Trying to put an old Vodafone HG658c into operation as a router

Andy From Sligo

Hello all,

I have dug out an old Vodafone HG658c ADSL modem router and it has a WAN socket on it and I have been tryng to turn it into just a router (wireless router) instead of a Modem Router - is it possible with this one?

So I have ip bridged the ETH Internet B VID 10 and you can see it says 'Connected' in the setup page I have screenshotted below but its not transmitting wireless my internet connection. My laptop has connected up wirelessly to the HG658c but it says 'Connected - no internet' in my taskbar and just the world icon instead of signal bars

Can this router be configured to be just a router and not a modem router or does it have to be hooked up to ADSL to work?

ItHurtsWhenIP

Are you trying to make it to act as an Access Point, to work alongside your current router?

Andy From Sligo

here is what I am trying out (although not seeming methodical) - I am just trying to get the Vodafone Huawei to work as a wireless router as opposed as a ADSL Modem wireless Router:

ItHurtsWhenIP

I like to keep things simple, so perhaps try:

1. uncheck the WAN connection in the screen shot above
2. disable any DHCP on the Vodafone
3. plug the extender into a LAN port on the Vodafone
4. just for sh!ts and giggles, reboot the Vodafone
5. be connected on the laptop

I've done this with an old Archer C9 router in my network and it works well for me.

smuggler.ie

It would be called AP mode , not router mode

I would add:

. set HG658c with static IP in the range of home network(for ease to access/manage in the future) in the "LAN host settings", high number like 192.168.xxx.253