How do I set up my Verizon MiFi 4510L as a router?
MannyD wrote: How do I set up my Verizon MiFi 4510L as a router?
Schwa?
How do you NOT set up the 4510L as a router? That's what it is - a wifi NAT router.
I should have stated "How do I set up my existing router to connect to my Verizon MiFi 4510L". What I have is a wireless router and I want to know how to configure it to connect to the MiFi. I've heard there's a way to do it. Since both are just access points, it's not easy to do. I've read something on Tom's about "Bridging" but it seems like you have to have a CCNA to set it up.
Hello,
What you are asking about is called "Cascading". You dont need to be CCNA but you do need to configure your routers to not step on each others toes. When one router cascades into another you leverage the same LAN over multiple devices, often giving you more physcial space/coverage for a multi level home.
The problem with cascading routers is that you need a Ethernet cable connection to do it (which the MiFi does not have). Turning a router into an Access Point has the same restriction, they both need a Ethernet cable. Wireless routers do not talk to each other unless they have a cable inbetween them. Also, cascading wireless routers will not share the same SSID. You will need to setup your routers to broadcast SSID's like "Home-Upstairs" and "Home-Basement". In addition you would need to manually switch from one SSID to another as you roam around your house as the routers will not do it for you.
Here is a link I like to share about how to cascade routers:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/ps10024/products_qanda_item09186a0080a357b6.shtml
That being said, there is an easier way if you are willing to purchase another device. Something called a Pepwave Surf should work and simplify your enviornment , skipping the Cascade configuration steps completly. See this thread for more details:
http://community.vzw.com/t5/4G-Discussion/Mi-Fi-and-a-router/m-p/697493/highlight/true#M4877
I'm confused - I have this system installed in my motorhome - it consists of a 15dbi external antenna and a wireless repeater. It allows me to connect to wireless networks that are outside the range of the built-in wireless of my laptop. I can connect the repeater to my 4510 with no problem at all, and the repeater will then send the signal from the 4510 to whomever I allow to log in to my repeater. I usually don't bother, since the 4510 gives us a pretty good signal inside the motorhome, but we use the repeater a lot if we want to connect to a campground's wireless network instead of using the 4510. Should I not be able to connect the repeater to the 4510?
I had the same problem.
When I switched to the MiFi 4510L for my Internet connection at home, I discontinued the service from my ISP which had brought Internet into my home using an ethernet cable which was attached to my wireless router. My wireless router had had 4 wired ethernet ports. My desktop and printer (both without wireless connectivity) were connected to the wired ethernet ports.
The MiFi 4510L does not provide ethernet ports, obviously. So, I needed a way to connect my wired devices to the wireless network.
After some searching, I found a "Wireless Range Extender". This is a device (and there are several manufacturers) that is designed to extend the range of your wireless router. It is essentially a wireless network repeater. The device that I purchased had four wired ethernet ports. I connected the wired desktop and printer to the wireless range extender and configured the wireless range extender to attach to the MiFi 4510L.
That solved my problem. The cost was $80 for the device. I also learned that the MiFi 4510L only supports 5 connections, but the router software in the MiFi4510L will support 10 IP addresses. The wireless range extender used one IP address, which means that the MiFi4510L router in this configuration will support 9 devices (in addition to the wireless range extender).
