Setting up RAX38v2 as an access point

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NMLiz wrote:

I am trying to set up my Nighthawk RAX38v2 as an access point. I was using it as my main router, but the upload bufferbloat was killing our network, so I bought an IQRouterv3, which is installed after a bridged Windstream Actiontec AC1900 modem/router.

 

I successfully changed the Nighthawk to AP mode, but my devices connected to it can't connect to the wifi printer on the IQRouter, so I know I have done something wrong. I am used to the old method of setting up an AP (assigning it a static IP, turning off DHCP, etc.) but don't understand what the difference is with AP mode.

 

Questions:

• The Nighthawk is wired via a Powerline adapter. Should the wire go to the WAN or a LAN port on the Nighthawk? WAN port
• Should DHCP on the Nighthawk be turned off? If you put the RAX in to AP mode, DHCP gets disabled:

https://kb.netgear.com/20927/How-do-I-change-my-NETGEAR-router-to-AP-mode

 

• How do I set up a subnet for the wifi devices on the Nighthawk (to isolate them)? For example, if the main router is giving out addresses that start with 192.168.7.1, then how do I assign a different range to the Nighthawk, such as 192.168.10.1?

When in AP Mode the RAX needs to be on the same subnet as the host router. 

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