How do I disable DHCP on my AP router?

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I have an R7000 as my main router connect to the ONT/Modem. I have an ethernet cord going from the LAN of R7000 to the WAN of the R7000P. The R7000P is in AP mode. The main router (R7000) has wifi disabled. I cant seem to find where to turn DHCP off on the R7000P. Here is images of the connection. Should I just disable the DHCP on the R7000 since i dont even have wifi active on it??? Any advice would be appreciated

microchip8 · Answer

If your R7000 is the main router, it must have DHCP enabled and working. If you set the R7000P in Access Point, DHCP is automatically disabled

hbk_seanmichael · Answer

microchip8&nbsp;wrote:If your R7000 is the main router, it must have DHCP enabled and working. If you set the R7000P in Access Point, DHCP is automatically disabled&nbsp;But in these images it says it is on.https://i.imgur.com/kja2Gbb.png&nbsp;https://i.imgur.com/bShZHlb.png&nbsp;&nbsp;

microchip8 · Answer

You haven't set your R7000P in proper Access Point mode, then&nbsp;If AP is active, your main router (R7000) should assign an IP to it, which you then use to login into the R7000P AP

hbk_seanmichael · Answer

I did a factory reset on the R7000P and reconfigured it as an AP. I set a static IP of 192.168.1.2 for the R7000P from the r7000 interface. As you can see from the images below.https://i.imgur.com/sclQrJm.pnghttps://i.imgur.com/hx6t1Mx.png

antinode · Answer

&gt; I have an R7000 as my main router connect to the ONT/Modem. I have an&gt; ethernet cord going from the LAN of R7000 to the WAN of the R7000P. The&gt; R7000P is in AP mode. The main router (R7000) has wifi disabled.&gt; [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Then what's the point of using both the R7000 and the R7000P?&nbsp; Areother client devices connected to the R7000?&nbsp; If not, then what's theR7000 doing for you which the R7000P couldn't do by itself?&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; How, exactly, did you configure the R7000P "in AP mode"?&nbsp; Did youfollow the procedure in the R7000P User Manual under "Use the Router asa WiFi Access Point", or some other scheme (namely?)?&nbsp;&gt; [...] I cant seem to find where to turn DHCP off on the R7000P. Here&gt; is images of the connection. [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Plenty of context missing from those pictures.&nbsp;&nbsp; Using ADVANCED &gt; Advanced Setup &gt; Router / AP / Bridge Mode : AP Modeshould disable the DHCP server as part of the "AP Mode" configuration.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't have an R7000P, so I can't test it, and so I know nothing,but it's possible that the "DHCP On" status which you're seeing in that"LAN Port" status report is erroneous/misleading.&nbsp; It might reflect whatwould be true if the R7000P were in full-function Router mode, but bemeaningless in any other mode.&nbsp;&gt; [...] Should I just disable the DHCP on the R7000 since i dont even&gt; have wifi active on it???&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; No.&nbsp; The real mystery here is why the R7000 is involved in the firstplace.&nbsp; If you're using the R7000 as a router, with the R7000P as a WAP,then you'd want a DHCP server someplace, and, when configured as a WAP,the R7000P won't be doing that job.&nbsp; That leaves only the R7000 to beyour DHCP server.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Disabling the wireless-network radios in the R7000 does not stop itfrom being a router.&nbsp;&nbsp; Are you seeing any actual operational problems, or is "DHCP On" youronly complaint?&nbsp; If you really did have multiple (uncoordinated) DHCPservers running on your LAN, _then_ I'd expect to see abundant problemscaused by IP-address conflicts.&nbsp;&nbsp;&gt; You haven't set your R7000P in proper Access Point mode, then&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Or, as I claim, the report is misleading.&nbsp;&gt; If AP is active, your main router (R7000) should assign an IP to it,&gt; [...]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Like, say, "192.168.1.2", as shown in that "LAN Port" statusreport in the picture?&nbsp; Seems (to me) to be working as expected.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Lacking any report to the contrary, I believe that the R7000 isacting as a router (with an active DHCP server), and the R7000P isacting as a WAP (without an active DHCP server), and everything is fine,except for that misleading "LAN Port" status report.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; The only remaining mystery is what value the R7000 is adding to thisequipment pile.

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How do I disable DHCP on my AP router?

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