Is there a procedure for connecting an external wifi router to a Ui24r?
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New to the forum, and a new Ui24r user. In a larger venue, (a large high school gymnasium in my case), I found the wifi hotspot coverage from the Ui24r to be a bit too weak, I tried better antennas but they didn't make much a difference at the other side of the building, (maybe 25% better which was not enough). I was connected via LAN, but also wanted wireless mobility to access the mixer with other devices, so I decided next time i would use an external wifi router. I checked the manual but cannot find a procedure for that. Either I missed it or it isn't there, any suggestions or a how-to would be appreciated, thanks.
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There is no special procedure to do this. You would just plug in an external wireless router to the LAN port of the Mixer.
Ui24R's LAN port (= wired ethernet port) doesn't receive the DHCP server's IP offering in that default setting and the default IP is 10.10.2.1.
Thus, you have 3 options to solve your fault.
1.
Change the IP address of your TPLINK to something 10.10.2.2 - 10.10.2.254.
And that DHCP server setting should be ignore 10.10.2.1 from the IP options to provide.
For example, you set the DHCP server to provides 10.10.2.51 - 10.10.2.100 then your iPad ( or any tablet, PC .etc ) will get those IP as the DHCP clients and the Ui24R can stay the 10.10.2.1 without IP conflicting.
2.
Change the IP address of Ui24R to same segment with your TPLINK has.
If your TP LINK has IP address 192.168.0.1, you should change the Ui24R's IP to something 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254. And TPLINK's DHCP server setting should be ignored that IP from the options to provide for avoiding IP conflicting.
3.
Change the IP setting of Ui24R's Ethernet to be able to get the DHCP and reboot.
It means that Ui24R will get IP address form the DHCP server. TPLINK has DHCP server inside then Ui24R get the IP as a client. To know what IP address were offered, obviously you need to connect to the Ui24r with other ways like internal Wi-Fi or HDMI+USB. Otherwise you can see that from TPLINK's GUI. Or you can search the IP with using network utility softwares like IPScanner somethings.
DHCP client is not activated in Ui24R default setting.
Here are 3 options for you.
1.
Turn the DHCP client ON at the ethernet network setup section.
However, you should know the IP address that Ui24R got then you should keep the way of other method of internal WiFI or HDMI and mouse.
2.
Just change the Ui24R's IP to the same segment address as TPLink's IP.
TPLink's default IP is usually 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1 ( if you didn't change it, but you should confirm again ). So you just change the Ui24R's IP to 192.168.0.2 - 192.168.0.254. Before this, you should change the TPLink's DHCP server setting skip the IP what you'd like to set to the Ui. Otherwise IP conflict can be caused.
Ui24R's ethernet port's default IP is 10.10.2.1. ( Ethernet port and internal wifi hotspot are individually different NIC ).
So you just change the TPLink's IP to 10.10.2.254 something. You should change the TPLink's DHCP server setting skip the ui24R's.
Check the DHCP client setting in Ui24R ethernet network
Ui24R's LAN port (= wired ethernet port) doesn't receive the DHCP server's IP offering in that default setting and the default IP is 10.10.2.1.
Thus, you have 3 options to solve your fault.
1.
Change the IP address of your TPLINK to something 10.10.2.2 - 10.10.2.254.
And that DHCP server setting should be ignore 10.10.2.1 from the IP options to provide.
For example, you set the DHCP server to provides 10.10.2.51 - 10.10.2.100 then your iPad ( or any tablet, PC .etc ) will get those IP as the DHCP clients and the Ui24R can stay the 10.10.2.1 without IP conflicting.
2.
Change the IP address of Ui24R to same segment with your TPLINK has.
If your TP LINK has IP address 192.168.0.1, you should change the Ui24R's IP to something 192.168.0.2-192.168.0.254. And TPLINK's DHCP server setting should be ignored that IP from the options to provide for avoiding IP conflicting.
3.
Change the IP setting of Ui24R's Ethernet to be able to get the DHCP and reboot.
It means that Ui24R will get IP address form the DHCP server. TPLINK has DHCP server inside then Ui24R get the IP as a client. To know what IP address were offered, obviously you need to connect to the Ui24r with other ways like internal Wi-Fi or HDMI+USB. Otherwise you can see that from TPLINK's GUI. Or you can search the IP with using network utility softwares like IPScanner somethings.
Weird.
These are what I used to tried post but some system error happened then failed to be posted. It seems now this system are posting those kind old text what some error happened.