Update in post #28...Use mifi jetpack to replace home internet?

[kevnich2]

I happen to object to this - mushkins raises valid points. Verizon isn't marketing this as a home ISP replacement on an UNLIMITED data plan. They're more than happy for you to use this with their traditional rates, so the OP does need to check his TOS and make sure there's no fine print in there on restrictions. Nobody else here can do that for him.

Secondly - the mifi devices were NOT engineered to be turned on 24/7 as the OP is intending to use it for either. Search around, you'll see many battery issues, etc that all deal with this issue. Verizon did have other devices that were more geared toward being left on 24/7 but the mifi's were not. They're designed as a travel and go, mobile internet device.

 

[CZroe]

I happen to object to this - mushkins raises valid points. Verizon isn't marketing this as a home ISP replacement on an UNLIMITED data plan. They're more than happy for you to use this with their traditional rates, so the OP does need to check his TOS and make sure there's no fine print in there on restrictions. Nobody else here can do that for him.

Secondly - the mifi devices were NOT engineered to be turned on 24/7 as the OP is intending to use it for either. Search around, you'll see many battery issues, etc that all deal with this issue. Verizon did have other devices that were more geared toward being left on 24/7 but the mifi's were not. They're designed as a travel and go, mobile internet device.

Are you seriously implying that Verizon's terms would say that he can't use it with the same iPad or laptop at home as he does on the road?!

As for the battery issues: duh
I've had to tell people before that their battery will not get properly cycled if they leave it plugged in at home all the time. Plenty of people use their Alienware notebooks exclusively on AC power and eventually find that their battery is useless despite never using it that way, but no one would argue that they aren't intended to be used at home just because they are also portable and capable of being operated while charging.

There is an iPad 2 at work that stays permanently tethered to it's kiosk and always on charge. Eventually the coiled tether/charge cable developed a short and the battery is now difficult to charge or keep charged despite the intended application not even requiring a battery. "ZOMG! Check your terms and conditions with Apple! That iPad was CLEARLY never intended to be used as a hard-wired kiosk!"

 

[solleyman]

OK, folks...I'm struggling to get the IP addresses right for this setup.

My intended setup, if I've understood the posts above, is like this...

{Internet/MiFi Unit} ---wireless--- {TP-LINK AP in Bridge Mode} ---wired to WAN port of--- {TP-Link Router} ---mix of wired/wireless--- {everything else in home network}

For simplicity, I'd like to keep the router and the rest of the home network unchanged, if possible.

Right now, the Router settings are:
IP address = 192.168.1.1
Subnet mask = 255.255.255.0
DHCP enabled, range 192.168.1.100 to 192.168.1.199
WAN connection type is currently Dynamic IP (and is currently pointed at the cable company modem, so I can post this...)
Let me know if there are any other details you need

Is there anything that needs to change on the Router?

What IPs/subnets/default gateways/etc. do I need on the Bridge and Mifi?

{As a side note to some of the comments above...this is not a commercial VZW MiFi, it is unlimited data with an option to throttle during peak usage time (not based on individual usage), using for home internet is allowed per the T&Cs, I have no intention to abuse the connection, used about 18Gb last month with the kids devices in the car for road trips with no throttling.}

Thanks for the help!