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D7800 & R7800 AP Mode
I recently purchased a D7800 modem router and decided to add the R7800 to increase wireless around my home. The problem is that when I set the R7800 in AP mode and login to the router settings, it s...
I think I managed to sort it.
On the R7800 Selected advanced settings - Router/AP/Bridge Mode - AP Mode. At this point selected use fixed address, restarted and DHCP was off.
On the D7800 (main modem router) in lan setup - reserved the ip address for the R7800
Lety see how it goes.
Thanks for your help :)
Id try the LAN port. Being set for AP mode, WAN port is not needed and not used for this mode I normally LAN port is needed since all DHCP services are disabled. Possible that NG designs the use of the WAN port when in AP mode. Please try the LAN port first using my suggestion and see. You can always try whats listed in the user manual as well. Both methods should work. I haven't had a chance to test mine as it's the main host router for me. :smileyvery-happy:
I think I managed to sort it.
On the R7800 Selected advanced settings - Router/AP/Bridge Mode - AP Mode. At this point selected use fixed address, restarted and DHCP was off.
On the D7800 (main modem router) in lan setup - reserved the ip address for the R7800
Lety see how it goes.
Thanks for your help :)