Static IP on Wireless Router

[Razor]

Hi
I've got ZyXel Prestige 660RU-T1 ADSL2 Modem and been running great, I've set the static IP on that and on my laptop, now I recently bought a Wireless router D-Link DI524 and I plan to use both.
Now the wireless wont work if the ZyXel modem is on static ip, but if I set it to Obtain IP Address automatically both will work.
But I need static IP to make use of port forwarding.

Please advice

Thanks in advance

[YeOldeStonecat]

Your ZyXel is already a router..you don't want to add another router to it..you want to add an access point.

[Razor]

how do i make use of my wireless D-Link to work with Zyxel with static ip?

[naira]

If you will be cascading a router, they are actually a NAT firewall already.
If you would cascade the router just make use of the first router as a gateway and the other will be on switch mode.

like this:

Modem >>> Router 1 [regular port] >>> [regular port] Router 2 >>> PC on static [E.g 192.168.1.25]

Router configurations:

Router 1:
set as gateway mode.
NAT firewall ON
DHCP server on
IP: 192.168.1.1
port forwarding done here: 192.168.1.25

Router 2.
set as router mode.
NAT firewall and security OFF.
DHCP server OFF.
IP: 192.168.1.2

Hope it helps.

[Razor]

Sorry to be stupid or newbie but How do I set the router to "Gateway Mode" and "Router mode"?
by the way I saw your location and I grew up in Philippines

[kellan]

HI,
I just bought Block of Static IP address from my ISP i intend to allocate these IP's to computer on my LAN, but when i do this it does not seems to work execpt if i leave to the router to allocate IP address to PC on the LAN Dynamically. i cud also albe to assign static IP to the router, can anyone help me out?