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Gentman's avatar
Gentman
Aspirant
Feb 19, 2021

RAX80 setup as second router

How can you setup the AX80 in bridge mode via cable.   I tried everything.  When you set the AX80 in Accespoint mode then there a lot of functionalities that doesn’t work.   My provider says to s...
Razor512's avatar
Razor512
Prodigy
Feb 19, 2021

It all depends on which functions you want, If you just want 3 major functions, AP, unmanaged switching, and readyshare (USB storage on the router), then simply connecting an Ethernet cable from the WAN port from the RAX80, to your new router, and it will work fine with no double NAT issue, and essentially function transparently.

If you want all of the LAN side features, then you can leave the RAX 80 in router mode, and then change its local IP, e.g., instead of 192.168.1.1, you can change it to something like 192.168.1.250 or really anything else (very important), after that, disable the DHCP on that secondary, router, and then connect it to your main router using a LAN to LAN connection (WAN port is left empty).

 

That will achieve the same end result of AP mode but all LAN side functions will remain enabled. Just be sure to keep DHCP disabled when wired this way, otherwise you will get tons of random weird issues.

PS when doing a LAN to LAN setup, functions like dynamic DNS, and VPN server functions built into the secondary router, will not function even though you can enable them.

  • antinode's avatar
    antinode
    Guru
    Feb 19, 2021

    > I tried everything. [...]

     

       Must be hopeless, then.

     

    > [...] When you set the AX80 in Accespoint mode then there a lot of
    > functionalities that doesn't work.

     

       What, exactly, are these disabled "functionalities"?

     

          https://kb.netgear.com/26765

     

    > [...] my provider [...] the modem [...]

     

       What are they?

     

    > Personally for me it's a bug that disabling the DHCP is not working.
    > [...]

     

       A better description might be that you're asking for the impossible.


    > [...] I don't understand why using the AccesPoint mode you can't setup
    > the parental control, vpn,

     

       Those are router features, not wireless-access-point features.

    • Gentman's avatar
      Gentman
      Aspirant
      Feb 20, 2021

      Dear,

       

      I am sorry, I am a little bit lost….

       

      I made a little drawing of my config that I like to achieved.

       

      Before my Ns was connected to the Netgear Switch with Aggregation and the RAX80 was a simple WIFI extender of Dlink.

       

      I replaced the Dlink with the RAX. More performant and more functionalities as VPN, Aggregation,……

       

      I have some PC that are cabled connected to the netgear Switch.  And some devices that are connected via Wifi via the RAX.

      The Wifi on the BBOX is disabled.

       

      The BBOX is Proximus device and the TV-box must be linked to the BBOX.

       

      For the moment my VPN is now on my Nas but I like to move this to the RAX.

       

      How can I make it all works that PC1 can print, write to the nas.  That TV can have acces my Nas.

       

      What do you think it is the best solution to put everything in place.

       

      Thanks.

       

      Peter.

      • antinode's avatar
        antinode
        Guru
        Feb 20, 2021

        > I replaced the Dlink with the RAX. More performant and more
        > functionalities as VPN, [...]

         

           Some such features work only when the router is used as a router, not
        when it's used as a wireless access point.

         

        >       https://kb.netgear.com/26765

         

        > The Wifi on the BBOX is disabled.

         

           Disabling the wireless-network radio(s) on a router does not stop it
        from being a router.  Nor does calling it a "MODEM".

         

        > For the moment my VPN is now on my Nas but I like to move this to the
        > RAX.

         

           See above.

         

        > How can I make it all works that PC1 can print, write to the nas.
        > That TV can have acces my Nas.

         

           Use one router, not more.  If your (unspecified) "BBOX" can be
        configured as a modem-only, then you could use the RAX80 as that one
        router.  But then, the only device which you could connect to the
        (unspecified) "BBOX" would be the RAX80.  (And possibly the TV.)

         

           Another one-router arrangement would be what you have now, but with
        the RAX80 configured as a WAP.  Which would disable some of its
        features.  As suggested above.

         


        > That will achieve the same end result of AP mode but all LAN side
        > functions will remain enabled. [...]

         

           I'll bite.  What are these "LAN side functions" which "will remain
        enabled" (and work as expected?) which would _not_ be available in the
        documented WAP mode?


        > [...] functions like dynamic DNS, and VPN server functions built into
        > the secondary router, will not function even though you can enable them.

         

           So, your (ad-hoc WAP mode) scheme would do what, exactly, to satisfy
        this user's desires?  Nothing?