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hbk_seanmichael
May 27, 2021Aspirant
How do I disable DHCP on my AP router?
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 d...
microchip8
May 27, 2021Master
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_seanmichaelMay 27, 2021Aspirant
microchip8 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
But in these images it says it is on.
https://i.imgur.com/kja2Gbb.png
https://i.imgur.com/bShZHlb.png
- microchip8May 27, 2021Master
You haven't set your R7000P in proper Access Point mode, then
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_seanmichaelMay 27, 2021AspirantI 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.png
https://i.imgur.com/hx6t1Mx.png