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RAX120 - somehow changing to AP Mode
Have not had this router long - less than a year. I initially set up the router on router mode and all was fine. However, at some point, i could no longer connect via wifi. After a while, I connec...
malteserinhk wrote:
The modem provided by the ISP is a Huawei HG8040H (it does have 4 lan ports on back)It is a modem/router.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR SupportIs your RAX120 really going into AP mode – how did you determine that? – or is it simply adjusting its settings to avoid these conflicts by giving itself a different local IP address?.
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers, it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit. But then you hit this.
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router.This may help:
huawei dg8041w bridge mode - Google SearchIf not, ask Huawei or your ISP. Is isn't something that Netgear can help with.
Usual boilerplate questions.
What firmware version do you have on the RAX120?
A number is more useful than "the latest". (It may not be by the time people read this.) There can also be newer versions, or "hot fixes", that do not show up if you check for new firmware in the browser interface.
It might also help if you told people what the modem is in front of this router, if there is one. The make and model number could be useful. Is it, by any chance, also a router, with a set of LAN ports on the back?
The reason for asking is that a lot of people turn up here trying to put a router behind a modem that is also a router. That can complicate troubleshooting.
Firmware version is V1.2.8.40
The modem provided by the ISP is a Huawei HG8040H (it does have 4 lan ports on back)
The modem provided by the ISP is a Huawei HG8040H (it does have 4 lan ports on back)
malteserinhk wrote:
The modem provided by the ISP is a Huawei HG8040H (it does have 4 lan ports on back)It is a modem/router.
Two routers on your network can cause headaches. For example, you can end up with local address problems. Among other things, the other router can misdirect addresses that the Netgear router usually handles, such as routerlogin.net or the usual IP address for a router, 192.168.1.1.
This explains some of the other drawbacks.
What is Double NAT? | Answer | NETGEAR SupportIs your RAX120 really going into AP mode – how did you determine that? – or is it simply adjusting its settings to avoid these conflicts by giving itself a different local IP address?.
Unless you have specific reasons for using two routers, it is often easier to use just one router and then to set up the second router as a wifi access point. Netgear advises this, as does just about every site you will visit. But then you hit this.
Disabled Features on the Router when set to AP Mode | Answer | NETGEAR Support
It may be possible to put the modem/router into modem only (bridge) mode and then to use the second device as the router.This may help:
huawei dg8041w bridge mode - Google SearchIf not, ask Huawei or your ISP. Is isn't something that Netgear can help with.