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AC750 (EX6100). Can I use as hotspot when there is no other router available?
I want a device like this to connect (wired) to a portable server device (actually an audio mixer with dhcp available) for clients to connect to that server/mixer. There will sometimes be no other ne...
Hi Andy
Yes, it will operate as dhcp client or server and there is a space for a gateway address. Looks promising then.
Thanks
Jerry
I ended up getting an EX6000, due to some confusion at the store as to which they had in stock. The part numbers are not very helpful, all being called AC750. The local expert had some difficulty working out the difference but finally decided that it was a matter of throughput, which will not affect me.
Setup was a problem and I have been unsuccessful so far. I tried to do it 'stand-alone' but I now think I should join it up to my network first, then take it away. It must spend most of its life without a network.
The plugged-in item is an audio mixer, which will serve DHCP. All other devices must be wireless clients of that AC750 access point.
Any comments or observations which might help me?
Thanks
Jerry
I think the idea of running through the normal setup to completion is good, and I don’t envisage any issues when you use it without a connection to your network.
No, it wouldn't work. As soon as the upstream router disappeared, the clients couldn't connect. Shame - the small format was perfect
There are range extenders offered by other brands that can dynamically assume the role of a DHCP server when the router goes down. I have no idea how well they work in practice but it sounds like the functionality you are looking for.
