAN side of the WAP. Then switch would be plugged into the LAN side of the WAP (the side with the four ports). The Westell will continue to issue IP addresses, but the only IP address to be issued would be the one for the WAN side of the WAP. The WAP would then issue IP addresses in its own network. But, the setup would be easier and you would have two NAT firewalls between you and the internet. Hope that helps.