έγραψε:I've just purchased the WG602 now in v4 flavour. Probably like most people reading this thread I was unable to connect to the access point out of the box in the normal way.
The instructions that come with the WAP state that the IP address is 192.168.0.227, which it is but only if you connect your PC/laptop directly to the WG602v4 using the supplied Ethernet cable. If you do that, you'll need to configure your machine with the following static TCP/IP settings:
IP - 192.168.0.210
Subnet Mask - 255.255.255.0
Default Gateway - 192.168.0.1
DNS - 192.168.0.1
Doing the above will allow you to connect directly to the access point as per the instructions. However if, and I'm sure this is the more usual configuration for most users you connect the access point to your existing LAN you won't be able to connect to the WG602 using the above IP.
The reason for this is that what Netgear handily omit from their set-up instructions/quick start guide is that out of the box the WG602v4 (and presumably earlier versions) is configured to use a dynamic IP. This means that when connected to a router via your LAN it'll automatically be assigned a unique IP address within the given range you have configured your router. Equally as handy is that the WG602 doesn't appear on the 'connected devices' list, at least it doesn' on my Netgear WNR854T.
Not to worry though because if you want to avoid the slightly frustrating initial set-up (and any subsequent set-up) of manually assigning your PC a static IP and hardwiring it to the router you can simply enter the following address to connect to the WG602 via your web browser:
http://netgearXXXXXXwhere XXXXXX is the last six digits of your WG602's MAC address (this will be unique to your device). You can configure this name to be whatever you like after you've connected.
I hope this helps someone else as it's taken me a couple of evenings of head-scratching to work out what the thing was doing, a first because most Netgear devices (such as the similar WNHDE111 access point) will reveal themselves on your router's connected device list making it easy to jump to their IP and setup - not so with the WG602v4.