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Nighthawk AX4 (RAX35) nonfunctional when changed to AP mode
When connected to my ISP’s gateway, my Nighthawk RAX35 router creates its own 10.0;0.x local network. I want to configure the router to instead extend the 192.168.1.x local network created by the gateway, as if it was a simple switch with wireless capability. The description of AP Mode matches my intent exactly. However, if I enable AP Mode, with the recommended setting to get its IP address dynamically from existing router, the internet light changes from green to amber and I’m unable to connect to the router using the assigned IP to administer it. I end up having to reset the router to restore connectivity. I expect this is a common configuration and should be simple to enable. Unfortunately my initial support period has expired. Any suggestions on how to diagnose or configure greatly appreciated.
With the help of a Gearhead tech, after purchasing a support contract, two fruitless disconnected sessions, and a final 2 hour 30 minutes session, my RAX-35 is now working as desired...all wireless and ethernet connections have IP addresses on the local network of my ISP gateway.
AP Mode is NOT the answer; the tech agrees it SHOULD work and likely a firmware problem.
The fix: Connect an ethernet cable from the ISP gateway to an ethernet port of the RAX-35, not to the internet port. On the LAN Setup page (Advanced Tab), assign the router an IP address in the range of the ISP network and turn off Use Router as DHCP server.
Hope this helps others struggling to achieve the same configuraion. Seems common enough to warrant discussion in the manual.
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When you switch it to ap mode, the modem/router device you're using assigns an IP address.
have you logged into the main modem/router to check which ip address its assigning?
You can set a lan address for it but it should be within the range the primary router is using.
Yes, the admin page for my ISP gateway shows the ip address assigned to the router, but the router admin page does not load using that address, not from the gateway's local network, nor from devices connected to the router via ethernet. (Devices connected to the router show a self-assign IP address.)
once the RAX is in access point mode, do you have it connected via the wan port? or lan port?
The devices aren't self assigning. Somethings giving them the ip address. and if the RAX is in ap mode, it isn't the rax.
