R8000P in Access Point Mode - How to Login once setup in AP mode ?

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iPM wrote:

Hello !

 

I know there is a similar thread "How to login to R8000P in Access Point Mode", have done it all but it just doesn't seem to work.

• Main Router - AX8 RAX70
• Access Point R8000P - Trying to set this up as Access Point

1. I have finally realized that R8000P once setup in Access Point mode, restarts and while it connects to the primary router it never gets setup as the AccessPoint mode (Internet Port or Regular LAN Port, it doesn't matter)
2. I can see it in the Nighthawk app connected and also via the Web browser
   1. but I don't see any devices connected to it directly even the ones connected to R8000p via a ethernet cable
   2. they all still show up as connecting to my main router
3. I have researched endlessly and tried setting the R8000P over a dozen times once it restarts there is no way of connecting to it even via the IP address which routes it to routerlogin.net which will go to the primary router
4. I don't see any documentation or troubleshooting steps from either Netgear or the community 
5. Has anybody been able to set the R8000p as an access point successfully and is able to directly connect to it once it is an AP 

If I connect a Netgear Extender and set it up as an Accesspoint then things works just fine this only leads me to believe that something intentional has been done by Netgear so this setup doesn't work as Iam in IT and simply know how these things work and or have explored every possibility suggested out there

 

Thank you for reading through and for any responses that lead to successful setup

 

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When you configure a router as an access point, the DHCP services on the access point device are disabled.  DHCP services (IP address assignment) are provided by the upstream router where you connect the access point.  One of the quirks of this situation is looking at connected devices.  When you go to connected devices on your router, it shows devices connected through your access point as a wired connection even though they are connected through Wi-Fi to the access point.  Nature of the beast.

Recommend you provide unique SSID’s for the Wi-Fi being transmitted from your access point.  The passwords can be the same.  Most client devices will not transition from one Wi-Fi source to another smoothly if they have the same SSID.  That process, called roaming is not a feature of an access point.  If that is what you want, you need a mesh system.  Would also recommend you have some physical distance between the router and the access point to avoid interference.  In addition, you should also set the Wi-Fi band channel numbers manually to avoid interference.

Trying to access the access point user interface can be tricky.  On the access point device, set a static IP address.  This is the address you would use in your web browser to access the user interface.  It would not hurt to go into your router and reserve the static IP address you have set on your access point.  That way the DHCP services on your router will not assign it to another device through DHCP.  Be sure and clear the cache on your web browser before trying to access the user interface on your access point.

Once you make these changes, you need to power down your entire network and start it up sequentially starting on the outside and working in.  Modem -> Router -> Access point.  Make sure you give each ample time to complete the boot process and stabilize before powering up the next device.