PROLiNK wireless router configuration help

wrkadri · Post by **wrkadri** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 2:03 am

Hi everybody,

I am new to this forum and I need help configuring PROLiNK wireless router: PRN3001.
The case is that I have a Mikrotik routerboard with all the internet configuration and it is working fine.
I had previously TP-LINK TL-WR940N wireless router and I configured it to just pass the internet to the wireless. (Cat5 cable in LAN port and not in WAN port)
The configuration was as follows:

Mikrotik routerboard main IP: 192.168.0.1

TP-LINK:
LAN:
IP Address: 192.168.0.150
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

WAN:
WAN Connection Type: Dynamic IP

DHCP:
DHCP Server: Enabled
Start IP Address: 192.168.0.100
End IP Address: 192.168.0.199
Address Lease Time: 120
Default Gateway: 192.168.0.1

Now that I have bought the PROLiNK PRN3001, I need to do the configuration. But the problem it that I cannot find where to put the default gateway.
The PROLiNK configuration is as follows:

LAN:
IP Address: 192.168.0.150
Subnet Mask: 255.255.255.0

WAN:
WAN Access Type: DHCP Client

DHCP:
DHCP Mode: DHCP Server
IP Pool Range: 192.168.0.100 - 192.168.0.199
Max Lease Time: 120

Can you please check my configuration and guide me how to add the default gateway.

Thank you in advance.

Post by **Philip** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 7:44 am

You may want to read this article: http://www.speedguide.net/articles/how- ... point-2556

In essence, you are trying to set your TP-Link router as an access point. It is best if you turn off the WAN side of it (including DHCP server, etc.), and set it up statically in the same IP range where your main (Microtik) router is. In other words, leave the Microtik as is, and set the TP-Link:

WAN: Disabled
DHCP Server: Disabled

IP Address: 192.168.0.2 (or something outside of the main DHCP server IP range of 192.168.0.100 - 199 )
Gateway (you should have that option if it is not configured as a DHCP client): 192.168.0.1
DNS servers: 192.168.0.1 or your ISPs DNS servers, same as main router.

The article above explains it in a bit more detail.

wrkadri · Post by **wrkadri** » Tue Apr 21, 2015 8:39 am

Thank you, this worked like a charm.

I change the pool in the Mikrotik to 192.168.0.4 - 192.168.0.254 because I need to have two wireless PROLiNK routers.
I gave the first one a LAN of: 192.168.0.2
The other one will be: 192.168.0.3

I appreciate it.

wrkadri · Post by **wrkadri** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 8:52 am

I have another problem now

Only 12 devices are able to connect to the PROLiNK PRN3001 router.

Is it related to the hardware of the router itself? Or did I do something wrong?

Post by **Philip** » Wed Apr 22, 2015 10:09 am

What happens if you try to connect more devices ? It is possible to be any of the above, as well as some limitation imposed by the Microtik router. Did you notice that limit before ?

One more note, if you have more than one wireless router, set them to different channels (at least 3 channels apart to reduce interference), but with the same SSID/encryption/key so that clients can roam between them.

wrkadri · Post by **wrkadri** » Thu Apr 23, 2015 3:52 am

I didn't notice this limitation before.. We used to connect 60 devices and more without any problem.

The only thing that I did on the Mikrotik is drop connection based on certain MAC addresses (Some mobiles).

I think the problem is in the hardware of the PROLiNK. I will check again the old TP-LINK router that I had.

Thanks bro, you're great.